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Leighton officials still want new hall, but seek lower expenses

August 13, 2015

Leighton Township officials still want to do business in a new and more spacious township hall, but they say they need to seek options to reduce costs of such a move. The board has been discussing the lack of space in the current facility and the possibility of building a...

Columns

Army Bob: Civility should be practiced in political discourse

August 13, 2015

In this column I have discussed the manner in which folks on the right and left side of the political aisle use invectives to make a point. Referring to people with whom columnists disagree by using terms like "dumb ass" and "obese idiot" is so counterproductive. Some call this type...

Local Runaways of Michigan club donates to food programs

August 13, 2015

The Runaways of Michigan Car Club’s annual car show has donated $1,800 in proceeds from its July 18 show in Wayland to a couple of local food programs for the needy. The club, established in 1991 and home based in Wayland, is host for the Wayland Car & Motorcycle Show...

Services planned for Saturday for Darrin Suk, 23, of Martin

August 13, 2015

Darrin C. Suk, of Martin of Martin died at his home Monday, Aug. 10. He was only 23. Darrin was born June 13, 1992, to Ralph and Luanne (Westendorp) Suk. After graduating from East Martin Christian High School, he attended Oklahoma School of Horseshoeing. Doing farrier work on the side,...

Allegan County GOP officials conflicted on Gamrat resigning

August 12, 2015

The Allegan County Republican Party next Thursday is expected to discuss a resolution calling for the resignation of State Rep. Cindy Gamrat in the wake of a widely publicized sex scandal and attempted coverup. Allegan County Commissioner Don Black was asked Wednesday night at the Martin Township Board meeting what...

Martin Township Assessor Sherry Burd leaving for U.P. job

August 12, 2015

Martin Township has just received the bad news that it is losing Assessor Sherry Burd. Burd, who has been paid $180 a month for her services, lives in Plainwell, but soon will move to the Upper Peninsula to take a new job. Martin officials briefly held out hope they could...

Problems with marijuana ‘head shop’ persist for Martin Twp.

August 12, 2015

The Martin Township Planning Commission next month is expected to come up with a proposed local ordinance regulating medical marijuana. The move has been promoted by the continued pesky problem of the presence of a “head shop” on 124th Avenue in the old post office in downtown Shelbyville. The township...

Wheeler Library facelift gets green light from Martin Township

August 12, 2015

The J.C. Wheeler Library soon will get its long-awaited facelift on the east side of the building in downtown Martin. The Martin Township Board Wednesday evening voted to accept a bid of $28,740 from Tim Visser Construction for the remodeling of the entrance to the library after it was struck...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 179

August 12, 2015

25 Years Ago — Aug. 15, 1990 EDITOR’S NOTE: Unfortunately, there are no old copies of Globe newspapers for the week of Aug. 15 and 22 at the Then & Now historical library in downtown Dorr. If anyone has an Aug. 22, 1990. issue, I’d like to borrow it. Otherwise,...

Democracy Tree: Gamrat/Courser affair may hurt road repairs

August 11, 2015

by Amy Kerr Hardin The sordid Gamrat-Courser affair probably has increased potential for lack of a deal on roads. If Courser and Gamrat truly care about fiscal responsibility, they will resign now, and spare taxpayers the time and money wasted on an investigation into the obvious, diverting attention from truly...

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