Public Safety – Page 17

Matt Miller hired as new Wayland schools’ public safety officer

Matt Miller, head of security at Crossroads Alternative High School in Kentwood for the past four years, has been hired as the Wayland Union school district’s public safety office. Miller,…

Editor March 28, 2016

Columns

The Muck Starts Here: Local broadcast news part of problem

by Barry Hastings There's nothing like a tragedy (or a disaster) to bring out the shallowness of local television broadcast news. They repeat the remarks of local officials, witnesses, kibitzers,…

Editor March 13, 2016

Community Notices

Former Wayland City police officer running for sheriff

Stacey Browe, a former Wayland City police officer, has announced she will be a candidate for Kent County Sheriff in the Republican Party August primary. Browe, who now is a…

Editor February 24, 2016

Community Notices

Fisherman rescued after falling through ice in Gun Lake area

A 64-year-old fisherman was rescued Monday by emergency responders after falling through the ice in the Gun Lake area. Barry County public safety officials said they were summoned just after…

Editor February 23, 2016

Columns

Army Bob: Where do candidates stand on eminent domain issue?

Let’s discuss eminent domain, a topic on which everyone has an unyielding stand on one way or the other. To understand the issue, we need to dwell on a bit…

Editor January 21, 2016

Columns

Democracy Tree: Emergency manager law a monstrous hoax

by Amy Kerr Hardin The very first sentence of Public Act 436, Michigan’s Emergency Manager Law — not the second or third, or some obscure subsection buried within — the…

Editor January 12, 2016

Features

The Year in Review: Yes, Gamrat-Courser affair put us on the map

The year 2015 certainly was eventful in this area, and it was a mixed bag in terms of positive and negative developments. Rating the top stories of the year is…

Editor January 1, 2016

Community Notices

Best driving option in freezing rain Monday was to just stay home

As predicted by just about every area meteorologist, West Michigan was hit hard by high winds, rain, sleet and freezing rain Monday. The temperatures remained near, but below freezing and…

Editor December 28, 2015

Columns

Army Bob: Prepare yourself for the silly season and tiresome rhetoric

by Robert M. Traxler As we enter what some folks call the silly season, the presidential election season, we see politicians on both sides of the spectrum using the same…

Editor December 10, 2015

Articles

Jonesville assistant City Manager Tim McLean coming to Wayland

Tim McLean, assistant city manager for the City of Jonesville, apparently will be Wayland’s next city manager. The City Council will meet in closed session Monday night to discuss terms…

Editor November 14, 2015