Vicksburg News

PORTAGE, Mich. A different kind of recycling is helping people with medical conditions who can't afford expensive equipment.

About 7,500 students are spending today and Wednesday at home after illnesses caused widespread absences, forcing more than a dozen Kalamazoo County schools to close.

Births BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Mr. and Mrs. George Burrell Jr., of Kalamazoo, twin sons.

Kalamazoo Gazette PORTAGE Calvin C. Caswell picked an interesting time to follow his dream.

Recently sentenced by Calhoun County Circuit Judge Allen Garbrecht: Michelle Kathleen Young, 33, of 1361 Capital Ave., S.W., Battle Creek, pleaded guilty to probation violation: probation revoked; 180 days in jail with credit for 48 days; $1,245.50 in fines, costs and fees.

VICKSBURG, Mich. Amid the current financial uncertainty, the Village of Vicksburg is making an unusual investment.

The village of Vicksburg is buying the financially struggling Angels Crossing Golf Club and plans to make improvements and run it as a municipal course.

A pre-existing medical condition is being investigated as a contributing factor in a single-vehicle crash in Wakeshma Township in Kalamazoo County.

Recently sentenced by Calhoun County Circuit Judge Stephen Miller: Sunshine Lee Combs, 31, of 53825 Lilac St., Elkhart, Ind., pleaded guilty to probation violation: probation revoked; 180 days in jail with credit for 30 days; $4,951 in fines, costs, fees and restitution.

Clinic in Kalamazoo The Active Older Adults Program of the Kalamazoo County Family YMCA is sponsoring a blood-pressure-reading clinic at the YMCA of Greater Kalamazoo, 1001 W. Maple St.

Writing group in Parchment The Family History Writers' Group is meeting at the Parchment Community Library, 401 S. Riverview Drive, Parchment.

Vicksburg resident Bill Novess remembers attending the Street Rod Nationals North event in 1983 on Woodward Avenue in Detroit and the envy he felt as he studied the thousands of classic autos.

Vital statistics for Tuesday, Sept. 1: Births BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Tim and Carley Bosker, of Vicksburg, a son.

Vital statistics for Sunday, Aug. 30: Births BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Tom and Gwen Abney-Cunningham, of Kalamazoo, a son.

The entryway of First United Methodist Church resembled a farmer's market Friday morning, but the produce was free.

For several weeks, Craig Czajka has been plucking pieces of tar from the bottom of his shoes and from his carpet.

A Vicksburg chemical research company has been granted a tax break on a proposed $1.09 million expansion.

The Kalamazoo River Valley Trail proponents' idea of building a parking area in south central Cooper Township has been ``pretty much abandoned,'' Cooper Township Supervisor Jeff Sorensen said.

Here are the vital statistics for Monday, Aug. 10: Deaths Betty J. Crowe, 92, of Ellerton, Fla., formerly of Portage.

Here are the vital statistics for Monday, Aug. 10: Deaths Betty J. Crowe, 92, of Ellerton, Fla., formerly of Portage.