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Abandoned Watson Twp. house, barn must come down
The abandoned house and barn on the south side of 118th Avenue just west of the Watson Township Hall will have to come down soon under the township’s dangerous building…
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Recycling surcharge request passes in 8 of 9 municipalities
Allegan County Recycling/Solid Waste Coordinator Ben Williams said he was very pleased with the results of Tuesday's primary election involving the program in a variety of locations. Eight of nine…
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Sewers, Dorr millages, Martin schools big primary winners
Debbie Sewers, Steve Johnson and two Dorr Township millage proposals were the biggest winners Tuesday in the Republican Party primary election. Sewers won the Dorr Township Clerk’s post with about…
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Wayland citizen pleads with city to stop removing trees
The Wayland City Council was rebuked by a local citizen Monday night for pursuing policies of removing trees from the community. Gail Hollinger, who had come to the meeting to…
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Splash pad hours extended by one through Labor Day
Hours for the wildly popular new splash pad at the Wayland City Park have been expanded by one more hour in the evenings from now through Labor Day. The City…
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Wayland church backs city’s change to ‘family’ rest rooms
The United Church of Wayland told the City Council Monday night of its support for the city’s decision a year ago to switch from traditional to “family” restrooms in the…
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Dorr Twp. votes for graveling, only if road millage passes
The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening decided to approve paying $32,052 to Stoneco for this year’s graveling program, but only if the road millage request passes in the Aug. 2…
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Boot, Sewers do battle for Dorr clerk; Senneker no-show
The showdown between Dorr Township Clerk candidates Brian Boot and Debbie Sewers was the only contest in Tuesday night’s forum at Crosswinds Community Church. Supervisor Jeff Miling was left alone…
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Gun Lake Tribe reaches agreement with State of Michigan
The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) has announced a government-to-government, partial settlement agreement with the State of Michigan that provides a…
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Citizens’ group pleads final case for Dorr roads millage
The third and final program in a series of public forums explaining the Dorr Township roads millage request took place Thursday night with sparse attendance. Four members of the volunteer…