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Montcalm County · Montcalm CountyA series of multiple votes — and some potential confusion within the voting language — resulted in a winding road to approval Tuesday for a rezoning request aimed at future commercial development. During Tuesday’s meeting of the Oakfield Township Board, members considered a recommendation from the Planning Commission to rezone two adjacent parcels, approximately 13 acres in size, on the northeast corner of 14 Mile Road (M-57) and Lincoln Lake Av…Read Article
Oakfield Township greenlights rezoning request at corner of M-57 and Lincoln Lake Avenue

Montcalm County · Montcalm CountyA Montcalm County jury took less than an hour to acquit a Stanton woman of two felony charges (while the jury was eating lunch, no less) after a trial that featured a surprise secretly recorded video and the judge opining that a guilty verdict was likely. After a day and a half of testimony on Tuesday and Wednesday, the jury adjourned for lunch and deliberations at 1:30 p.m., returning before 2:30 p.m. to acquit Lorena Graves, 54, of assault wit…Read Article