Mattawan News

Teachers in the Mattawan Consolidated School district have agreed to pay and benefits concessions for 2012-13, but the district still issued layoff notices to 17 teachers to help balance its budget, according to a press release from the district.

This year's Alpenfest Parade Marshal comes with experience: He's served as Gaylord city manager for 14 years, directed the Downtown Development Authority for three years and has helped get Gaylord's Oktoberfest rolling.

Niles will hit the road Tuesday to take on Vicksburg, with the winner advancing to Thursday's semifinals against St.

Editor's note: This is part of a series of profiles of students graduating from Kalamazoo-area high schools this spring.

Colin Rensch's accomplishments would make any parent proud. He's one of the top students in Mattawn High School's Class of 2012 .

High school graduation season is getting under way in earnest. Students at Hackett Catholic Central graduated Sunday; Portage Central and Plainwell are holding their ceremonies tonight, and then Mattawan and Portage Northern seniors get their diplomas Friday.

Kalamazoo Valley Community College will increase tuition by $4 per credit hour for the 2012-13 school year.

A seniors and veterans expo is being held next week in Mattawan. State Representative Aric Nesbitt says that the event at the Antwerp Township Activity Center from nine AM to one PM on Monday will be a chance for everyone to express their concerns about state government and learn some helpful health information.

Kalamazoo Valley Community College will increase tuition by $4 per credit hour for the 2012-13 school year.

On Monday, in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court, she stood before the woman who just nine months ago ran her off U.S. 131 and then fled the scene as Ryder lay in the highway's median with critical injuries.

Sentence in hit-and-run crash: Jamie Graybeal was sentenced to a year in jail and four years of probation for a hit-and-run crash that critically injured a Portage woman.

"I am willing to come to the table and listen to new ideas. Period," Borgfjord said.