Category: Community Notices

Kentwood man, 45, killed in SUV rollover crash on exit

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A 45-year-old Kentwood man was killed Wednesday evening when his SUV rolled over at the Exit No. 61 ramp off the U.S.-131 expressway near the Gun Lake Casino. Troopers from the Michigan State Police said man was driving at a high rate of speed when the crash occurred on the...
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Tribe sets mobile Covid-19 vaccination unit ceremony

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Representatives of the Gun Lake Tribe and Allegan County will take part in a donation ceremony at 11 a.m. Wednesday to begin operation of the county’s mobile Covid-19 vaccination units. The ceremony will be held at the Gun Lake Tribe Public Safety Garage, 2872 Mission Drive, Shelbyville. Social distancing practices...
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City DPW employee rescued after 30-ft. fall at lift station

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A Wayland City Department of Public Works employee Monday afternoon fell in a 30-foot well on Reno Drive, but is expected to recover from injuries. Wayland and Yankee Springs Fire Departments, Wayland ambulance service and the Aero Med and Tech Rescue team personnel performed the rescue and the employee was...
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No Allegan County Covid deaths in more than a week

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No one connected with Allegan County died of the Coronavirus in the past two weeks, according to the County Health Department. Allegan County still has 118 deaths reported since the pandemic began almost a year ago. The number of hospitalizations is 186 and 7.030 have been reported as recovered from...
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Stop, Drop & Play Arcade opens at South Main site

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The Stop, Drop & Play Arcade officially is opening its doors Friday, March 12, in the building next door to the south of the Wayland VFW post on South Main Street. The business, brainchild of Nissa Smith and Anthony Winters, hopes to capture youth customers and older folks who refuse...
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Hopkins musical theater program needs financial help

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The Hopkins School musical theater program needs help, according to spokeswoman Dee Dee Noble, because this year, in the midst of the pandemic, the program is being faced with many challenges. "The biggest challenge is the financial support we would usually receive from event ticket sales," Noble said. "The kids...
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About 900 get vaccinated at WHS Covid clinic Saturday

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An estimated 900 people were vaccinated Saturday at Wayland High School' auxiliary gym. As many as 1,000 were vaccinated Feb. 6. One observer said, "Even volunteers are celebrating, everyone is staying positive! We appreciate everyone’s patience. Every shot counts and gets us a little closer to 'normal'." A reminder: Only...
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Wayland High School has to go to all virtual Monday

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Wayland Union High School has experienced an increase in in positive Covid-19 cases, causing the Allegan County Health Department to recommend it transition to remote learning beginning Monday, March 8. The all-virtual learning will be for two weeks and students will be expected back in the classroom as of Monday,...
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Wayland Family Dentistry building now is up for sale

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Drs. Elizabeth and Scott Robinson, co-owners of Robinson Dental Care in Wayland, finally have given up on reopening Wayland Family Dentistry at 404 W. Superior St. The practice, targeted to lower income residents in Wayland and vicinity, was shuttered just about a year ago when the Covid-19 viral pandemic began....
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Allegan County Tech Center in-person learning is back

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The Allegan County Health Department has announced it will no longer recommend remote learning in schools unless an ongoing spread is taking place within a building. This decision was made based on a lower Covid-19 virus positivity rate in Allegan County, an increase in staff vaccinations, and the ability to...
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