Public Safety – Page 19

Motorists warned to be cautious around B-93 Birthday Bash

The Allegan County Sheriff’s office reminds everyone that the B-93 Birthday Bash is scheduled for this weekend at the U.S.-131 Motorsports Park. Anticipate heavy traffic and traffic related slow downs…

Editor June 11, 2015

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Public safety officer Werkema to stay on for one more year

Wayland Schools Public Safety Director Harry Werkema has agreed to serve for one more year in his position. Werkema a year ago was set to retire to make way for…

Editor May 13, 2015

Features

West Michigan earthquake was 4.2, centered near Galesburg

Almost everybody in West Michigan reported feeling an earthquake at about 12:23 p.m. Saturday. News outlets have reported a 4.2 quake was centered about eight miles south Galesburg in Kalamazoo…

Editor May 2, 2015

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Dorr Twp. Trustee Tuinstra turns a meeting into marathon

Someone in the audience at the Dorr Township Board meeting Monday night made the comment “(Dorr Township Board Trustee) "John Tuinstra is on a roll tonight.” The observation was sarcastic,…

Editor April 28, 2015

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Wayland schools casino fund spending approved for ’15-16

The Wayland Board of Education Monday night finally approved how nearly $1.5 million in Gun Lake Casino revenue will spent during the 2015-16 fiscal year. The casino allocates a certain…

Editor April 21, 2015

Community Notices

City approves street closures for ‘Light It Up’ fun run July 17

The second annual "Light It Up" run in Wayland is scheduled for Friday, July 17, to kick off the annual Main Street celebration weekend. The Wayland City Council Monday night…

Editor April 6, 2015

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Leighton Twp. budget healthy enough for employee pay raises

The Leighton Township Board is projecting a relatively healthy fiscal year ahead with a budget of nearly $2 million. The board anticipates revenue of $1,979,750 and expenditures at $1,916,460, thereby…

Editor March 13, 2015

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Wayland School Board ranks services, programs funded by casino

The Wayland Board of Education Monday night in a workshop rated the importance of each of the 20 programs or services funded by revenue sharing from the Gun Lake Casino.…

Editor February 24, 2015

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Casino expenditure priorities examined by Board of Education

The Wayland Board of Education Monday evening went over the $1.5 annual million casino budget with a proverbial fine-toothed comb and members pledged to spend a week thinking about spending…

Editor February 19, 2015

Editorial

Lowell Police Department puts the public into public safety

ACHTUNG: This is a not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "The two most important purposes of government are to solve problems and be…

Editor January 31, 2015