Kalamazoo County Community Corrections Faces Layoffs, Service Cuts Without Budget Fix
A funding shortfall in the Kalamazoo County Office of Community Corrections could force staff layoffs as early as July and…
Road Commission Receives Clean Audit; State Road Funding Rebounds After Rocky Start to 2026
The Road Commission of Kalamazoo County received a clean audit for the most recent fiscal year, with no material weaknesses…
Road Commission Is Developing a Tree Replacement Policy as Safe Streets for All Project Approaches
The Road Commission of Kalamazoo County is developing a draft tree replacement policy in response to the scale of tree…
Comstock Township Board Votes to Terminate Superintendent’s Contract Without Cause
The Comstock Township Board voted Monday night to terminate the contract of Superintendent Scott Hess without cause, contingent on Hess…
Kalamazoo Renews Assessor Contract — One Commissioner Wants a Longer-Term Plan
The Kalamazoo City Commission voted unanimously Monday night to renew a three-year contract with Wayne County Appraisal LLC for property…
Kalamazoo Avenue Planned Two-Way Conversion Is Moving Forward
The Kalamazoo City Commission voted unanimously Monday night to approve contracts that move the long-planned two-way conversion of Kalamazoo Avenue…
Gavel to Gavel: Upcoming Local Government Meetings and Key Agenda Items – June 1 – 4
Monday (06/01) Kalamazoo City Commission (7:00 PM, PMN4): The City Commission will vote on several contract extensions and approvals, including…
A Street Built for the Next 100 Years
For 60 years, Kalamazoo Avenue has been a one-way street. That's about to change slowly, deliberately, and with a price…
More Than a Backdrop
Last week, Stephen Colbert closed out eleven years at the Ed Sullivan Theater and showed up, just 24 hours later,…
Kalamazoo Has Replaced More Than 6,700 Lead Service Lines and the Work Continues
More than two-thirds of Kalamazoo's lead service lines have now been replaced, according to James Baker, the city's director of…