Richland News

A classic outdoor look that's weighty enough to stand its ground in windy weather, wrought iron now comes in modern finishes and colors, as well as familiar romantic scrollwork designs.

While the new album from Kalamazoo country band The Bronk Bros. contains songs about maturing and spirituality, the boys aren't exactly shutting it down at sunset either.

At an emotional meeting Monday, residents of the Parchment School District offered criticism and support for the Board of Education for their actions following the April 4 arrest of administrator John Thompson on charges of drunken driving and fleeing police.

The language to be used in the petition to recall Parchment school board members was approved by the Kalamazoo County Election Commission on Thursday morning.

With 10 of 17 precincts reporting, Gull Lake Community Schools voters in Kalamazoo County are supporting a $7.29-million bond issue to be used primarily for technology.

An evidentiary hearing for John D. Thompson, the Parchment High School athletic director accused of drunken driving and fleeing police , was adjourned Tuesday, a Kalamazoo County District Court official said.

Parchment school board members are targets of a recall campaign being launched by a group of parents upset over the district's handling of an administrator involved in a high-profile drunken-driving case.

John Thompson, athletic director for Parchment High School and the Parchment Middle School assistant principal, has been placed on unpaid leave as a result of an April 4 incident during which Thompson was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated and leading police on a high-speed chase along Gull Road.