Joseph Schultz Joseph Schultz has joined Townbroadcast as staff writer to complement meetings coverage for the on-line newspaper. A resident of Leighton Township, Schultz said, “Ever since I was a…

The Wayland Fire department held an Appreciation Dinner Saturday evening at New Life Church. Roger Merren, a 1967 graduate of Wayland High School, was awarded a Meritorious Service Award for…

Allegan County Sheriff’s authorities are treating allegations of cock fighting in Hopkins Township with caution. Representatives from Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) based in Illinois, have insisted they recorded…

Word has been received of the death Thursday, Aug. 14, of former Wayland Board of Education member Sandy Bouwman. She was 82. Bouwman, who served on the school board from…

Officials from Wayland Area Emergency Services made a trip to Orlando, Fla., to tour the assembly plant and give final approval of the new ambulance WAEMS ordered to replace its…

The Martin High School girls’ cross-country season got under way Friday with the Clippers winning a 25-32 decision over Hartford in the Jim Carey Early Bird event at Lawrence. The…

A Community Conversation about housing in Allegan County will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at Wayland City Hall. The Allegan County Housing Initiative, which is…

Maddie Bomhoffer Maddie Bomhoffer, in her first-ever high school varsity race, finished 23rd among 224 competitors at the Early Bird Invitational cross country meet Friday at Portage. She was among…

Food trucks have become a mainstay in the public festival arenas nationwide, mostly since the Covid-19 pandemic. They are so new that Leighton Township Thursday evening became one of the…

Paul Burmania, age 79, died Friday, Aug. 8. Paul’s life was truly rooted in love for family, friends and community. He spent his career in the excavating and road construction…