Augusta News

A new charter school, Evergreen Academy, is opening in September in Kalamazoo's Hillcrest neighborhood for grades K-6. The school will be located at 2121 Hudson Ave., a former office building that is being remodeled, said Allison Gumper, business manager for the Foundation for Behavioral Research in Augusta, which is operating the school.

Jeffrey Norman Wyman, 26, 45 West Baldwin, Battle Creek, pleaded no contest to larceny of a building: 1-2 years, $198 in fines, costs and fees, 12/2/2011. Edward Bruce Duncan, 26, 205 West Elm, Albion, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering a coin-operated device: 9 months with credit for 101 days, $1,398 in fines, costs and fees, 12/2/2011. Andre ... (more)

Breilen Maybee of Plainwell, Samuel Wade Carpenter of White Pigeon and Tanner Micklatcher of Augusta star in "Willy Wonka." / Julie Renzema Local cast members include Tanner Micklatcher, and Nora and Nathan Gibes of Augusta; Eliza and Lennia Talmage of Battle Creek; Nathan Martin of Galesburg;Timothy True, Amanda Reijonen, Lan and Peter Sinkovitz, ... (more)

The owl, unusual in these parts, had been hanging around the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport since before Christmas, but died there Monday.

Snowy owls are heading south this winter, likely in search of food, scientists say.