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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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25 Years Ago — June 17, 1992 Leighton Township Supervisor Dar VanderArk has outlined a proposal to fund road paving and improvement projects, very similar to the one used by Salem Township. He suggests a four-mill levy annually because the current rate of one mill nis insufficient. Township Treasurer Arlene...
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Leighton adopts $1.628 million budget for 2017-18

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The Leighton Township Board Thursday night held a public hearing and then adopted a budget of about $1.628 million for the fiscal year 2017-18. Revenues are expected to exceed expenditures by about $520, so there likely will not be a need to dip into the fund balance, or rainy day...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 years Ago — Feb. 12, 1992 The Dorr Township Board voted to retain its recycling surcharge and announced it may ask Allegan County to refund its collections not spent in 1991. A wood burning stove malfunction...
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Watson may look into upgrading to curbside recycling

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Watson Township Supervisor Kevin Travis told his colleagues he is researching the possibility of updating the local recycling program to curbside in the wake of the problems at the drop-off site at the township hall parking lot. The Township Board has been aware of too many people dropping off garbage...
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Monterey house damaged by Sunday morning fire

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The Hopkins Area Fire Department was summoned to a structure fire in Monterey Township Sunday morning. On arrival fire was located in basement, first floor bedroom and living room and second floor bedroom. Firefighters said PPA was applied before crews made entry to finish extinguishing the fire with 3,200 gallons...
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Bygone Days: A look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 233

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25 Years Ago — Sept. 18, 1991 Dennis Roxbury, 41, of Hopkins, was shot and killed by state troopers in downtown Hopkins after authorities received a complaint he was brandishing a rifle in the open and was intoxicated. Lt. Steve DeBoer, commander of the Michigan State Police Post, insisted Roxbury...
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Bygone Days: A look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 228

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25 Years Ago — Aug. 14, 1991 The soon-to-be constructed east wing of the Allegan County Building will be called the Ralph B. Sytsma Memorial Center in honor of the County Board chairman and Leighton Township dairy farmer who died earlier this year. Congressman Paul Henry (R-Grand Rapids) stopped in...
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 215

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25 Years Ago — May 15, 1991 Wayland Township residents soon may be required to display house numbers that can be seen easily from the street. The impetus for the regulations is in the interest of public safety, according to the Wayland Area Emergency Services (WAEMS). Wayland Junior High School...
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Yankee Springs Township officially now 11th member of WAEMS

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It’s official: Yankee Springs Township now has joined Wayland Area Emergency Services for ambulance service. The final piece of the puzzle was assembled Wednesday night when the Martin Township Board voted 4-0 to bring Yankee Springs into the WAEMS service area. The organization’s rules stipulate that all current members must...
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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 202

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25 Years Ago — Feb. 6, 1991 A support group for families of military troops serving overseas in the Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm, has been established by the local VFW post and the American Red Cross. Vandals broke into Moline Elementary School and attempted to set a fire by...
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