BELDING, Mich.— A new face is joining Belding’s city council.

Tuesday night, voters elected challenger Jerome Lallo over incumbent Andrew Belding, 175 votes to 147 votes. Incumbents Mike Scheid and Ron Gunderson will keep their seats, garnering 204 votes and 200 votes respectively.  .

The newly elected/re-elected city council members will serve a five-year term so the city can move its election to an even year.  Current council members will also have their term extended by a year.  After those terms expire, all city council positions will return to four year terms.

For a link to the complete election results, visit the WZZM 13 homepage here.

GREENVILLE, Mich.—  If you have overdue library books, here’s your chance to clear the fines without shelling out the cash.

The Flat River Community Library’s “Food for Fines” program runs now through November 16.  For each non-perishable food or personal care item a patron brings in, $1 of fines will be cleared from their library account.  There is no limit to the number of items you could donate.

The donated food will go to food pantries within the community. 

Halloween is Thursday, and many communities have set times for children to trick-or-treat.

Although the weather may not be pleasant, children are encouraged to visit homes and businesses at the following times:  

Ada Township

• No designated time
• Fire station #1 trick or treating: October 31,  6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Alpine Township

• October 31 until dark/candy runs out

Belding

• October 31, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Halloween Open House: October 31, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the fire station

Cannon Township

• No set time; fire department will hand out treats October 31, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

Cascade Township

• October 31, 5:30 p.m. -8:30 p.m.