Community Notices

Abbie LaFountaine Abbie LaFountaine commended her duties this week as new director of the Wheeler Library in Martin. She was selected to the position by the Library Board, succeeding Alicia…

Brenner Construction of Hopkins is doing the work on the closest roundabout to northeastern Allegan County. The work is continuing apace at 84th Street and Kalamazoo Avenue. Behind those trees…

The Wayland and Yankee Springs fire departments Tuesday evening were dispatched to the 3300 block of Patterson Road for a two-vehicle accident involving multiple patients.  Crews arrived on scene and…

The Yankee Springs Fire Department this afternoon reported a traffic crash involving a semi-trailer just north of Wayland near the Dorr-Moline exit (No. 68) on the U.S.-131 expressway. Authorities said…

Area fire departments continue to warn local residents against burning yard waste, refuse and even camp fire-style as an unusual drought is persistent in creating exceptionally dry conditions. Departments throughout…

The Allegan County Firefighter Academy held practical exams Saturday, the end result of hundreds of hours of classroom work, studying and practical skills on their own. All three Leighton Township…

The two Middleville teens reported missing since Thursday have been found. A 14-year-old girl named Hayden DeArmond and 16-year-old Christian Malone, both of whom are students at Thornapple Kellogg High…

The congregation at the Leighton United Methodist Church voted with more than 94 percent to disaffiliate with the Methodist denomination. The church, located at the corner of 142nd Avenue and…

Hank Leverette St. Therese Catholic Church and School Sunday held a bench dedication for teacher and mentor Hank Leverette, who was a teacher and principal at the parochial school. Family…