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Leighton will grow even more if Switch occupies Steelcase pyramid

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State Rep. Ken Yonker flatly told the Leighton Township Board Thursday evening that Leighton will continue to grow if the State Legislature can work out an agreement to bring the Switch data company into the former Steelcase pyramid in neighboring Gaines Township. The Michigan House this week has been locked...
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Leighton Twp. hires attorney for purchase agreement for new hall

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The Leighton Township Board Thursday night gave the green light to hiring attorney Roger Swets to draw up an installment purchase agreement for building a new township hall next to the District Library on the northern edge of Moline. Plans for a new hall and offices have been in the...
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Grants help Wayland Union High School form FIRST Robotics Team

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Wayland Union Schools has been awarded at least $13,000 in grant funds to start a FIRST Robotics Team at Wayland Union High School. The FIRST Robotics competition is for students in grades 9-12, where they compete head to head on a special playing field with robots they’ve designed, built and...
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Huntington Bank delivers Junior Achievement in a day to 5th-graders

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Huntington National Bank spent the day with Pine Street fifth-graders Wednesday, implementing the Junior Achievement program in which students learned about entrepreneurship, work readiness and financial literacy. Each classroom had a volunteer from Huntington to deliver the program. Junior Achievement programs help prepare young people for the real world by...
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Fire damages storage area upstairs at former Globe building

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A fire broke out Thursday morning in a storage area in back of an upstairs apartment above the former Wayland Globe building, now referred to as the Helmey Building. Mandy Sikkema, who is renting the apartment, said she did not know the cause of the blaze, which was quickly extingished...
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Basura: We weren’t shown the truth about alligators in the movies

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I went on a couple kayaking trips on a recent trip to Florida. On one, I signed up for a kayaking group tour through the mangroves. I called in a reservation on a rainy Monday. It turned out that I was the only person that signed up for a Tuesday...
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Former Henika Library employee Christina Golm is ‘Emerging Leader’

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Christina Golm, a former Henika District Library employee and now director of the Newaygo Area District Library, has been named a 2016 Emerging Leader by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies. The Emerging Leaders program enables newer librarians from across the country to participate in work groups, network...
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Martin Twp. Board public hearing to take up medical marijuana issue

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The Martin Township Board will have a special meeting either at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, or next Thursday, Dec. 17, for a public hearing on a local medical marijuana ordinance. The Martin Township Planning Commission two months ago recommended on a 4-2 vote the board not adopt the ordinance,...
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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 195

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25 Years Ago — Dec. 12, 1990 The archives from the Then & Now Historical Library this week did not have a copy of the Penasee Globe for that week. Therefore, this edition will have to be skipped. Hope springs eternal for resumption next week. 50 Years Ago — Dec....
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Lady Wildcat bowlers continue hot start with 27-3 win over Hopkins

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The Lady Wildcats bowling team continued its quick start to the season Tuesday with a dominant 27-3 win over Hopkins at Airport Lanes in Wayland. The ladies won all 10 points in the baker format 157 to 147 and 132 to 122. They continued in the first individual team game...
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