Wednesday Nov 4 | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Secretary of State mobile office plans Wayland stop
The Secretary of State's mobile branch office will be in the city this week. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday near the public safety building at 160 W. Superior St.
EPA works to clear contaminated soil from Wayland site
The Environmental Protection Agency is working to clear contaminated soils from a former recycling business site in Wayland.
Former Church Volunteer Is Arrested On 5 Sex Charges
The Wayland Police Department has just announced the arrest of a 24-year-old former church volunteer on five counts of criminal sexual conduct.
CSC charges against Kentwood Youth Counselor
A 24-year-old youth counselor has been arrested on 4 felony counts of CSC. Wayland Police said Shawn Birman of Kentwood was arraigned in 57th District Court and it awaiting preliminary examination.
Secretary of State Mobile Branch Office schedules Allegan County visit Nov. 5 - 6
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land today announced that the Mobile Branch Office will be in Allegan County to serve Wayland-area customers on Nov.
Dorr TownsDorr Township moving forward with sewer extension planhip...
After a months-long, contentious process, the Dorr Township Board on Thursday night approved moving forward with a municipal sewer extension next spring.
Wayland parents upset superintendent gets raise after bus system cut
Some parents concerned about Wayland Union school district busing cuts were infuriated when the Board of Education on Monday night approved a 2 percent increase for Superintendent Eivor Swan.
Wayland teacher, former student win ShirtPrize with dove flying away with gun design
A Wayland High School art teacher and a former student designed the winning entry for ShirtPrize , a spinoff contest of ArtPrize.
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Vacant development causes trouble in Wayland
A few years ago, developers were set to turn 20-plus acres near Wayland High School into 56 condominiums.
Dorr Township sewer project moves forward
The Township Board has created a special assessment district and approved a resolution to move forward with a controversial sewer project next summer.
Tribal Ceremony Breaks Ground Near Wayland
This morning's groundbreaking ceremony will be for the first phase of the Gun Lake casino in Allegan County.
Water main break sends students home
WAYLAND, Mich. Students at Wayland High School are going home early Thursday. A water main broke, which led to the school being closed.
Market Find: Mint Moose Tracks Ice Cream
In a two-fer for Michigan, Meijer and Denali are partnering to offer new Mint Moose Tracks ice cream.
Allegan County casino prepares to move forward
ALLEGAN COUNTY, Mich. A new casino project in Wayland Township is taking another big step forward.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Gun Lake Tribe unveils new casino plans
After repeated roadblocks that delayed the Gun Lake Casino from becoming a reality, plans for construction of the project finally are in motion, albeit on a smaller scale initially.
Construction Begins Soon on Scaled Back Casino
It took more than a decade of legal battles, but construction will soon begin on a new casino in Allegan County's Wayland Township.
Groundbreaking set for west Mich. tribal casino
An American Indian tribe will break ground later this month on a west Michigan casino.
Federal judge tosses out Alegan County casino suit
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of the Interior's decision to take into trust 147 acres of land in southwestern Michigan where an American Indian tribe wants to build a casino.
Wayland man killed in two-car crash
A Wayland man was killed in a two-vehicle fatal crash Tuesday in Middleville, police said.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Land for Wayland Township casino now formally a reservation
Plans for a Native American casino in southwestern Michigan have moved ahead another step.