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Residents’ bill $5,600 for East Maple project sidewalks

February 20, 2017

Residents along East Maple Street from North Main to Steeby Elementary will pay a total of about $5,630 for new sidewalks in a $293,000 street project this year. The Wayland City Council decided to go ahead with the special assessments and set a public hearing on them for Monday, March...

Wayland school officials insist growth drives bond issues

February 13, 2017

The campaign for the Wayland Union schools’ bond issue May 2 has begun in earnest. Subcommittees have been formed, informational sessions are being planned and there is a wealth of information on line and in the schools. The Wayland Board of Education heard a lot about the two bond proposals...

Leighton Plan Commission vote tied on air park question

February 9, 2017

The Leighton Township Planning Commission was deadlocked in a 2-2 vote Wednesday night on whether to accept or reject a resolution on a proposed air strip near the corner of 144th Avenue and Kalamazoo Avenue. John Hooker, who represents the Township Board on the commission, told his colleagues Thursday night that...

Martin Township decides to give calcium chloride a try

February 8, 2017

The Martin Township Board Wednesday evening decided to spend just a little more than $9,000 this year to give calcium chloride a limited try for dust control. The board voted 3-0 to have eight miles of non-paved roads in the township receive the substance instead of the customary brine solution....

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Unfortunately, Army Bob’s prostate cancer is advanced

February 5, 2017

by Robert M. Traxler The next stop on the trip through a possible prostate cancer diagnosis, the results of the prostate biopsy arrived today. In a routine physical exam, my Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test showed I have an elevated score three times the normal number. The higher the score...

Watson may look into upgrading to curbside recycling

February 2, 2017

Watson Township Supervisor Kevin Travis told his colleagues he is researching the possibility of updating the local recycling program to curbside in the wake of the problems at the drop-off site at the township hall parking lot. The Township Board has been aware of too many people dropping off garbage...

Watson turns down request for medical pot dispensary

February 2, 2017

Three young men who want to build a medical marijuana dispensary just west of the Martin exit on U.S.-131 have been dealt a huge setback. The Watson Township Board Thursday night voted 3-2 not to recommend the Planning Commission develop a local ordinance that would permit the business. A state...

Hopkins biggest asset: family. Greatest need: auditorium

January 30, 2017

Perhaps the most important information produced at the Hopkins schools’ community forum Monday night was that the local schools project a caring, rural family image, but they really need an auditorium. Nearly 50 people, including many teachers and staff, appeared at the forum, which was unique because its purpose was...

‘Routine’ Dorr Board of Review appointment not routine

January 27, 2017

It's usually a routine matter to appoint alternates to a Board of Review, but Dorr Township seems to specialize in the unusual. Former Township Clerk Brian Boot was approved in a politically charged 4-3 vote of the board to one of the two alternates' seats and Joshua Harrison was appointed...

Dorr assessor’s request to fix pay snafu delayed a month

January 26, 2017

Dorr Township Assessor Patti Sampley Thursday night asked the Township Board to fix a clerical mistake in her contract that she said resulted in her being underpaid, but she won’t get an answer until next month. The township a couple of years ago failed on 11 of the 13 new...

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