Community Notices

Is the Covid-19 virus really receding in these parts?

Wayland City Manager Josh Eggleston attended Monday night's City Council meeting remotely because he has been diagnosed with Covid-19. Councilman Joe Kramer Monday night cautioned his colleagues that despite recent…

Editor October 18, 2021

Community Notices

Motorcyclist suffers serious injuries in 1-vehicle crash

A 28-year-old motorcyclist from Portage suffered life threatening injuries Saturday evening in crash near Martin near Marsh Road in Orangeville Township. Authorities said the motorcyclist was traveling east, lost control and…

Editor October 17, 2021

Community Notices

Self-serve checkout lane opens at Harding’s Market

Harding's Market in Wayland finally took the progress plunge this month by installing a self-serve checkout lane, the likes of which are prominent in West Michigan groceries such as Meijer…

Editor October 16, 2021

Community Notices

Allegan County’s Covid-19 death toll increases to 184

The Allegan County Health Department has reported four more deaths in the last week as a result of the Coronavirus, bringing the total to 184 since the pandemic began in…

Editor October 15, 2021

Community Notices

Wayland woman is Mich. School Bus Driver of Year

Allegan Area Educational Service Agency (AAESA) driver Diane Miklusicak of Wayland has been named the 2021 School Bus Driver of the Year by the Michigan Association of Pupil Transportation. This…

Editor October 13, 2021

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Wayland, Hopkins bands both earn Division 1 ratings

Both the Hopkins and Wayland High School marching bands earned Division I ratings Tuesday from adjudicators at the Michigan High School Band and Orchestra district festival at East Kentwood High…

Editor October 12, 2021

Community Notices

Local Big Boy restaurant closing; Culver’s to move in

Credible word on the street is that the Elias Brothers Big Boy restaurant on West Superior Street near the U.S.-131 expressway will close soon to make way for a Culver's…

Editor October 11, 2021

Community Notices

Allegan County now has 180 Covid deaths since 2020

Three more deaths related to the Coronavirus were reported over the past week by the Allegan County Health Department. The total number of fatalities attributed to Covid since the pandemic…

Editor October 8, 2021

Community Notices

Funnel cloud seen in Salem Township Bunker Hill area

Weather sirens in Wayland went off about 4 p.m. Friday off due to a reported tornado on the ground in the area of Salem Township, 146th Avenue and 27th Street,…

Editor October 8, 2021

Community Notices

State advises against cider buying from Bowens Mills

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has ordered Historic Bowens Mills to stop selling its cider from its unlicensed cider processing facility in Yankee Springs Township. The state…

Editor October 8, 2021