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A fall brings Townbroadcast news to a crawl
by J.D. Gonzales The editor of the Townbroadcast, David T. Young, suffered a rather bad fall up north while helping out a family member. After a hospital visit, it…
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Martin activist named to Internet broadband group
Austin Marsman of Martin has been appointed to serve on the new Broadband Action Workgroup by the Allegan County Board of Commissioners. The workgroup was formed by the Allegan County…
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Gun Lake Casino revenue sharing rebounds slightly
The Gun Lake Tribe’s twice annual local revenue sharing payments have rebounded slightly from the lows of six months ago at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic. The tribe this…
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Army Bob: Can zoning be used to oppose racism?
“Only Neanderthals question science”— CNN by Robert M. Traxler Would you like to have high density, low-income housing built next to you in Dorr, Wayland, Martin, Hopkins or Moline, No?…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — July 15, 1996 Sidewalk improvements in the Village of Hopkins promise to…
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Here’s my 2-step cure for our unfair elections disease
ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Save our republic! Because the two-party political system in the United States has…
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Is the state going to take over gravel pit regulations?
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. “Politics makes strange bedfellows,” — adapted from Shakespeare’s, “Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.”…
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Gravel mining issue may be brewing in Wayland Twp.
There may a large crowd in attendance at the next Wayland Township Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 7. A group of township residents are opposing a gravel mining…
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Martin Twp. unhappy with FEMA flood plain decision
Martin Township Supervisor Glenn Leep is not happy at all with the recent flood plain determination by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He told his Martin Township Board colleagues Wednesday…
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Dems didn’t start the fire on federal revenue sharing
So municipalities in Allegan County soon will be getting a total of $22.9 million in the federal stimulus package, or American Rescue Plan signed into law last month by President…