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Leighton to offer $18 an hour for assistant to twp. assessor

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The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening agreed to pay an assistant assessor $18 per hour and raise each of the other assistants pay by $1 an hour hour effective June 1. The board made the move at the request of Assessor Laura Stob. If the assistant Stob recommends rejects the...
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Columns

Army Bob: Rebutting the Green New Deal platform, Part II

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(Column number two on the Green New Deal, as outlined on the Green Party Platform posted on its  website.) As with the first column, I will cite full sentences with nothing taken out of context. The Green New Deal is published in dozens of forms and shapes; which one is...
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Basura: What is it that Trump has to hide with his taxes?

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“There’s something happenin’ here. What it is ain’t exactly clear." — Buffalo Springfield, 1967 David Frum wrote an article for The Atlantic about President Trump’s efforts to shield his tax returns from examination. Many of us recall that Trump said he would release the documents – but he hasn’t done so.  In...
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Funeral will be Tuesday for Mary Martin, 69, of Moline

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Mary Martin, age 69, died Wednesday, May 8. Mary was a huge advocate and supporter of Gun Lake Casino. She was a very caring and giving person. Most of all, Mary loved her family. She will be lovingly remembered by her children Mindy Schneider, Matt Martin; seven grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Pamela...
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Wildcat boys lead the pack heading into Gold track meet

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Seth Sevenski-Popma It was a good day on the track Tuesday when both the Wayland boys’ and girls’ teams scored O-K Gold Conference dual meet victories over visiting South Christian and Wyoming. The boys won big, 85-52 over Wyoming and 93-44 over South Christian. The Lady Wildcats prevailed 106-30 vs....
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Sports

Martin golfer turns in best round; Clippers 3rd at Lawton

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Alejandro Guevara putting Delton Kellogg/Martin boys finished third in Tuesday night's Lawton Jamboree at Lake Cora, shooting a season low team score of 170. The Clippers defeated Kalamazoo Christian, and in the words of coach Jim Hogoboom, "for the first time in quite a while. Not sure of historical record,...
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Articles

Library to scramble to hold book sale at Martin Twp. Hall

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Martin Township's plans to expand the township hall to accommodate more office space for the clerk and treasurer do not come without non-economic costs. While plans proceed apace with The Architectural Group and indications are that work on the project will begin in mid-June, JC Wheeler Library officials are scrambling...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — May 11, 1994 Wayland's finest in the 1950s and '60s, Eldon (Shorty) Millheim and Forrest (Rick) Reichenbach. After Library Board President Mary Howard and Library Director Alice Hazen outlined a millage proposal to...
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Lady Wildcats’ bats booming with 90 runs in 4 games

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It's been like batting practice for the Wayland varsity softball team thus far this week The Lady Wildcats have scored 90 runs in two doubleheader sweeps against O-K Gold Conference opponents Monday and Tuesday. The latest, 15-0 and 24-0 verdicts over East Grand Rapids Tuesday, lifted their season record to...
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Community Notices

Martin Schools voters approve millage renewal, 80%-20%

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Voters in the Martin Public School district overwhelmingly agreed to renew an 18-mill property tax levy on businesses and industries in a special election Tuesday. The tally was 200 to 51, or about an 80 to 20 percent split. The millage does not apply to any local residential property, unless the owner...
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