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Summit Pointe residential project preliminary plans OK’d

The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening awarded preliminary plat approval to the Merstone Group of Byron Center for an eight-lot single-family residential development on 144th Avenue west of Kalamazoo Avenue.…

Editor April 10, 2015

Obituaries

Hopkins High School Class of 1976 salutatorian passes at 57

Laurie Ann Pawlowski, age 57, of Grand Rapids, died Wednesday, April 8. Laurie graduated from Hopkins High School in 1976 as the class salutatorian and was a member of that…

Editor April 10, 2015

Obituaries

Celebration of Life ceremony for Deb White will be April 17

Deborah Sue White, 61, died in Allegan April 3. She was born and raised in Alabama and moved to Michigan in 1977, but never lost her accent, which is something…

Editor April 10, 2015

Columns

Army Bob: Equal pay for equal work for women a bogus issue?

Equal pay for equal work has been the law, some could argue, since 1920. Most would agree that the 1963 Equal Pay Law passed by Congress and then signed by…

Editor April 9, 2015

Articles

How can rural residents get permits to burn leaves, branches?

Confusion continues for rural residents about burning leaves, branches, twigs and yard debris in the wake of Allegan County abandoning last year’s handy on-line and telephone service. Leighton Township officials…

Editor April 9, 2015

Articles

Allegan County schools to change sub teachers’ provider service

The Allegan Area Educational Service Agency has decided to change its third party employment service for substitute teachers and other support personnel. Professional Education Services Group (PESG) of Caledonia has…

Editor April 9, 2015

Articles

Dorr Citizens’ Road Committee has 1st public forum on vote

The Dorr Township Citizens’ Road Committee Wednesday evening held the first of two planned public forums on the road millage issue that will be on the ballot in the special…

Editor April 9, 2015

Articles

Public Safety Beat: Motorist killed in crash south of Martin

A Plainwell area man was killed in a traffic crash Wednesday evening on 106th Avenue just south of Martin. Allegan County Sheriff's authorities said they overheard radio traffic from Allegan…

Editor April 9, 2015

Articles

Should Gun Lake Tribe be included on Ambulance Board?

The Martin Township Board heard a presentation Wednesday evening from Stuart Peet, raising a question about whether the Gun Lake Band of Potowatomis should have a seat on the Ambulance…

Editor April 9, 2015

Community Notices

Martin seeking Gun Lake Board representative again

It's not easy to get Martin Township represented on the Gun Lake Board. Walter Blue (shown at left being sworn in just 18 months ago by Martin Township Clerk Carrie…

Editor April 8, 2015