LUDINGTON — The Ludington City Council appointed Councilor Gary Castonia as its 2013 mayor pro-tem Monday night during its first meeting of the year. Castonia was nominated by Councilor Nick Tykoski. Mayor John Henderson also made committee appointments. See related story and list here. The city also renewed its refuse, yard waste and recycling contract with Republic Services. The five…
SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville City Commission will decide tonight if it will continue the services of Thompson, Thompson & Glanville as its attorneys. City Manager Amy Williams is recommending the city extend its agreement with the Ludington firm. Tracey Thompson, from Thompson, Thompson & Glanville, serves as the regular attorney for the city. The firm is paid a $3,000 per…
LANSING — Property taxes won’t increase when real estate ownership is transferred within a family under legislation recently signed into law, state Rep. Ray Franz said today. Public Act 497 of 2012, formerly House Bill 4753, creates an exemption for property transfers between immediate family members, including by marriage and adoption, from the so-called “pop-up” tax that is applied when property…
VICTORY TWP. – The work of Grand Rapids artist, Brenda Sipe, will open 2013 at the Manierre Dawson Gallery with an exhibit of sculpture and drawing. Sipe works with both traditional and explorative materials and is heavily influenced by nature. Recent sculptures display her background in fiber art and are “woven” from nature. Sipe received her master of fine arts…
A blog by Stephanie Wagner. Eleven years ago, I hung up my sexy dresses, packed away my high heels, and gave up on toxic nail polish. I wore sweats dotted with snot and spit-up, and tennis shoes made for toddler chasing. When I went back to work, I still had very little contact with anyone over the age of 5…
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