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Leighton denies WAEMS subsidy increase request

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The Leighton Township Board Thursday night denied a request for an increase in financial support from Wayland Area Emergency Services. The ambulance service has indicated its need to cover a budget shortfall and its intention to purchase new vehicles. Therefore it asked Leighton to double its annual subsidy from $18,991...
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Dorr Twp. to offer virtual meeting option for 1 year

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Dorr Township Treasurer Jim Martin points to 22nd Street, where reconstruction is nearly complete. The Dorr Township Board voted 4-3 Thursday night to offer citizens an on-line option for attending meetings, at least until Dec. 31. New Trustee Chandler Stanton proposed the move, maintaining that even if the Coronavirus pandemic...
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Emergency personnel work together well in ice rescue

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The Yankee Springs and Wayland Fire Department personnel were able to rescue a man who fell through the ice at Gun Lake Thursday. With help from Orangeville Township, Thornapple Emergency Services, Martin TTownship Fire and Rescue, Michigan State Police, WAEMS and first responders, they were able to clear the scene...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Jan. 17, 1996 Wayland Area Emergency Services volunteers have deemed as a success a simulated rescue and relief operation involving a double fatality school bus explosion. Hopkins school district voters will be...
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City seeks applications for successor to Gary Smith

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Because of the death last month of Councilman Gary Smith, the City of Wayland is soliciting applicants to fill the vacancy. City Manager Joshua Eggleston said the council should make an appointment on next month's regular meeting Monday, Feb. 1, or 30 days away from Mayor Tim Bala's formal declaration...
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Area emergency personnel rescue injured trail user

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An injured person on a trail in the Yankee Springs Recreation Area  was rescued Sunday by personnel from the Wayland/Yankee Springs Fire Departments and Wayland Area Emergency Services. Firefighters and emergency responders were alerted by Barry County Central Dispatch and State Park Officers to a report of an injured subject...
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Area authorities arrest 3 in Hopkins Twp. standoff

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Michigan State Police from the Wayland post and deputies from the Allegan County Sheriff's Department arrested three persons after being summoned Thursday to a home in Hopkins Township. The three were arrested after a report of a robbery at a house near 135th Avenue and 14th Street. Authorities blocked off ...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Oct. 18, 1995 St. Stanislaus School Principal Pete Boyd was credited with rescuing third-grader Matt Betterly by using the Heimlich Maneuver to save him from choking on a piece of sausage. Boyd...
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Traffic crash near Martin kills motorcyclist, 26

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A 26-year-old motorcyclist from Grandville was killed Tuesday evening in a traffic crash on the U.S.-131 expressway beteen the Martin. and Shelbyville exits. Allegan County Sheriff’s deputies said they were working a crash with minor injuries on US131 NB between the 56 and 57 mile markers in Martin Township and...
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COVID-19 presents financial challenges for WAEMS

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The COVID-19 health crisis is presenting financial challenges to a lot of businesses and services, and the Wayland Area Emergency Services (WAEMS) is not immune. Sarah Lynema, who is Martin Township’s representative on the Ambulance Service Board, told Township Board members Wednesday evening that WAEMS has been taking in a...
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