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Gun Lake Casino names 2 new assistant managers

Gun Lake Casino has announced the promotions of Marion Lebsock and Carter Pavey to assistant general managers. Lebsock previously served Gun Lake Casino as the director of human resources, where…

Editor August 24, 2018

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Dorr Twp. rezoning may have future implications

The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening made an agonizing 4-3 decision on rezoning a parcel that may have implications for the future of land use. Commissioners narrowly approved a…

Editor August 21, 2018

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City Council will take up chickens issue once again

Chickens are back in the news for the City of Wayland. After nearly a one-year hiatus, the City Council has agreed to revisit a proposal to craft a local ordinance…

Editor August 20, 2018

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City revokes special use permit for Lumberyard center

The Wayland City Council Monday night almost unanimously voted to revoke a special use permit for the Lumberyard Events Center at the corner of Maple and Railroad streets. The decision…

Editor August 20, 2018

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Gun Lake Tribe to lead Kalamazoo River sturgeon release

The Gun Lake Tribe of Pottawatomi Indians; Michigan Department of Natural Resources; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Kalamazoo River Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow, and Grand Valley State University will…

Editor August 16, 2018

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AAESA fighting lawsuit stemming from principal’s arrest

Jonathan Garcia, former principal at the Hillside Learning and Behavioral Center in Allegan, is now serving a maximum sentence of 10 years in the Newberry Correctional Facility, but the Allegan…

Editor August 16, 2018

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Wayland Plan Commission helps 3 proposals go 3-for-3

Three proposals that came before the City of Wayland Planning Commission went 3-for-3 Tuesday night, two of them involving businesses on Reno Drive. The winning proposals were a rezoning from…

Editor August 14, 2018

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Student-run spirit store to open at old WHS cafeteria

Wayland High School students will operate a new spirit store, with a grand opening scheduled during the high school’s open house from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28. The…

Editor August 14, 2018

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Casino Revenue Sharing Board will hear complaints

Hopkins Township Supervisor Mark Evans and Sixth District Allegan County Commissioner Gale Dugan plan to be at the 4 p.m. meeting Wednesday of the Gun Lake Casino Revenue Sharing Board…

Editor August 13, 2018

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Angry Hopkins Twp. citizen calls for sexton’s removal

Keith Layton, son of Julia Layton, who died Aug. 2, told the Hopkins Township Board the township sexton should be removed f0r incompetence in the wake of an unfortunate incident…

Editor August 13, 2018