Augusta News

Two area events are planned Wednesday to mark Veterans Day 2009. The first will begin at 11 a.m. at the Fort Custer National Cemetery at 15501 Dickman Road in Augusta, just west of Battle Creek.

The Annual Fall Coin Show is being held at the Kalamazoo County Expo Center & Fairground.

A Howell native has taken command of a unit of the Michigan Army National Guard.

By Aaron Aupperlee aaupperlee@kalamazoogazette.com 388-8553 AUGUSTA - A $4 million expansion project kicks off Monday at the Sherman Lake YMCA.

Battle Creek's Bridges to Cultural Understanding will host a viewing of the 2006 Bastard Fairy film 'The Canary Effect: Kill the Indian, Save the Man' Thursday, Nov.

A Face that just a few short weeks ago represented the many unemployed in Battle Creek is now being touted as the Face of success.

At least three Calhoun County middle schools have shut down for the remainder of the week as more than one-third of students reported having flu-like illnesses there.

Executive chefs from four southwest Michigan restaurants came together Tuesday evening to support local farmers and fight hunger.

About 7,500 students are spending today and Wednesday at home after illnesses caused widespread absences, forcing more than a dozen Kalamazoo County schools to close.

WEST MICHIGAN Experts had warned that it could happen, and now it has. The flu is raiding the hallways at local schools and doctors are confirming it's the H1N1 virus.

Another month meant another bushel of miles for the Infiniti EX35, which looks all but certain to pass the 30,000-mile marker before it finishes out its year with us.

If you're one of the millions who tunes into cooking competitions on the Food Network each week and woefully laments science's inability to develop Smell-o-Vision, then Chef Jared Dellario has got one heck of an opportunity for you.

Whether she is portraying a damsel in distress, nurturing mother figure or uncontrollable shrew, Broadway actress Marin Mazzie has proven she is equally comfortable--and mesmerizing--in poignant dramatic and outrageous.... Whether she is portraying a damsel in distress, nurturing mother figure or uncontrollable shrew, Broadway actress Marin Mazzie ...

A strange car was parked by the house with its trunk open. Two men had kicked in a back door and were attempting to steal video games and the family's Wii, she said.

Completion of the North Country National Scenic Trail segment in Kalamazoo County will be celebrated starting at 9 a.m. Saturdaywith an event at the Kellogg Biological Station near Hickory Corners.

Since 2005, Ron Patti has participated in an annual 4-day bicycle ride around the state to honor his friend, fellow Marine Cpl.

Major Darin Bremmer, of Howell, Mich. has transferred from the 126th Press Camp Headquarters to the Lansing based 46th Military Police Command, Michigan Army National Guard.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. On Tuesday, police officers were out walking the streets in Kalamazoo neighborhoods, giving people warnings after a recent series of home invasions.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Battle Creek police have reported the following cases: * A warrant is being sought for a man, 29, after his girlfriend, 46, said she was assaulted in the 100 block of Cliff Street about 5:30 p.m. Monday.

Donna Beatty had just finished her Monday morning jog with her dog when she returned home and noticed something was wrong.