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No CRT or Covid fireworks at Wayland school board

Despite recent contentious and lengthy meetings of the Wayland Board of Education Monday night' session was relatively brief, at about 60 minutes and it included few explosive comments from the…

Editor August 9, 2021

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Allegan Area ESA launches strategic planning process

The Allegan Area Educational Service Agency (AAESA) is launching a new initiative to guide the district through a three-to-five-year year strategic plan. The purpose of this initiative is to…

Editor August 3, 2021

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City officials tour marijuana facilities in Lowell, Ionia

Wayland City Council members and local officials spend the god part of a day last month touring and inspecting marijuana dispensaries and growing operations in Lowell and Ionia. Local officials…

Editor August 2, 2021

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Wayland hires Hopkins AD, names assistant principal

Wayland Union Schools has hired Adam Valk as new athletic director at Wayland Union High School and Karri Bailey as the new Middle School/High School assistant principal, pending board approval.…

Editor August 2, 2021

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Hopkins, Martin to vote on non-homestead millages

Two school ballot proposals, for Hopkins and Martin, will be included in special elections on Tuesday, Aug. 3. Both non-homestead proposals are for five-year renewals of taxes for commercial and…

Editor July 30, 2021

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A fall brings Townbroadcast news to a crawl

by J.D. Gonzales The editor of the Townbroadcast, David T. Young, suffered a rather bad fall up north while helping out a family member. After a hospital visit, it…

JDadmin July 29, 2021

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Martin activist named to Internet broadband group

Austin Marsman of Martin has been appointed to serve on the new Broadband Action Workgroup by the Allegan County Board of Commissioners. The workgroup was formed by the Allegan County…

Editor July 23, 2021

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Dorr Township Board agrees to seek rescue funds

The Dorr Township Board Thursday night in a special meeting voted unanimously to authorize Supervisor Jeff Miling to apply for American Rescue Funds in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic.…

Editor July 22, 2021

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Gun Lake Casino revenue sharing rebounds slightly

The Gun Lake Tribe’s twice annual local revenue sharing payments have rebounded slightly from the lows of six months ago at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic. The tribe this…

Editor July 22, 2021

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Dorr’s visioning meeting brings out hopes and fears

The special meeting of the Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday turned out to be a contest between “what we’d like to see” and “what we fear will actually happen.” The…

Editor July 20, 2021