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GRI Moline offers scaled down development plan
It appears that GRI Moline is coming back with modified request for its proposed residential and commercial development at 5401 Division Ave. on 57 acres , with a trimmed down…
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Army Bob: We don’t really enjoy free speech
by Robert M. Traxler Do we have free speech, will we have free speech, can we have free speech? The movement to cancel free speech is growing, speech we disagree…
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Martin residents seek air bed & breakfast rules
The Martin Township Board Wednesday evening was asked by two local residents, mother and son, to craft an ordinance regulating bed and breakfast businesses. Lori and Chase Meade said a…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Oct. 11, 1999 The Globe published a front page photo of the…
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Leighton Fire Dept. struggles to keep up with demand
To the editor: As we wrap up the third quarter of 2024, the Leighton Township Fire Department again has seen a spike in emergency incidents due to rapid growth in…
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Warehouse planned for odd-shaped parcel
The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening approved a site plan request from Trygon Investment Fund, paving the way for establishment of an industrial warehouse at 1135 133rd Ave. The…
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WHS marching band earns best rating at festival
The Wayland High School marching band earned a Division 1 (excellent) rating Tuesday evening. The local ensemble, under the direction of Kelly Tilley Smith, and Martin's band, led by director…
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Martin girls, WHS guys 2nd in Wayland Invite
Sophomore Veyda Conley did not manage to run a 5K race in less than 20 minutes again, but she still finished third Tuesday in the Wayland Invitational. Conley crossed the…
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Two killed in crash with semi-truck hauling milk
Two people were killed Tuesday evening when their car was struck by a semi-truck near on 134th Avenue in Monterey Township Allegan County Sheriff’s deputies said the car was traveling…
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Dense apartment complex to replace empty Cars2Go?
This was the scene of the razing of the former Cars2Go buildings at the corner of Reno Drive and West Superior Street in 2017. It was an empty parking lot…