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Changing sub teachers provider won’t really solve problem

I hear tell Wayland schools and the other districts in the Allegan Educational Services Agency (AAESA) no longer will hire substitute teachers through Professional Education Services Group of Caledonia. I…

Editor April 11, 2015

Articles

Public Safety Beat: Teen murder suspect to plea to agreement

Joshua Lee Keyzer, 16, is expected to enter a plea May 11 in Allegan County Circuit Court in the case in which he is accused of raping and fatally stabbing…

Editor April 11, 2015

Coming Events

Electronic, household waste recycling set May 2 at Harding’s

Allegan County Resource Recovery will sponsor a special recycling event for household hazardous waste, TVs and computers and electronic devices from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at…

Editor April 10, 2015

Features

Current Allegan County Stray Dogs: April 10

All stray pets at the Allegan County Shelter have a short “stray hold,” waiting for their family to reclaim them. If you see your pet in this photo gallery it…

Editor April 10, 2015

Articles

Summit Pointe residential project preliminary plans OK’d

The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening awarded preliminary plat approval to the Merstone Group of Byron Center for an eight-lot single-family residential development on 144th Avenue west of Kalamazoo Avenue.…

Editor April 10, 2015

Obituaries

Hopkins High School Class of 1976 salutatorian passes at 57

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…

Editor April 10, 2015

Obituaries

Celebration of Life ceremony for Deb White will be April 17

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…

Editor April 10, 2015

Columns

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

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…

Editor April 9, 2015

Articles

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

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…

Editor April 9, 2015

Articles

Allegan County schools to change sub teachers’ provider service

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…

Editor April 9, 2015