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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…
Posted by JDadmin July 29, 2021
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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…
Posted by Editor July 23, 2021
Gun Lake Casino revenue sharing rebounds slightly
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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…
Posted by Editor July 22, 2021
Army Bob: Can zoning be used to oppose racism?
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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?…
Posted by Editor July 15, 2021
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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…
Posted by Editor July 14, 2021
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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…
Posted by Editor June 18, 2021
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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.”…
Posted by Editor June 6, 2021
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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…
Posted by Editor June 2, 2021
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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…
Posted by Editor May 13, 2021
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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…
Posted by Editor April 16, 2021

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