Tag: Public Safety

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

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now historical library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Oct. 7, 1996 The Wayland Board of Education gave tentative approval to an updated sex education plan over some parents’ objections for “overkill.” Board member Robert Wiersema cast the only dissenting vote....
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Last 2 local police chiefs very different on the job

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ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Steve Harper Mark Garnsey The City of Wayland has had two police chiefs in the past nine years, and the difference between them in how they have approached their jobs is striking. One, Lt....
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Local public safety officials busy with crash, pursuit

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Area public safety officials were very busy Wednesday after noon because of a serious traffic crash just north of Wayland and the capture of a suspect on the southeast section of the city. One crash victim had to be air lifted via helicopter near Adams and Bender Roads in Thornapple...
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Storm’s 2nd round also delivers a nasty punch

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The Wayland area and West Michigan were visited by Round Two of the back-to-back late summer wind and rainstorms Wednesday night, leaving many to debate which one of the two was worse. As usual, the nastiest effects were fallen trees  blocking roads, downed power lines and loss of power at...
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Gun Lake Casino revenue sharing rebounds slightly

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The Gun Lake Tribe’s twice annual local revenue sharing payments have rebounded slightly from the lows of six months ago at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic. The tribe this week announced that casino revenue sharing for the State of Michigan increased to $4,049,995 and the local revenue sharing board received $2,024,997. GLIMI,...
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School board visitor took part in Jan. 6 insurrection

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The visitor at last Monday’s Wayland Board of Education meeting was Jon Rocha, who is challenging Congressman Fred Upton in the Republican primary in August 2022. Rocha also recently was identified in a video from the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington D.C. He came to meeting and disrupted it from...
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‘Torches & Pitchforks’ group pays board another visit

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If the Wayland Board of Education meeting Monday night was a movie, it could be titled, “Torches and Pitchforks: The Sequel.” Torches and pitchforks is a common description journalists use to describe when an angry mob invades a public session, sometimes marred by unruly behavior. The citizens’ group that has...
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Yes It’s True: Joe Miller has been the Everyman Chief

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It would extremely difficult to find a more popular public figure in these parts than the soon-to-be-retired Wayland Fire Chief Joe Miller. Just about everybody likes Joe. Well, evildoers and law breakers probably feel otherwise. Unlike many of his well wishers after the news he's stepping down July 6 after...
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Tribe sets mobile Covid-19 vaccination unit ceremony

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Representatives of the Gun Lake Tribe and Allegan County will take part in a donation ceremony at 11 a.m. Wednesday to begin operation of the county’s mobile Covid-19 vaccination units. The ceremony will be held at the Gun Lake Tribe Public Safety Garage, 2872 Mission Drive, Shelbyville. Social distancing practices...
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Leighton Township Board adopts 2021-22 FY budget

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The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening adopted the proposed general fund budget for fiscal year 2021-22, which officially begins April 1. Estimated revenues were set at 2,239,600, with expenditures at  $ 2,401,602. It was noted that $32,000 is being set aside for street lights, $500,000 for public safety and $100,000...
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