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Public hearing on Leighton air park postponed until July

The public hearing on the proposed air park in Leighton Township has had to be postponed until the second week of July. Leighton Township Clerk Mary Lou Nieuwenhuis said Thursday evening…

Editor May 11, 2017

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Leighton Twp., District Library may be close to cost accord

An agreement between Leighton Township and the Leighton District Library is nearing completion after the two entities have been sharing the same building since last October. The Township Board painstakingly…

Editor May 11, 2017

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Martin Twp. officials getting ready again for B-93 Bash

Martin Township officials and are public safety representatives will have a special planning meeting Tuesday, May 23, at the township hall to make preparations for the 25th anniversary B-93 Birthday…

Editor May 10, 2017

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City Plan Commision to have hearing on PERC designation

The Wayland City Planning Commission will have a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, on the zoning designation of Planned Enterprise Residential Cluster (PERC). The hearing will take…

Editor May 9, 2017

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Carpenters, millwrights training school coming to Wayland

If everything goes as planned, the West Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters will have a new training center up and running at 700 Reno Drive by August 2018. The Wayland…

Editor May 9, 2017

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Another bond proposal may face voters as early as Nov. 7

A new and revised bond proposal may face voters in the Wayland Union school district as early as Nov. 7. The Board of Education held a special meeting Monday night…

Editor May 8, 2017

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Martin penny war raises almost $2,000 to fight blood cancers

A week-long ‘Penny War’ between fourth hour classes at Martin High School raised $1,939.46 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). “The LLS exists to find cures and ensure access…

Editor May 5, 2017

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Watson residents split on recycling, oppose medical marijuana

Watson Township Supervisor Kevin Travis Thursday reported to his colleagues that about 50 surveys have been returned, with the recycling question running at about 50-50 by the marijuana issue “losing…

Editor May 4, 2017

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Perrigo included in federal probe of price fixing allegations

The Perrigo Company, Allegan County's largest employer, has announced that search warrants were executed at the company's corporate offices Tuesday evening as part of an investigation by the U.S. Department of…

Editor May 3, 2017

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Both Wayland school bond proposals fail by more than 60-40

Both bond proposals for the Wayland Union school district were defeated soundly in Tuesday’s election. Neither of the two propositions was able to muster as much as 40 percent of…

Editor May 2, 2017