Community Notices

Local musician inducted into MI Music Hall of Fame

Local musician Luke Lenhart of New Salem this past weekend was inducted into the Michigan Country Music Hall of Fame. Lenhart, a Hopkins High School graduate, has been playing folk,…

Editor May 23, 2021

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County Covid death toll at 142, but cases, rates down

The death toll from the Coronavirus in Allegan County has climbed by four more in the past two weeks, reaching a total of 142 since the pandemic began 14 months…

Editor May 22, 2021

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Splash Pad opens a little early this year in City Park

Wayland's most popular summer attraction, the Splash Pad in City Park, opened this week, even though a large number of users complained the water is cold. The pad usually opens…

Editor May 20, 2021

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Martin, Hopkins, Wayland set Memorial Day parades

Memorial Day parades will return to the in-person variety in Wayland, Hopkins and Martin Monday morning, May 31. Wayland The annual Memorial Day parade will begin at 11 a.m. at…

Editor May 19, 2021

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Kyle Pitcher returns home to direct Wayland orchestra

Wayland High School graduate Kyle Pitcher is coming back home to do what his grandfather did for many years — teach at the high school. But while grandfather Bobby Kerley…

Editor May 17, 2021

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Gun Lake Casino increases minimum wage to $14/hr.

The Gun Lake Casino has announced a minimum wage increase to $14 an hour in an effort to hire more than 200 people. The boost for new starting wages for…

Editor May 17, 2021

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Watson, Hopkins Twp. fires keep departments busy

Area firefighters were exceptionally busy Saturday night doing what they often do, but more often lately. The Hopkins Area Fire Department was summoned at about 5 p.m. to a structure…

Editor May 16, 2021

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Man local police caught soliciting sentenced to prison

Wayland City Police have announced the sentencing of David Milliner of Philadelphia, who was accused of and pleaded guilty to soliciting a 12-year-old Wayland boy three and a half years…

Editor May 13, 2021

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Fatal accident backs up U.S.-131 north of Wayland

A fatal pedestrian-semi-truck accident on U.S.-131 Thursday afternoon has severely backed up motorists' traffic north of Wayland on the freeway. Authorities from the Wayland post of the Michigan State Police…

Editor May 13, 2021

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Hopkins state FFA reporter is national officer candidate

Stephanie Harvey of Hopkins, State Reporter for the Michigan FFA, has been selected as Michigan's National Officer Candidate! She will spend the upcoming months preparing for a rigorous selection process…

Editor May 11, 2021