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Michigan childcare crisis deepens as federal funding cuts force closures
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Deep cuts in federal dollars are impacting already struggling childcare facilities in Michigan. Childcare facilities have been feeling the pinch over the past year, since $40 billion in Federal Emergency Relief Funds or ARPA dollars dried up following the pandemic. Funding: Advocates urge state lawmakers to...
Centreville hires former Mendon two-time state champ as next football coach
CENTREVILLE, MI – Growing up, James Phillips’ passion for football couldn’t have been cultivated much better. He won a pair of state titles during Mendon football’s dynasty days and played under Hall of Fame coach John Schwartz. Phillips built a love for the game through winning.
Renovated college in Kalamazoo will open doors for hairstylists, nail techs
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s Texas Township campus has undergone a major renovation. The campus is now home to a nearly 10,000-square-foot lab space for the college’s new school for cosmetology and barbering. The college announced it would be adding the new school last November. Classes...
Buchanan, Mendon softball advance to state semifinals
KALAMAZOO/JACKSON, Mich. (WNDU) - Two local high school softball teams in Michigan will be making the trip to East Lansing on Friday to play in the state semifinals. Buchanan and Mendon both won their state quarterfinal matchups on Tuesday afternoon to clinch their spot in the final four of their respective divisions.
Vicksburg returns to softball state semifinals with win over No. 2 Unity Christian
KALAMAZOO, MI – Vicksburg’s Delaney Monroe pounded her glove after a couple close pitches spun just outside of the strike zone and put runners on first and second with no outs in the fourth inning of Tuesday’s Division 2 state quarterfinal matchup with Hudsonville Unity Christian at Kalamazoo College.
Superintendent rated 'highly effective' at Centreville Public Schools
CENTREVILLE – Centreville Public Schools Superintendent Chad Brady received a near-perfect score during his annual evaluation Monday. Board of education president Rod Detweiler said Brady received a mark of 97 on a 100-point scale. The score put Brady at the “highly effective” level. Brady was evaluated on...
New Buffalo out-scored by Hackett in regional tourney
GOBLES — The New Buffalo High School baseball team ran into a powerful Kalamazoo Hackett squad in a June 5 regional semifinal game. Kalamazoo Hackett made the most of nine base hits, scoring seven times in the top of the second after New Buffalo took an early 1-0 lead.
'Here we are together': Centreville breaks ground on elementary addition
CENTREVILLE – School and community officials in Centreville helped with a ceremonial groundbreaking Monday outside the district’s elementary school. The fanfare focused on the impending addition of a cafeteria and music room to the north end of the school. Funding for the $3.5 million project, which includes renovation...
Mendon's 'Unfinished Business Tour' heads back to Michigan State University
JACKSON - The "Unfinished Business Tour" will be making its scheduled stop at Michigan State University on Friday. The Mendon Hornets, who lost last year in the Division 4 state finals to Unionville-Sebewaing, had plans all season to make it back to Michigan State University. With a 12-0 win over Dansville in the state quarterfinals at Jackson College on Tuesday, the Hornets punched their tickets back to the Final Four.
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