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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

September 13, 2017

25 years Ago — Sept. 14, 1992 Downtown Wayland in the mid-1950s. The Martin Village Council is considering a policy to regard all employees as “at-will,” meaning they can be dismissed at ant time without prior notice and without reason. A group called “Concerned Citizens” has formed as a result,...

Watson Township Board should heed Sir Edmund Burke

September 9, 2017

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” — Sir Edmund Burke Sir Edmund Burke This famous quote applies to members of the Watson Township Board. During the past two meetings, Supervisor Kevin Travis has been allowed free reign to appoint a...

Wayland’s splash pad concludes 2nd successful year

September 5, 2017

The East Maple Street paving and sidewalk project was finished in time for the start of school. The popular splash pad in the Wayland City Park has concluded its summer run as of Tuesday, Sept. 5, according to city officials. The announcement was made at Tuesday night's City Council meeting....

Lumber Yard Events Center owner clarifies parking issue

August 28, 2017

The new owner of the Lumber Yard Events Center, formerly the Smith Lumber & Coal building, has clarified some confusing information about the parking issue delaying final approval for the new business. After the Wayland City Council last week insisted the parking issue be cleared up, Mark Shepherd said, "The reason it...

Ranger Rick: I don’t think Charlottesville was spontaneous

August 22, 2017

Now that we've seen and heard the hysteria and outrage of the what happened at Charlottesvile, Va., and the aftermath of comments both in print and mass media, let us critically look at what happened and why. I must confess the described White Nationalists, Nazi wanna-be folks and Skin...

Two Wayland police officers recognized for recent efforts

August 21, 2017

Two Wayland City police officers are being lauded for excellent work in law enforcement recently. Police Chief Steve Harper told the City Council Monday night that officers Mark Riemersma and Jonathon Schaefer have received recent kudos. Riemersma was cited in a national public safety publication for his relentless research role...

New Lumberyard event center must solve parking issues

August 21, 2017

The Wayland City Council will insist that the former Smith Lumber & Coal business take care of a parking problem near the corner of West Maple and Railroad streets before its new event hall opens. The council Monday night agreed with the Planning Commission's recommendation Aug. 8 to approve the...

City finally agrees to $20,000 land purchase terms

August 21, 2017

The Wayland City Council Monday night finalized the purchase agreement with developers Josh Otto of Dorr and Keith Nickels of New York for a parcel at 1121 133rd Ave. on the southern edge of the city. The purchase price was just $20,000, which aroused the ire of at least three...

One Small Voice: Perils of finding a place to eliminate waste

August 10, 2017

When I read the article this week in Townbroadcast that the Wayland City Council was going to leave the city park restrooms gender neutral, I didn't give it a moment's thought. Neutral. Non-issue. Was I wrong! I saw the same article later on posted on Facebook, and the responses were multitudinous! ...

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

August 9, 2017

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Aug. 12, 1992 Representatives from Cellar Door Inc., developers of a proposed amphitheater in Bradley, got an earful of opposition at a special workshop of the Wayland Township Planning Commission held at...

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