This past week’s election filings had more plot twists than an Alfred Hitchcock film.
The Montcalm County prosecutor race saw the chief assistant prosecutor being disqualified from the August primary election ballot and his colleague making a last-minute filing instead.
Meanwhile, local township election filings saw either multiple contested races or the absence of anyone filing altogether
‘Fatal error’
Montcalm County chief assistant prosecutor disqualified from ballot
Stanton City Commission revisits Sheridan Fire Authority proposal
Portland Area Fire Authority chairman voices concerns about contract languageA proposal to merge the Stanton Community Fire Department with the Sheridan Fire Authority appeared to be an extinguished idea earlier this year, but was resurrected at Tuesday’s Stanton City Commission meeting.
At January’s meeting, Stanton City Manager Rachel Coffey said the Stanton fire department was not prepared to move forward with the proposed merger as firefighters wanted more information.
Art-barn style business proposed for Eureka Township
‘Blackbird Meadows Farm’ would feature first-floor studio space, upstairs residence and adjoining coffee and bakery shopFor years, Heidi Funk has taken joy in the hobby of baking, selling her goods to friends and anyone else who might be interested in a sweet treat.
Funk is hoping she can turn that hobby into a small business, to operate alongside a proposed “art barn” in Eureka Township.
Ousted Douglass Township officials working on a comeback
No one files for clerk or treasurer in Cato or Winfield townshipsTuesday’s election filing deadline resulted in a host of contested races for local townships as well as the absence of anyone filing altogether for multiple township seats.
MAISD reduces bond proposal by $7 million
School district now aims to place revised $29.8 million proposal on Aug. 6 ballotPending a vote next month from its Board of Education, the Montcalm Area Intermediate School District will be attempting to pass a reduced version of its bond proposal that failed in February.
Greenville Jacket baseball splits conference doubleheader with Lowell
The Greenville baseball team is making big plays this spring with two tough conference wins in back-to-back weeks. The Yellow Jackets (4-10-1 overall) were looking to add more games to their win column after splitting last week’s series with East Grand Rapids. They traveled to Lowell on Monday afternoon to take on the Red Arrows for an OK White showdown.
Finding their stride
Belding baseball hopes to fine-tune their play after Comstock Park lossThe Belding baseball team is looking to make a strong comeback for the rest of the season after a slower-than-normal start.
MIKE TAYLOR: That day I was famous
I was famous once, for about eight hours. I never reached the paparazzi-attracting fame of, say, Madonna or Taylor Swift, but it was really close.
