Part of the streetscape of downtown Wayland.

What’s all the hype about Wayland?

Allegan County community receives $25,000 state grant to help "hype" its downtown, attracting more visitors and boosting its image on social media.

Christine Sauvé.
New state law will help ensure health care access for non-English-speaking Michiganders

Michigan's new Statewide Meaningful Language Access Coordination Act will require public services to be more accessible to non-English speakers. 

Kelsey Lehman and Autumn Carson
Podcast a “not-so-clinical approach to conversations surrounding all things mental health.”

Podcast hosted by three friends covers a range of topics like finding a therapist, tips for loved ones, and misconceptions and stigmas surrounding medications. 

An aerial view of the LG Energy Solutions Michigan campus in Holland and Allegan County. (LGES)
West Michigan poised for growth in advanced energy storage sector

New report details West Michigan's role and opportunities in energy storage technology development and production. Three state universities and two community colleges have programs for energy storage and related technologies. 

Grand Haven’s Shape Corp. grows workforce with state’s training program

The state’s “You Can In Michigan” campaign is helping a cutting-edge Grand Haven auto parts manufacturer to thrive. The plan is to help West Michigan employers in filling more than 1,500 good-paying job openings in advanced manufacturing and IT. 

2 Lakeshore students win national scholarship competitions

Zeeland’s Jena Buttery and Wayland’s Tara Huskey, who attend Grand Rapids Community College, were named scholarship winners.

Community health worker Lindsay Bechtel
Community health worker on the job at Vantage Plastics

In order to continue their mission of serving the community through sustainability, Standish based materials company Vantage Plastics is now partnering with the Central Michigan District Health Department (CMDHD) to integrate a community health worker (CHW) on site. 

Allegan County offers a plethora of outdoor trails and greenways to soak in the nature.
4 cool trails to explore in Allegan County

See nature on display at any one of these four Allegan County trails and greenways, including two newly opened trails.

Robert Sheehan, executive director of the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan
Proposed licensure changes aim to ease Michigan’s social worker shortage

Mental health and social work advocates are pushing for legislative change to shift Michigan's social worker licensing process from a test-based approach to a practice-driven alternative that has proven successful in other states.

The beach and pavillion at Highland Park.
Capt. Jack Walker and his Highland Park menagerie

Among the many colorful residents of Highland Park was Capt. Jack Walker, who operated a bath house and kept a tame bear to entertain visitors, among other amusements.

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