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Moline residents still complain about noise from trains

Dorr Township Board members continue to field noise complaints from Moline area residents near the Green Valley agribusiness and now Trustee John Tuinstra has offered to send a letter to…

Editor March 23, 2017

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Dorr Twp. Clerk uncomfortable with group e-mail

The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening approved appointments for fill two vacancies on the Library Board, but Clerk Debbie Sewers said she didn't appreciate a group e-mail on the issue…

Editor March 23, 2017

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Dorr Township Board adopts $1.1 million budget

The Dorr Township Board Thursday night adopted a general fund budget of about $1.1 million Thursday night. The board is anticipating spending $1.108 million and taking in about $1.067 million…

Editor March 23, 2017

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Building, remodeling activity continues at ‘Corner Curse’

The flurry of building and remodeling activity on West Superior and North Main streets in downtown Wayland continues, and nearby just off Maple Street, it appears a duplex residential unit…

Editor March 22, 2017

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McDonald Modular Solutions seeks location in Dorr

The Dorr Township Planning Commission will receive requests for site plan review, rezoning and a special use permit from McDonald Modular Solutions for a temporary office business. Hawkeye Properties Inc.…

Editor March 21, 2017

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Council scraps plan for closed session in property sale

The Wayland City Council planned to go into closed session Monday night, but Councilman Rick Mathis forced tabling the matter as a point of law. Mathis moved to delete the…

Editor March 20, 2017

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City employees’ paid time off, comp time too generous?

There may be some changes in policy ahead for city employees regarding their comp time and paid time off (PTO). Wayland City Council members had a lengthy discussion Monday night…

Editor March 20, 2017

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Robert Traxler re-elected chairman of Dorr Twp. ZBA

The Dorr Township Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) elected officers for 2017 at its March 16 quarterly meeting. Elected unanimously were Robert Traxler to serve a second term as Chairman,…

Editor March 18, 2017

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Ex-Wildcats girls’ bowling coach files suit in wife’s death

Former Wayland girls’ varsity bowling coach Bill Holbrook has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of robotic equipment that killed his wife, Wanda, in an industrial accident in Ionia in…

Editor March 15, 2017

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Basura: Adventures playing Libra vs. Dutch in Bonaire

Bonaire, one of the ABC islands – Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao — is a former Dutch colony. After some years the Bonaireans elected to reconnect with Holland — now Bonaire…

Editor March 12, 2017