Public Safety – Page 19

Motorists warned to be cautious around B-93 Birthday Bash

June 11, 2015

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 on U.S.-131 both north and south of the Martin/M-222 exit. Traffic may back up on the freeway, so if you...

Public safety officer Werkema to stay on for one more year

May 13, 2015

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 a new school community officer in an agreement with the City of Wayland, but was asked to stay on last...

West Michigan earthquake was 4.2, centered near Galesburg

May 2, 2015

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 County. Public safety authorities have asked the public to refrain from calling 911 and police and fire stations. There were...

Dorr Twp. Trustee Tuinstra turns a meeting into marathon

April 28, 2015

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, as Tuinstra spent the evening shepherding the session into a three-hour marathon with a variety of tedious amendments to motions...

Wayland schools casino fund spending approved for ’15-16

April 21, 2015

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 percentage of its gaming receipts each year to the Wayland Union School District as part of its compact with the...

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

April 6, 2015

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 approved street closures to accommodate the downtown "Glow in the Dark" fun run, sponsored by the New Life Community Church...

Leighton Twp. budget healthy enough for employee pay raises

March 13, 2015

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 increasing the all-important fund balance, or rainy-day fund from $1.016,402 as of March 31 of this year to $1,079,692 on...

Wayland School Board ranks services, programs funded by casino

February 24, 2015

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. The Wayland Union School District receives about $1.5 million from the casino annually as part of a compact agreement when...

Casino expenditure priorities examined by Board of Education

February 19, 2015

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 priorities. The board next will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday to continue discussions about how to spend the money the...

Lowell Police Department puts the public into public safety

January 31, 2015

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 a fair referee." — David T. Young Indeed, if only government would spend a lot more time doing just that....

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