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Martin rewards Supt. for solid work in difficult year

June 28, 2021

Brooke Ballee-Stone The Martin Board of Education was so pleased with how the Covid-19 pandemic crisis was handled over the past two years that it granted a raise and other perks to Superintendent Brooke Ballee-Stone. The superintendent’s annual pay was bumped from $55,000 to $71,500 and her work commitment during...

Dorr Twp. gets update on sustainable business park

June 25, 2021

Darwin Baas, director of the Kent County Department of Public Works, and colleague Rick Chapla visited the Dorr Township Board again Thursday for an update on plans for the “Reimagine Trash” sustainable business park in the northeast portion of the township. The park is the result of the Kent County...

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Dems urge county to use rescue funds for broadband

June 25, 2021

Allegan County Democratic Party Thursday at its business meeting adopted a resolution to urge Allegan County’s Board of Commissioners to spend the $22.9 million in American Rescue Plan money on county-wide Internet broadband access. Under the American Rescue Plan, Allegan County is expected to receive 22.9 million in relief funds...

Tuinstra lectures board on taxes, but hearing is July 29

June 24, 2021

John Tuinstra The Dorr Townshp Board Thursday night voted to have a public truth in taxation hearing at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 29, on overriding the Headlee Amendment rollback millage rate. Supervisor Jeff Miling said he received a communication that voters in Allegan County last November voted in favor of...

Yes it’s true: Dorr’s 5 Lakes Brewing moving to Tanger

June 23, 2021

It has been confirmed that 5 Lakes Brewing Co. indeed will move this fall into the Tanger Outlet mall in Byron Township, as reported by Townbroadcast three months ago. “We are super excited to announce that Tanger Outlets asked us to be part of their entertainment district in Byron Center!”...

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Wayland Union adopts a hopeful balanced budget

June 21, 2021

Though there are wild cards out there, such as the Covid pandemic and lack of information about state aid, Wayland Union Schools Assistant Superintendent for Finances and Operations gave school board members an educated guess about next year's budget. The local school district was hammered financially by Covid in the...

Wayland School parents persist in Covid demands

June 21, 2021

Torches and pitchforks again? Not so much. A group of Wayland Union school district parents appeared again at a Board of Education meeting Monday night to urge a policy removing Covid-19 restrictions when the academic year begins in late August. A smaller group this time, it did include a couple...

Is Covid pandemic finally going away for good?

June 19, 2021

The statistics associated with the Covid-19 pandemic continue to wind down, except for the number of deaths. The Allegan County Health Department Friday reported that 155 people have died as a result of the virus or its complications since the pandemic began in March 2020. That death toll shows seven...

Master plan forum July 20 beckons Dorr Twp. citizens

June 15, 2021

The Dorr Township Planning Commission made moves Tuesday night in preparation for the special master plan public input forum July 20. The commission went over survey results from about 500 township residents with Lori Castello, zoning administrator from Professional Code Inspections. Then commissioners set a public hearing on an unrelated...

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Wayland Supt. says family reason for seeking position

June 14, 2021

Dr. Christina Hinds Wayland Union Schools Supt. Dr. Christina Hinds Monday night acknowledged to the Board of Education she had sought the superintendency at Kalkaska Public Schools, but was not hired. Hinds, who has been the school chief at Wayland for less than a year, denied that she was seeking...

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