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Celebration of Life is June 23 in Martin for Grace Hirst, 81
A Celebration of Life for Alta Grace Hirst is planned for 1 p.m. Sunday, June 23, at the Dover Farms Community Building in Martin, just east of 131 on the…
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Basura: So let’s all get behind Sarah Huckabee Sanders
“Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.” — Proverbs 12:22 The Republicans are well blessed with not one, but two Sarahs! Of course,…
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MEC announces 2 promotions to leadership positions
MEC, a tube bending and metal fabrication business located at 4714 Circuit Court in Wayland, has announced a couple of personnel changes. Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) a leading U.S.-based value-added…
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Army Bob: Dems should stick to being the Loyal Opposition
Let’s discuss the term the “loyal opposition.” Webster’s defines it “a minority party, especially in a legislative body, whose opposition to the party in power is constructive, responsible, and bounded…
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Leighton grapples with issues on fireworks without ordinance
The subject was fireworks yet again. Though the Leighton Township Board stopped short Thursday night of adopting a local ordinance to match new state regulations, it did approve fireworks displays…
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Longtime St. Therese cook, bus driver Ruth Belka dies at 97
Ruth Augustina Belka (Kleibusch), age 97, died at Byron Manor, Thursday, June 13. Ruth was a lifelong member of St. Therese Catholic Church, where for many years she was the…
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Special Roads Town Hall session is at City Hall June 19
A special Roads Town Hall program will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, at Wayland City Hall, 102 S. Main St., Wayland. Special guest will be State Rep.…
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Mark Wakeman: Back in the Peoples’ Republic of Berkley
EDITOR'S NOTE: Mark Wakeman, a 1965 graduate of Wayland High School, is an occasional contributor to Townbroadcast. by Mark Wakeman I'm in Berkeley, Calif., helping a friend of 50 years…
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All in the family: Sister of Mark Ludwig running in Wyoming
Yana Ludwig, sister of Fennville area farmer and political activist Mark Ludwig, has announced she is a Democratic Party candidate from Laramie for U.S. Senate in Wyoming in a race…
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Martin Township adopts 2019-20 FY budget of $500,000
The Martin Township Board Wednesday evening adopted a budget of a little more than $500,000 with a fund balance, or savings account of more than $500,000 as well. Anticipated revenues…