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Dorr’s maintenance guy has lawn side business

February 27, 2019

Dorr Township maintenance supervisor Jarrod Simon has launched a side business, doing what he does best. And he proudly touts it as owned and operated by a military veteran. Simon, who has been a Dorr Township employee for five years, not long ago launched Veterans Pride Lawn Care, specializing in...

Dorr library millage election likely to be in August

February 21, 2019

Rachel Vote Prospects are good for Dorr Township voters to decide a millage proposal for the Dorr Township Library on the August ballot. Local library officials have indicated the plan is to ask for one mill for 10 years. “The current millage expires in December of this year so we...

Barbecue takeout eatery may join Dorr strip mall

February 19, 2019

Gerald Marshall Prospects appear to be looking good for a new takeout barbecue restaurant to move into Dorr in the strip mall just east of the Dollar General Store along 142nd Avenue. Gerald Marshall approached the Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening to ask if there would be anything that would...

Wayland City is latest to opt out of pot dispensaries

February 18, 2019

Mark Garnsey Steve Harper Though 56% of voters last November approved a state-wide ballot issue legalizing recreational marijuana, virtually all local municipalities have been voting to opt out of permitting the buying and selling of the substance until the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) provides guidelines. The...

Leighton Treasurer Char Troost retiring next month

February 14, 2019

Char Troost Char Troost is retiring from her job as Leighton Township Treasurer at the end of next month. She made the announcement in unusual fashion near the conclusion of the Township Board meeting Thursday night, asking her colleagues if they would permit her to continue to serve on the...

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Hopkins Twp., county talks with tribe get restarted

February 11, 2019

Jason Veenstra (right) is sworn in by Clerk Eric Alberta as a new member of the Planning Commission. The Allegan County Board of Commissioners has restarted negotiations with the Gun Lake Tribe of Potowatomis to try to reach an agreement on a proposal for tribal land to be put into...

Fireworks ordinance for Watson doesn’t seem likely

February 7, 2019

A proposed ordinance to further regulate when fireworks can be launched in Watson Township doesn't appear to have a good chance of being adopted. Supervisor Kevin Travis Thursday evening presented a proposed ordinance to ban fireworks from being shot off from 1 to 8 a.m. on the days in which...

Mark Garnsey offered contract as new police chief

February 5, 2019

Mark Garnsey The City of Wayland is making a conditional offer for an employment contract as police chief to Mark Garnsey of Rockford. Garnsey, one of four finalists for the job to succeed outgoing Chief Steve Harper, is undergoing contract negotiations for the position, which has been advertised for between...

Potential city land buyer wants ‘Nickels template’

February 4, 2019

The property in question is next to the Great Lakes Energy office on 133rd Avenue. An unnamed individual plans to make an offer on property in the Wayland Industrial Park, next to the Great Lakes Energy office on 133rd Avenue and is seeking a deal similar to what Keith Nickels...

Marina melts Gun Lake ice, prompting safety concerns

January 29, 2019

by Austin Marsman Much of Gun Lake is covered in ice, however, one portion on South Shore remains open water. Lucas Spoor, owner of the Landing Marina is benefiting from the installment of an aerator, as first reported by The Sun and News. Aerators, or bubblers, are commonly used to...

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