A Trufant man died in a farming accident late Tuesday afternoon.
Montcalm County Sheriff deputies responded to a report of a man trapped under a tractor at approximately 5:25 p.m.
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Maple Valley Township Board members debate lawsuit
The treasurer of the Maple Valley Township Board is questioning why she had to learn that the township was being sued by reading about it in the Daily News.
As reported in Monday’s Daily News, Steven Davis of Vestaburg initially filed a small claims complaint against Maple Valley Township Supervisor Dan Boes of Coral on Dec. 20, 2022, in Montcalm County District Court, saying Boes “took property purchased from Maple Valley Township without notice of permission” on Dec. 4, 2022.
Man sues Maple Valley Township over Trufant building
A man has filed a lawsuit against the Maple Valley Township Board in relation to a Trufant building he says he purchased from the township.
Steven Davis of Vestaburg initially filed a complaint against Maple Valley Township Supervisor Dan Boes of Coral on Dec. 20, 2022, in Montcalm County District Court, saying Boes “took property purchased from Maple Valley Township without notice of permission” on Dec. 4, 2022.
Maple Valley Township property just one example of Montcalm County’s confusing, lengthy blight enforcement process
How are blight complaints reported and addressed in Montcalm County?
It’s a complicated and confusing process.
Take this example from Monday’s Maple Valley Township Board meeting: Township resident Jerry Garner brought up the property at 1320 N. Paris Road just east of Trufant.
‘Community coming together’ for Trufant Jubilee
The 43rd annual Trufant Jubilee was in some ways a lot different than the inaugural Jubilee back in 1979. Yet many of the same aspects — promoting community, spending time with family and seeing old friends — remain the same as that first one-day event for Stump Fence Capital USA.
Be a Lumber Jack or Jill at Trufant Jubilee on Sept. 2-4
A jubilant time will be had once again as the 43rd annual Trufant Jubilee festival returns to town for Labor Day weekend Sept. 2-4.
“Our Chamber has been working hard for months on Jubilee 2022,” said Trufant Chamber of Commerce President Kelli Medler. “We’re looking forward to all the events, returning and new.”
100 years of change
Margaret Krebs writes about growing up in Trufant and Howard CityIt is, indeed, a rare feat to write a book with your granddaughter, having lived on earth for nearly a century.
Praise is an understatement for Margaret Krebs, 98, and her million dollar smile.
Trufant woman celebrates 100th birthday among family and friends
Despite wind gusts and summer heat, a large group gathered under two white party tents on the lawn of Lakeview Terrace to celebrate Belva Stout’s 100th birthday on Friday.
Consisting of Terrace residents and Stout’s extensive family, the group looked on as Sen. Rick Outman presented Stout with a framed certificate.
Poulsen anniversary
Dennis and Joy Poulsen of Trufant are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary with an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. on June 11.
Maple Valley Township looks into selling old garage after questions raised about rental arrangement
This township is looking into selling an old bus garage after questions have been raised about the process of renting it out as a storage facility.
The Trufant school closed in 2006. In August 2007, the Maple Valley Township Board voted 4-1 to purchase the old school and bus garage for $100,000 from Lakeview Community Schools, according to meeting minutes. Twelve years later, the township sold the old school sometime around August 2019 for $161,632, according to meeting minutes (the Daily News was not able to find the township board’s vote to sell the old school after going through meeting minutes online, and was only able to find a mention that the building had sold to an unnamed buyer).
