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Bygone Days: A look at NE Allegan County history

December 21, 2016

25 Years Ago — Dec. 25, 1991 Dave Stebleton of the Dorr Business Association presented awards to Frank and Marilyn Bastian, Charlotte Kadwell and Glen Snyder for being selected to the organization’s hall of fame. Marilyn Bastian and Mrs. Kadwell are both retired educators, Frank Bastian is a retired transportation...

Wayland City officials pleased with another clean audit

December 19, 2016

The Wayland City Council Monday night accepted a clean financial audit report from certified public accountant Peter Woldman. Woldman told council members that the city at the end of fiscal year 2015-16 had a fund balance of $1,661,446, or about 12% of the total budget of just over $10 million....

Bygone Days: A look at history of NE Allegan County

December 7, 2016

25 Years Ago — Dec. 11, 1991 More than 125 gravestones were overturned and several were broken by vandals at Hooker Cemetery along Kalamazoo Avenue between 139th and 140th Street. Leighton Township Acting Sexton Art Hooker found the damage on a Sunday afternoon. The Wayland Union school district will apply...

All 4 suspects nabbed in Dorr Twp. home robbery

December 3, 2016

The Dorr Township home of Christy and Gabriel Garcia was robbed Friday night by four young men, all of whom were in custody at latest reports. No one was believed to have been hurt in the incident. Christy is the sister of Wayland City Councilwoman Tracy Bivins, who reported, “Gabe,...

Jon Seymour wins DAR Good Citizenship Award

November 23, 2016

Wayland Union High School senior Jon Seymour has been named the DAR Good Citizen for the Class of 2017. The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizens Award and Scholarship Contest, created in 1934, is intended to encourage and reward qualities of good citizenship. Jon is president of the Student Council and National...

Drug warriors try to steer Wayland clear of dispensaries

November 21, 2016

After persuading the City of Allegan Nov. 2 not to allow local medical marijuana dispensaries, representatives from the West Michigan Enforcement Team (WEMET) and the Allegan County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition made their pitch Monday night to the Wayland City Council. City officials made no decision and considered the presentation,...

Public hearing to take up projecting sign issue

November 15, 2016

The Wayland City planning Commission has set a public hearing for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, on rules for a projecting sign for Wayland Main Street offices at 117 S. Main St. City Manager Tim McLean told Wayland City Council members the sign, owned by former City Councilman Bob Golm,...

Jennifer Antel is middle school C-C coach of year

November 14, 2016

Wayland Middle School track and cross country coach Jennifer Antel has been selected as the Michigan Track Coaches Association (MITCA) Middle School Coach of the Year for cross country. Ms. Antel's husband, Raymond III, is the head boys' cross country and girls' track coach for the high school. A busy...

Yes It Is, It’s True: Did Travis use unfair advantage?

November 12, 2016

I hear tell that Watson Township Supervisor-elect Kevin Travis may have used an unfair advantage in his campaign recently concluded. Travis, a Republican who defeated incumbent Democrat Pam Brown 524 to 435 in the Nov. 8 general election, actually went mailbox-to-mailbox rather than door-to-door. Instead of placing his campaign fliers...

Bygone Days: A look back at NE Allegan County news

November 9, 2016

25 Years Ago — Nov. 13, 1991 Allegan County officials are reporting a surplus of $750,000 in a $35.7 million budget. Commissioner Muriel O’Leary is leading an effort to cut the Allegan County Promotional Alliance. Director Robert VanDuren of Wayland announced he will resign and join an economic development firm,...

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