Community Notices

Area departments reporting surge in grass fire incidents

Area fire department officials are reporting a surge in responding to grass fire reports. Exceedingly dry conditions are making it too easy for residents burning leaves or having camp fires…

Editor March 21, 2021

Community Notices

Allegan County Covid stats revealing disturbing trends

No deaths from the Coronavirus have been reported in Allegan County for at least three weeks, but there are some disturbing trends that have surfaced recently. The number of Covid-19…

Editor March 19, 2021

Community Notices

Covid-19 temporarily shuts down Walmart in Plainwell

Word on the street is that the Plainwell Walmart store along M-89, just west of the U.S.-131 expressway, closed at 2 p.m. Thursday and will reopen Saturday at 9 a.m.…

Editor March 18, 2021

Community Notices

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

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…

Editor March 18, 2021

Community Notices

Tribe sets mobile Covid-19 vaccination unit ceremony

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.…

Editor March 16, 2021

Community Notices

City DPW employee rescued after 30-ft. fall at lift station

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…

Editor March 15, 2021

Community Notices

No Allegan County Covid deaths in more than a week

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…

Editor March 12, 2021

Community Notices

Stop, Drop & Play Arcade opens at South Main site

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…

Editor March 11, 2021

Community Notices

Hopkins musical theater program needs financial help

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…

Editor March 11, 2021

Community Notices

About 900 get vaccinated at WHS Covid clinic Saturday

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…

Editor March 7, 2021