Local Businesses

Wayland 1 of 9 Main Street Vibrancy grant winners

Holli McPherson Downtown Wayland Main Street is one of nine communities in Michigan that have earned a total of $200,000 in Main Street Vibrancy grants from the State of Michigan.…

Editor February 29, 2024

Community Notices

Cold and snowy weather leads to a lost weekend

Estimates have four to five inches of snow in this area Friday, another five inches from Friday night to Saturday morning and about six to eight more Saturday night into…

Editor January 13, 2024

Articles

Tuesday is Election Day in Wayland, Hopkins, Martin

COVER PHOTO: City Hall clerks' office will be open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Monday to accommodate voters three days before Election Day. Though 2023 is referred…

Editor November 3, 2023

Articles

Four candidates seek 3 seats on Wayland Council

EDITOR'S NOTE: Townbroadcast incorrectly published this story this past weekend with wrong information that Abe Garcia was seeking re-election. The incumbent councilwoman seeking another two-year term actually is Tracy Bivins.…

Editor October 7, 2023

Community Notices

Glad tidings, as the South Main Street project is done

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the South Main Steet paving project is now complete, with left-turn lanes, as promised. The city-Michigan Department of Transportation project finished earlier this week and all…

Editor September 13, 2023

Articles

Main Street construction project to get started soon

EDITOR'S NOTE: The editor-reporter erred in describing the Main Street project and a street widening. The project will include a left-turn lane in the middle of the street on Main…

Editor April 17, 2023

Articles

School officials promise bond also will help robotics

The Wayland Union High Schools’ Robotics team this weekend is competing in the state contest at Grand Valley State University, placing third at the end of the first day. The…

Editor March 24, 2023

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) A tornado hit the community of Burnips on Palm Sunday 1965, killing one person. 25 Years…

Editor March 1, 2023

Features

Successful fund-raiser yields WAEMS equipment

Wayland Area Emergency Medical Services (WAEMS) started a T-shirt/sweat shirt fund-raiser for a new 15 lead monitor/defibrillator. A few local businesses heard about it and made donations and more businesses joined in the…

Editor January 25, 2023

Articles

Railside, Dorr Pharmacy businesses have been sold

The plaza on the south side of 142nd Avenue housing Dorr Pharmacy. Rumors and news have been swirling around three local businesses this week. Actual news is that Railside Auto…

Editor January 10, 2023