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Leighton to borrow $800,000 to help pay for new hall

The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening decided to borrow $800,000 from United Bank to help finance construction of a new township hall at the site of the district library. The…

Editor May 13, 2016

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Leighton residents not sold on scaled-down air park plan

The Leighton Township Planning Commission Wednesday night had another hearing on a proposed air park near 144th Avenue and Kalamazoo Avenue, but the plan has been scaled back since it…

Editor May 12, 2016

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Leighton OKs Wayland schools summer meals site

Wayland Union Schools plans to have its second summer free meals program for kids ages 18 and under, and the Leighton Township Board gave its blessing for it to be…

Editor May 12, 2016

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Martin Twp. agrees to change in who can serve on GLASA Board

The Martin Township Board Wednesday evening voted to agree with a request to change rules on who is eligible to serve on the Gun Lake Area Sewer and Water Board.…

Editor May 12, 2016

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Two finalists chosen for Wayland City plan consultant

The City of Wayland has received three bids for planning consultant services and will interview two finalists Thursday. City Manager Tim McLean said a committee of three City Council members…

Editor May 10, 2016

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Hopkins Township to contribute $1,000 to hall of fame

The Hopkins Township Board Monday voted 3-2 to make a one-time $1,000 contribution to a proposed Hopkins High School Athletic Hall of Fame. The move came after Township Supervisor Mark…

Editor May 9, 2016

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Local school teachers’ pay lower than state average

Teachers in all three local school districts are paid below the state average, which has declined for four years in a row. Julie Mack, in an MLive story published Monday,…

Editor May 9, 2016

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Watson Township to have 122nd Avenue paved

The Watson Township Board Thursday evening agreed to have 122nd Avenue paved at a cost of $365,736. The lowest bid was from Reith-Reilly Construction. The board originally wrestled with the…

Editor May 5, 2016

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Tim Johnson hired as plan consultant for Watson Twp.

Tim Johnson, co-owner of Main Street Planners of Grand Rapids, was selected as new planning consultant for Watson Township at the board’s Thursday evening meeting. Johnson succeeds longtime planner Mark…

Editor May 5, 2016

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Woman nabbed for providing heroin that killed Wayland man

Ashley Ashbrook, 30, who was wanted for providing heroin to a Wayland man who overdosed on the drug last fall, has been taken into custody. Authorities said Ashbrook was arrested…

Editor May 5, 2016