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Nine local artists have entries in GR Art Prize competition

September 27, 2015

Nine artists from this area among the 1,554 artist entries from 48 countries and 42 U.S. states at 162 venues in Grand Rapids’ seventh annual ArtPrize competition. All are competing for a combination of public vote and juried awards totaling $500,000. More than 400,000 visited the 19-day exhibition in both...

Eight GOP candidates for 80th District State Rep. invited to debate

September 21, 2015

The eight Republican Party candidates for the 80th District special election Nov. 3 are being invited to take part in a debate at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Fennville High School. The debate is sponsored by the Allegan County Republican Party. The eight GOP candidates for State Representative are...

City plans to sell, not destroy old playground equipment from park

September 21, 2015

Wayland City Manager Mike Selden told the City Council Monday night that some of the work on the City Park project may begin this fall and that the city plans to sell the old playground equipment to the highest sealed bidder. There are no plans to begin work on the...

Wayland Self-Storage wins final approval for rezoning on 133rd

September 21, 2015

The Wayland City Council Monday night unanimously gave final approval to rezoning for Wayland Self-Storage at 1050 133rd Ave. in the industrial park. The move surprised absolutely no one, as the council agreed with the recommendation Sept. 8 of the Planning Commission to rezone the parcel from both I-2 (industrial)...

Gamrat throws hat back into the ring for state rep. contest

September 17, 2015

Former State Rep. Cindy Gamrat has filed to run for the 80th District legislative seat she lost last Friday by expulsion. Gamrat, who was elected last November to represent all of Allegan County except, Wayland, Leighton and Dorr Townships and the City of Wayland, was expelled by a vote of...

Retired judge to seek 80th District House seat as a Democrat

September 16, 2015

Allegan County Democratic Party has announced that David Gernant from Plainwell has decided to run for the 80th District State House seat. Gernant is the only Democrat thus far to file for the seat, which became vacant last Friday morning when State Rep. Cindy Gamrat was expelled by the House...

County Commissioner Jim Storey to run for Gamrat’s seat in Lansing

September 15, 2015

Jim Storey, now serving his second term on the Allegan County Board of Commissioners, has announced his candidacy for the suddenly vacant 80th Legislative District. Storey joins Mary Whiteford as candidates in the Nov. 3 Republican Party primary election Nov. 3. Any other candidates have until 4 p.m. Friday to...

Buyer offers $50,000 for historic, aging Moline Elementary School

September 14, 2015

Stephen Austin has offered the Wayland Union school district $50,000 to buy the historic, but aging Moline Elementary School. Bill Melching, the schools’ finance director, told the Board of Education Monday night, “The roof is in very bad shape and the building is deteriorating… I’m not a real estate agent,...

Allegan County Tea Party compares Gamrat expulsion to 9-11

September 12, 2015

The Allegan County Tea Party did not react kindly to the expulsion of former State Rep. Cindy Gramrat (R-Plainwell) early Friday morning. A statement issued on its Facebook site Friday night stated, "On 9/11 2015, the terrorist network in Lansing Michigan (sometimes called the Republican Party leadership), has taken down...

Deadline is Friday for filing for Rep. Gamrat’s seat now vacant

September 11, 2015

The deadline for filing candidacy for the vacancy created by the expulsion of State Rep. Cindy Gamrat is less than a week away. Michigan Lt. Gov. Brian Calley Friday announced that the primary election for the 80th District seat will be Tuesday, Nov. 3. The deadline for filing has been...

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