Gavel to Gavel: Local Government Meetings and Key Agenda Items – August 10 – 14
We have a busy week of local government meetings to cover this week, let's look at the key agenda items…
Kalamazoo entrepreneur turns poetry, painting and personal loss into an art and marketing business
Kalamazoo business owner Erica Smith built Fortunate Fourth Creations, an art and marketing company, out of years of personal setbacks.…
Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra honors former conductor Robert Ritsema in tribute concert
The Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra performed a tribute concert honoring former music director Robert Ritsema, who led the orchestra for…
Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education extends Superintendent Slade’s contract, approves new custodians’ agreement
The Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education voted Aug. 6 to extend Superintendent Dr. Darrin Slade's contract and approve a…
County sends leftover COVID relief funds to paternity program after twice declining prosecutor’s office bonus request
Kalamazoo County commissioners twice declined a prosecutor's office bonus request, then redirected $192,704.60 in leftover federal relief money to a…
County sets $200 monthly cap on weight-loss drug copay for 2027 health plan, after board rejects steeper coinsurance option
Kalamazoo County employees using GLP-1 weight-loss medications will pay up to $200 a month starting with the 2027 health plan.…
Discrimination complaints could get faster local review under new Kalamazoo ordinance language
Kalamazoo residents who file discrimination complaints could see them investigated locally, not automatically referred to the state, under language advanced…
Gavel to Gavel: Upcoming Local Government Meetings and Key Agenda Items – August 4 – 7
Today is Election Day, get out and vote! Our local boards and commissions had a couple days off to clear…
Road Commission Approves Preliminary Plan for 21-Unit Woodbrook Development in Prairie Ronde Township
The Road Commission of Kalamazoo County approved a preliminary site plan for a 21-unit residential development in Prairie Ronde Township…
Oshtemo Township Board Advances Energy Ordinance Timeline, Adopts First Reading of Solar Moratorium
The Oshtemo Township Board discussed the timeline for its pending battery storage and data center ordinances and adopted a first…