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Hopkins High School Class of 1976 salutatorian passes at 57

April 10, 2015

Laurie Ann Pawlowski, age 57, of Grand Rapids, died Wednesday, April 8. Laurie graduated from Hopkins High School in 1976 as the class salutatorian and was a member of that school's Class C state runner-up girls' basketball team. She received an associates of applied sciences degree from Kalamazoo Valley Community...

Celebration of Life ceremony for Deb White will be April 17

April 10, 2015

Deborah Sue White, 61, died in Allegan April 3. She was born and raised in Alabama and moved to Michigan in 1977, but never lost her accent, which is something everyone loved about her. Debbie, as a lot of people knew her by, could put a smile on anyone's face...

Columns

Army Bob: Equal pay for equal work for women a bogus issue?

April 9, 2015

Equal pay for equal work has been the law, some could argue, since 1920. Most would agree that the 1963 Equal Pay Law passed by Congress and then signed by President Kennedy removed any question of gender pay equality in the law. In 2009 President Obama signed a new law...

How can rural residents get permits to burn leaves, branches?

April 9, 2015

Confusion continues for rural residents about burning leaves, branches, twigs and yard debris in the wake of Allegan County abandoning last year’s handy on-line and telephone service. Leighton Township officials Thursday evening had a spirited discussion about the county’s subsequent request to pass the responsibility on to township fire officials...

Allegan County schools to change sub teachers’ provider service

April 9, 2015

The Allegan Area Educational Service Agency has decided to change its third party employment service for substitute teachers and other support personnel. Professional Education Services Group (PESG) of Caledonia has as the employer of record for substitute needs throughout Allegan County for the past several years, but starting July 1,...

Dorr Citizens’ Road Committee has 1st public forum on vote

April 9, 2015

The Dorr Township Citizens’ Road Committee Wednesday evening held the first of two planned public forums on the road millage issue that will be on the ballot in the special election May 5. The forums are designed to hear opinions from the general public and to provide voters with information....

Public Safety Beat: Motorist killed in crash south of Martin

April 9, 2015

A Plainwell area man was killed in a traffic crash Wednesday evening on 106th Avenue just south of Martin. Allegan County Sheriff's authorities said they overheard radio traffic from Allegan County Central Dispatch that a Jeep Wrangler was on its side, off of the roadway and that there was no...

Should Gun Lake Tribe be included on Ambulance Board?

April 9, 2015

The Martin Township Board heard a presentation Wednesday evening from Stuart Peet, raising a question about whether the Gun Lake Band of Potowatomis should have a seat on the Ambulance Board for Wayland Area Emergency Services. Peet, who has represented Martin Township on the Ambulance Board for the past 11...

Martin seeking Gun Lake Board representative again

April 8, 2015

It's not easy to get Martin Township represented on the Gun Lake Board. Walter Blue (shown at left being sworn in just 18 months ago by Martin Township Clerk Carrie Coburn), has had to resign for family reasons, so the board is seeking his replacement. The Martin Township representative must...

Memorial plaque to honor longtime Martin Fire Chief

April 8, 2015

A special plaque to honor longtime Martin Township Fire Chief Gil Gilson will be placed by the siren in front of the township hall. The longtime owner of Martin Hardware, he was a businessman downtown for 62 years and served on the fire department for 52 years, the last 17...

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