Calhoun County News

COUNTY: Branch and Calhoun counties HIGHWAY: I-69, I-69 Business Loop , US-12 and M-96 CLOSEST CITY: Coldwater START DATE: Monday, June 4, 2012 ESTIMATED END DATE: Friday, Aug.

A former track and field star, Lorenzo Marshall was a healthy man, always eating fruits and vegetables and interested in improving children's physical fitness, his father-in-law, Gerald Williams of Albion said.

It's not a run-of-the-mill obstacle course. Participants will crawl through a smoke-filled maze, scale steep roofs, climb ladders and bust through windows at the Calhoun County Fair Grounds June 2. Dubbed "Hero Rush," the event will help raise funds for Great Lakes Burn Camp, which serves young burn survivors.

COUNTY: Calhoun County HIGHWAY: M-66 CLOSEST CITY: Athens START DATE: Friday, June 1, 2012 ESTIMATED END DATE: Wednesday, Aug.

A fire that killed a 41-year-old Albion man is still under investigation. Lorenzo Marshall, 41, died early Monday morning at the University of Michigan Medical Center from severe burns over much of his body, said Calhoun County Sheriff's Capt.

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It's been one year since a strong wind-storm blew through Calhoun County causing a large amount of damage throughout the city.

A 12-year-old Battle Creek boy was taken to the Calhoun County Juvenile Home after using cocaine and kicking his mother .

If State House Speaker Jase Bolger, Rep. Margaret O'Brien and Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker do not want to sign a proclamation honoring a member of the community, so be it.

WHAT: An open house to discuss repaving M-60 and M-99 in Homer, Calhoun County. WHO: Michigan Department of Transportation representatives Residents Business owners Media WHEN: 5 - 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, 2012 WHERE: Homer Middle School gymnasium 403 S. Hillsdale St.

A pipeline break in July, 2010, resulted in more than 800 thousand gallons of crude oil leaking into the Kalamazoo River.A A The cleanup of the river and the surrounding area continues.

State Rep. Jase Bolger is Michigan's House Speaker. Bolger represents House District 63, which covers parts of Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties.

The federal government released photographs and 5,000 pages of documents related to the pipeline rupture in southwestern Michigan that polluted the Kalamazoo River and a tributary creek nearly two years ago.

The ramp from southbound I-69 to westbound I-94 in Calhoun County's Marshall Townshi will be closed from 7 a.m. Tuesday, May 22, through 3 p.m. Friday, May 25, for culvert replacement.

A Marshall man suffered a medical condition before losing control of his vehicle, leaving the roadway and striking a large tree on Thursday.

It was a late night race through the streets of Springfield in Calhoun County. Fortunately, there weren't many other vehicles on the road that night, avoiding a tragedy.A A When police finally stopped Shawnee Fyke's car with stop spikes, it became obvious why she fled.

The Calhoun County Prosecutor has issued a warrant for 21 year old Brian Bradley he accused of shooting 20 year old Jesse Wilson Sunday night in Albion.

The Calhoun County Prosecutor's Office issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for a 21-year-old accused of shooting and injuring a 20-year-old , the Albion public safety department reported.

Anti-drilling activists protest in Lansing. The state auctioned oil and gas leases on more than 90,000 acres Tuesday.

Voters have approved a 1.9230-mill proposal that will allow Springport Public Schools to levy a full 18 mills on non-homestead and non-qualified agricultural property.