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Wayland, Michigan · WaylandWAYLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — The Wayland community is rallying around its fire chief as he remains in the hospital after a cardiac emergency. Many in the community continue to send thoughts and prayers to their fire chief, Jim Stoddard. They're turning out for a man who's turned out for them for decades.
Wayland Fire Department Chief Jim Stoddard. (Courtesy City of Wayland Fire Department) Stoddard and his family are well known in the close-knit com…See the Story
Hundreds show support for hospitalized Wayland fire chief
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Wayland, Michigan · WaylandWAYLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — The Wayland Fire Department is asking the community for prayers for its chief, who was recently hospitalized. On Friday, Fire Chief Jim Stoddard suffered a “cardiac emergency” and went to the hospital, according to a social media post from the City of Wayland Fire Department. He is being treated in the critical care unit. “Chief Stoddard has always selflessly cared for our community and now needs our prayers in return,” t…See the Story
Wayland fire chief hospitalized after ‘cardiac emergency’
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Allegan · AlleganALLEGAN, Mich. (WOOD) — A former aquatics director at Allegan Public Schools will serve years in jail for sexually abusing a student. Scott Simmons, 42, was sentenced Monday to between seven years, one month and 15 years in prison. He received credit for 43 days served.
Passing the Trash: How teachers find new jobs after abuse allegations Simmons came under investigation last fall when a police officer in Allegan County found Simmons and…See the Story
Former Allegan aquatics director sentenced for sex abuse
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Douglas, Michigan · DouglasSaugatuck Brewing Company, headquartered in Douglas, Michigan, is making its way down the Lake Michigan coast to Chicago as the official beer sponsor of this year's 2024 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle.See the Story
Shamrock Shuffle taps Saugatuck Brewing Company as official beer sponsor
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Allegan · AlleganSturgis Public Schools reached a funding threshold to proceed with its video scoreboard project. The district will pay initial cost for the system, but revenue from sponsorships covers expense for at least 10 years. Payback period could drop to five years if all sponsorship slots are filled, superintendent says.See the Story
Sturgis video scoreboard project reaches funding threshold
Allegan · AlleganThe Village of White Pigeon announced in a press release Friday that a portion of the southwest corner of the former Tasty Nut Shop building had partially collapsed. The Civil War-era building is expected to be demolished beginning Tuesday morning. On Friday, the Commercial-News observed a pile of bricks that had ostensibly fallen from the building. The impending demolition of the three-story building comes months ahead of what village officials had originally anticipated.See the Story