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Mary Whiteford leads special GOP primary poll; Gamrat is 2nd
With less than three weeks to go until the Nov. 3 special election, a poll has Mary Whiteford at the head of the pack of eight candidates for 80th District…
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Leighton Twp. buys another softball field in Moline school deal
The final price for the aging Moline Elementary School building and property has been tweaked a bit, but it appears everybody in the deal will be beneficiaries. The Leighton Township…
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Yankee Springs seeks City of Wayland proposal for fire service
The City of Wayland has been asked by the Yankee Springs Township Board to provide cost estimates for providing fire services to the township. City Manager Mike Selden said the…
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Seven GOP candidates agree on everything except pot legalization
Differences of political opinion were about as rare as the presence of Democrats Wednesday night at an 80th State Rep. District Republican candidate forum at the Lake Doster Golf Course.…
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Wayland City Manager Mike Selden leaving to take MTA post
Wayland City Manager Mike Selden has announced he is leaving next month to become director of member information for the Michigan Townships Association in Lansing. Selden, who has been at…
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CDXX Boutique pot exchange lives to fight another day in Martin
The CDXX Boutique in downtown Shelbyville will remain open, at least for now. The medical marijuana exchange location and head shop received a surprising reprieve from the Martin Township Planning…
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Kevin Travis says he’s different from other 7 State Rep. candidates
Though it’s been said that Republican Party candidates in primary elections are all same in their stands on issues, one of the eight who seek the GOP nomination for 80th…
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Hicks Cemetery in Watson Township to get fence enclosure
The Watson Township Board Thursday night voted to enclose Hick Cemetery with 450 feet of two-rail vinyl fence and to contact snowplowing services for a flat fee of $2,100 over…
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Dorr Township Board still fighting over proposed electric sign
“Sign, sign, everywhere a sign. Barking at the scenery, breaking my mind. Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?” — Five-Man Electrical Band, 1971 The squabbles over…
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Dorr Parks Board busy with grants, vets’ memorial, skate park
The Dorr Township Parks and Recreation Commission has been very busy of late, and apparently the Township Board is impressed. The board handled a couple of requests affirmatively and received…