Bangor News

The four public school districts in Bay County all lost students from fall to winter count days, with Bay City Public Schools losing the most, from approximately 8,450 in the fall to 8,400. Carla Derocher, Bay City schools' director of Student Services, said the district is hoping the numbers can bounce back in the fall.

Bangor officials are looking into the financial implications of possibly disbanding the city's police department and contracting with the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office for law enforcement services.

Van Buren County Deputies need your help to find a missing Foster Care resident from Bangor who has been missing since Thursday.

Police in South Haven are looking for a 57-year-old man who has not been seen since Thursday.

Terry Flanigan, 57, has been reported missing and could be in danger, according to a news release from the Van Burnen County Sheriff's Office.

Chris Lehman of Bangor and Timothy Ludman of Dowagiac received Cassopolis diplomas in a graduation ceremony Thursday morning at Cass County Jail.

Gobles, Bloomingdale and Bangor are among the Van Buren County schools closed today, and in Allegan County, Allegan and Plainwell are running buses on main roads only, citing icy conditions, following a weekend of snow turned to rain.

Police arrested a Bangor-area man after investigating a report of domestic violence and tracking the man through the woods with a police dog.

Van Buren County Sheriff's deputies arrested three men who they suspect robbed Jan's Trailside Cafe in Gobles , among other businesses.