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The Subterranean: Flawed ‘Atomic Blond’ is all Charlize

(Review of Atomic Blonde, Currently in wide release  ***1/2 out of five by Walter G. Tarrow Once again we are gifted the masochistic anti-hero(ine). Allegedly with us since the age of…
Posted by Editor August 5, 2017
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Elmer Peters’ brief extraordinary story

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following column is reprinted from five years ago during Townbroadcast’s first year of existence: “I coulda been a contender,” Marlon Brando’s famous line from the movie “On…
Posted by Editor August 5, 2017
Posted inSports

WHS junior is flag bearer for State Games of America

Wayland High School junior Seth Sevenski-Popma was Michigan flag bearer during the opening ceremony of the State Games of America Friday night at VanAndel Arena in Grand Rapids. Sevenski-Popma, a member…
Posted by Editor August 5, 2017
Posted inObituaries

Wayland High School grad Lester Decker dies at 60

Lester G. Decker age 60, of Grandville, died Thursday, Aug. 3, at Lacks Cancer Center, after a hard fought battle with leukemia. Lester was a 1975 graduate of Wayland High School.…
Posted by Editor August 5, 2017
Posted inCommunity Notices

Painted rocks spread positivity in Martin, Wayland, Hopkins

by Austin Marsman Take a walk around downtown Martin and other local communities and you are likely to find a painted rock. Area residents are painting uplifting phrases or images…
Posted by Editor August 4, 2017
Posted inArticles

Watson hires Fennville attorney to handle some services

The Watson Township Board's relationship with its attorney is changing. The board Thursday night voted 3-2 to engage the legal services of Jim Siver of Fennville for work on ordinances…
Posted by Editor August 4, 2017
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New ordinance may be in order for hill climb, dirt bikes

Corey Smith of Otsego, who was running a twice yearly charity fund-raiser with a hill climb on his 60-acre property at 120th Avenue and 16th Street, has agreed not to…
Posted by Editor August 4, 2017
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Watson approves crafting an ordinance for marijuana grow

Watson Township appears to be on track to be the first municipality in this area to have an ordinance to allow growing medical marijuana. After turning down or taking no…
Posted by Editor August 4, 2017
Army Bob: Unholy alliance formed between media, intelligence
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Army Bob: Unholy alliance formed between media, intelligence

by Robert M. Traxler The normally conservative folks who work in the intelligence agencies or who make a good living as pundits commenting on intelligence matters are currently allied with…
Posted by Editor August 3, 2017
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Guest column: Local media sychophants for Betsy DeVos

by Jeff Smith Grand Rapids Institute for Information and Democracy (GRIID) It is well known that politicians, and often those deeply involved in partisan politics, are trained to deal with…
Posted by Editor August 3, 2017

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