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Man, 63, charged with 2 murders, assault in Gun Lake area
A $10 million bond was set Monday in Barry County District Court for a Gun Lake area man who is accused to killing two men Friday and attempting to strangle…
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Santino DiCesare promoted to WHS assistant principal
Santino Di Cesare has been selected for the assistant principal's position at Wayland High School. Di Cesare will fill the vacancy after Mike Omness moved to Pine Street Elementary School…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…