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Matt Weston selected as new Leighton Twp. Fire Chief

Capt. Matt Weston has been selected as new chief of the Leighton Township Fire Department. Weston's hire was approved unanimously Thursday night by the Leighton Township Board. He succeeds Tony…

Editor August 9, 2018

Articles

Lt. Scott Glupker makes hero’s splash on Leighton FD

Lt. Scott Glupker is one of the newest members of the Leighton Township Fire Department, but he's already making an impact and proving his mettle. Outgoing Fire Chief Tony Banas…

Editor August 9, 2018

Articles

Most area millage requests passed, but 3 turned down

“You win some, you lose some,” is an old saying that perhaps best describes the millage requests across Allegan County in Tuesday’s primary election. Most millage proposals in this area…

Editor August 9, 2018

Obituaries

Service will be Monday for Billie Russell of Green Lake

Billie Lee Russell, age 91, died at her home of 65 years at Green Lake. The daughter of the late Otto and Dessie Webb, she was born on Dec. 12,…

Editor August 9, 2018

Articles

City of Wayland seeks Plan Commission, ZBA members

The City of Wayland seems to be running short of people serving on public boards and commissions and the City Council will not expand with the Nov. 6 general election.…

Editor August 8, 2018

Articles

Martin Twp. to seek fire millage on Nov. 6 election ballot

The Martin Township Board Wednesday evening decided to put a fire millage request on the Nov. 6 general election ballot. Board members also decided to seek at least two other…

Editor August 8, 2018

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Aug. 11, 1993 Martin Township voters in a referendum approved, 231 to 200,…

Editor August 8, 2018

Articles

Leighton voters OK airstrip, Nesbitt, Johnson win seats

It was a big night for Clark Galloway, developer of the his proposed airstrip Galloway Landings in Leighton Township. Voters in the Aug. 7 primary election voted 1,069 to 717…

Editor August 7, 2018

Columns

Ranger Rick: With socialism we’re all equally miserable

With the recent primary win by former bartender Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez we have witnessed socialism unleashed in her words and rhetoric. Senator Bernie Sanders is a close second, but even he…

Editor August 7, 2018

Columns

Subterranean: Ted Kennedy biopic misses the mark

Review of Chappaquiddick ** out of five stars Available on video by Walter G. Tarrow In the very early hour of Friday, July 19, 1969, while the nation turned its eyes…

Editor August 7, 2018