Community Notices

Wayland schools’ bus fleet ratings 100% green tags

Wayland Union Schools’ fleet of 24 buses recently finished with 100% green tags during the bus safety inspection. At least once a year, the Michigan State Police send an inspector…

Editor January 20, 2022

Community Notices

Dorr Township Treasurer Myrna Marr resigns post

Dorr Township Treasurer Myrna Marr has resigned her position. Myrna Marr Marr, who was elected in November 2020 after serving before then as deputy treasurer to Jim Martin, did not…

Editor January 19, 2022

Community Notices

Wayland High School going remote for rest of the week

The Wayland Board of Education Tuesday afternoon had a special emergency meeting to decide the high school will continue to attend classes remotely only for the remainder of the week.…

Editor January 18, 2022

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Local police believe threats at WMS are not credible

Wayland Police have investigated numerous allegations that a middle school student was threatening to kill other students shortly after the tragedy in Oxford. Allegations were made that the student had…

Editor January 18, 2022

Community Notices

WHS to continue with virtual instruction Tuesday

Wayland High School will continue virtual on-line instruction Tuesday instead of in-person classes an increase in COVID-19 virus positivity. The high school last Thursday and Friday discontinued in-person instruction for…

Editor January 17, 2022

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Benches honoring former Watson officials arrive

The benches ordered by the Watson Township Board to honor John and Chuck Andrysiak and Barb Wrobleski have arrived. They will be placed near the Watson Township Hall. John was…

Editor January 17, 2022

Community Notices

Allegan County’s Covid death toll approaching 300

The Allegan County Health Department reported Friday that six more patients have died from the Covid-19 virus over the past week, bringing the total since mid-December to 53. A total…

Editor January 16, 2022

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Fire severely damages house in Shelbyville area

Hopkins, Allegan and Martin fire departments Friday morning responded to a call of a structure fire in Shelbyville. The more than 100-year-old house was damaged severely by the blaze, but…

Editor January 14, 2022

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Video of airborne car at Dorr freeway exit goes viral

A video of a car that went airborne Thursday near the Dorr 142nd Avenue exit on U.S.-131 has gone viral on the Internet. Troopers from the Michigan State Police post…

Editor January 14, 2022

Community Notices

Covid-19 forces Martin Schools to go to all-virtual instruction Jan. 14-21

First it was Wayland High School. Now it's Martin Public Schools that have had to go virtual because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Martin Schools Thursday afternoon announced that it is…

Editor January 13, 2022