Community Notices

Dorr to celebrate 150 years during week of 4th of July

Dorr Township is planning a sesquicentennial blowout for an entire week, from Sunday, June 30, to Saturday, July 6. Besides celebrating its 150th birthday, it will observe the Fourth of…

Editor June 23, 2019

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Man arrested in 2 fatal shootings in Orangeville Township

Two men were killed and another arrested in Orangeville Township Friday afternoon in a shooting near Lewis and Lindsey roads about six-and-a-half miles east of Martin, a few miles south…

Editor June 21, 2019

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Martin hires Hillsdale ISD supervisor as new superintendent

The Martin Board of Education has chosen Brooke Ballee-Stone, a career-technical principal/supervisor for the Hillsdale County Intermediate School District, to succeed Dr. David Harnish as part-time superintendent beginning July 1.…

Editor June 21, 2019

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Kalamazoo man, 22, charged in car theft spree and shootout

William Thomas (Billy) Travis, 22, of Kalamazoo, was arraigned in Allegan County District Court Thursday afternoon on a variety of charges stemming from a weekend car theft spree and shootout…

Editor June 20, 2019

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Local deputy wins award for most impaired driving arrests

Allegan County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Gerke, who has served Dorr and Leighton townships, last Friday received the Mothers Against Drunk Driving Lifesavers Award Mt. Pleasant. Out of all the nominees…

Editor June 20, 2019

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Car thefts, shooting suspect will be arraigned Thursday

Several felony charges have been issued for a Kalamazoo area man in his 20s who will be arraigned in 57th District Court at 1:30 p.m. Thursday after he was arrested…

Editor June 18, 2019

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Man nabbed in car theft spree after shootout with deputies

Allegan County Sheriff's authorities this morning captured a man whose violent car theft spree began Saturday evening in downtown Martin. Deputies said they responded to a report of a stolen…

Editor June 16, 2019

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Austin Marsman serving as Sen. Peters’ campaign intern

Occasional Townbroadcast contributing writer Austin Marsman, a 2018 graduate of Martin High School, is continuing his political activism this summer as an intern for the re-election campaign of Democratic U.S.…

Editor June 15, 2019

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Martin man to be sentenced Sept. 16 for sex offense in 2018

Sentencing for a 23-year-old Martin man who admitted to having sex with a mentally disabled client at a facility will be at 1 p.m. Sept. 16 in Allegan County Circuit…

Editor June 15, 2019

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MEC announces 2 promotions to leadership positions

MEC, a tube bending and metal fabrication business located at 4714 Circuit Court in Wayland, has announced a couple of personnel changes. Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) a leading U.S.-based value-added…

Editor June 14, 2019