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Village of Hopkins smoke testing sanitary sewer lines this week

October 25, 2015

The Village of Hopkins is conducting smoke testing of sanitary sewer lines this week as part of a project to map and look for repair needs of its sewer system. Hopkins Village President Mary Howard explained, "Smoke may be seen coming out of roof vents, foundations, catch basins, manhole covers,...

Yankee Springs seeks City of Wayland proposal for fire service

October 8, 2015

The City of Wayland has been asked by the Yankee Springs Township Board to provide cost estimates for providing fire services to the township. City Manager Mike Selden said the township has submitted a request for proposal, prompting city officials to begin the process of providing data and searching for...

Nanny state government could help ‘Bring ’em back alive!’

October 3, 2015

The Republican Party has been popular over the last 35 years with opposition to “Nanny government.” Yet at times it is guilty of the crime itself and has failed to understand there are times we the people act like spoiled children and deserve the Nanny. The GOP on one hand...

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 185

September 30, 2015

25 Years Ago — Oct. 3, 1990 The Dorr Township Board, led by Clerk Dick Dutkiewicz, voted 4-1 to take part in the Allegan County $25 annual surcharge program for recycling, agreeing that no more than 20% of the revenue shall go to administrative costs. Because a reduction of solid...

Dorr Township Board approves buying 2 speed limit traffic signs

August 25, 2015

The Dorr Township Board Tuesday evening voted to buy one flashing speed limit sign and a solar-powered radar sign to increase safety for pedestrians as motorists approach the heart of the community. It was somewhat of a rarity because the move was the result of an amendment introduced by Trustee...

Private grand opening planned for Gun Lake Tribe govt. complex

August 18, 2015

Gun Lake Tribe of Pottawatomi Indians will have a private grand opening of government campus and new government office at 2872 Mission Drive, Shelbyville, at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25. The grand opening is not open to the public. The Gun Lake Tribe has built a state-of-the-art office complex to...

Negotiations on possibility of area fire district continue

August 17, 2015

The City of Wayland, Wayland Township and Yankee Springs Township held preliminary talks Thursday evening on the possibility of creating a fire district to include all three municipalities. Yankee Springs Township and Supervisor Mark Englerth, whose daughters attend Wayland schools, have indicated an interest in discussing the idea and the...

Fire district discussion will be held Aug. 13 at Yankee Springs

August 3, 2015

The City of Wayland, Wayland Township, Yankee Springs Township and perhaps Hopkins and Leighton townships will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Yankee Springs Township Hall to further discuss the possibility of creating a fire district. City Manager Mike Selden said though Martin Township declined to get...

Fire district discussions planned for city, neighboring townships

July 20, 2015

The City of Wayland, Wayland Township, Yankee Springs Township and perhaps Hopkins and Leighton townships may be meeting sometime next month to further discuss the possibility of creating a fire district. City Manager Mike Selden said Monday night there were plans to have a joint meeting at the Wayland Township...

WHS bowling coach’s wife killed in Ionia industrial accident

July 8, 2015

The woman who was killed in an industrial accident Tuesday afternoon in Ionia was the wife of Wayland High School varsity bowling coach Bill Holbrook. Wanda Jean Holbrook, who worked at Ventra Ionia Main, an automotive stamping facility, was caught in a robotic machine, authorities said. Ionia Public Safety officers...

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