Homer News

PRESS RELEASE: Homer Historical Society Car Show For Immediate Use: June 30, 2009 Contact: JoAnne Miller, 517-568-3116 Homer Historical Society car show July 26 at Blair Historical Farm HOMER - The ninth annual Homer Historical Society car show will be held Sunday, July 26 at Blair Historical Farm.

Homer, Mich., Fire Department Chief, John Hanson, makes a call while waiting for the Midland County Road Commission to arrive and disperse sand over a pool of diesel fuel on westbound M-20 Thursday evening.

WOMAN HURT: A 24-year-old Homer woman was critically injured when her car struck a tractor on 26-Mile Road in Calhoun County's Homer Township.

In Calhoun County a crash involving a tractor and a car sent a Homer woman to the hospital.

Village-wide garage sales, sponsored by the Homer Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, June 26, and Saturday, June 27.

Tiny fingers are perfect for poking just the right size holes for pumpkin seeds.

Branch County Deputies were dispatched at approximately 7:30 a.m. Tuesday to the 200 block of North Angola Road in Coldwater Township to discover a white male deceased in a vehicle.

In Calhoun County, Albion voters welcomed a new face to their school board Tuesday and retained the only incumbent in the race.

The May Fugitive of the Month is Nikki L. Jeffries, 33. Jeffries is wanted by the Michigan State Police Fifth District Fugitive Team and the Battle Creek Police Department for two counts of invasion of privacy related to a domestic assault offense.

Washington Gardner Middle School sixth-grader Markee Boyd put down his trumpet for a moment Thursday and listened for the next song.

Recently sentenced by Calhoun County Circuit Judge Allen Garbrecht: Reynaldo Rivera Jr., 29, of 170 Upton Ave., Battle Creek, pleaded no contest to writing a check with insufficient funds: 150 days in jail with credit for 45 days; 48 months probation; substance abuse treatment; $16,797.14 in fines, costs, fees and restitution.

Rex Wildt, 67, of Alamo, Texas, formerly of Homer, died March 20. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis; a daughter, Linda Hall; a son, Tim Anderson; and a brother, Wayne.

The two victorious candidates for the Battle Creek Public Schools Board of Education will be presiding at a time of both excitement and fiscal struggle.

Ann Arbor Farmer's Market has always been the place to find locally grown produce and tasty bake goods, but as I passed through the market today I noticed an increasing number of vendors advertising their "local-ness". Along with local baked goods, early season produce, eggs , are a growing number of CSAs .

Being a Kellogg Community College trustee is a job for someone who is intelligent, impartial, a good decision-maker, committed to education and concerned about students of all ages.

Of the many philanthropic efforts the Homer Masons have undertaken, Larry Hyde said rescuing the village's Caring and Sharing Thrift Store was the "best thing could have done." In 2008, Hyde and others at the Masonic Lodge No.

A proposed non-motorized trail connecting linear paths in Battle Creek, Marshall, Albion and Homer is expected to bring economic and recreational benefits to the county, but funding is not in place yet.

"In a future time / Children will work together / To build a giant cyborg" - They might be giants "Mary Kay is one of the secret masters of the world: a librarian.

Local school officials could see a big chunk of federal stimulus money hit district accounts by the end of the month.

To Kick off April Alcohol Awareness Month, the Substance Abuse Council, in collaboration with Michigan State Police, the Calhoun County Sheriff's Department, Prosecutor's Office and Calhoun County Underage Drinking Prevention Forum Partners, conducted a Media Conference to launch the "Parents Who Host Lose the Most: Don't be a party to teenage ...