Bloomingdale News

Here are the vital statistics for Wednesday, Nov. 11: Births BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Michael and Nikki Burgos, of Kalamazoo, a daughter.

A lawsuit brought by a Benton Harbor-based engineering firm over a failed sewer project has been settled with the village of Bloomingdale and townships of Bloomingdale and Cheshire.

Veterans of the American Civil War will be getting new headstones in Bloomingdale Township.

More schools are reporting closures, and area hospitals have seen a surge in patients reporting flu-like symptoms as the influenza season continues to tighten its grip on the area.

The following school districts and individual schools in Southwest Michigan have been closed because so many of the students have been ill: DISTRICTS Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools Gull Lake Community Schools Vicksburg Community Schools Schoolcraft Community Schools Gobles Public Schools Bloomingdale Public Schools Hastings Area Schools ...

Herb Gross of Portage holds a sign protesting the war in Afghanistan while standing in front of the Federal Building during a peace vigil Wednesday evening.

GOBLES, Mich. A fire has broken out in downtown Gobles. Officials say the fire broke out in the basement below Jan's Trailside Cafe around 7:50 Friday evening, and spread to the large apartment above the cafe.

After leading police on a chase - both in his vehicle and on foot - a 28-year-old Bloomingdale man was arrested for fleeing and eluding police and operating while intoxicated.

Bloomingdale's Oktoberfest is this weekend in Van Buren County. The annual event gets underway Friday and Oktoberfest Chairperson Kim Otten says there will be an Oktoberfest breakfast, craft and food vendors, music, games and a beer tent.

VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. Deputies in Van Buren County want to track down the people who went on a tire-slashing spree.

No fiber-optic Internet network will exist in Van Buren County for now -- at least through Bloomingdale Communications.

Van Buren County deputies want to track down the people who went on a tire-slashing spree.

In three separate cases, three Bloomingdale men reported their car tires being slashed early Monday morning, police said.

Nineteen of 174 public schools in the Kalamazoo region did not make Adequate Yearly Progress for the 2008-09 school year, a marked improvement over last year, according to assessments released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Education.

Nineteen of 174 public schools in the Kalamazoo region did not make Adequate Yearly Progress for the 2008-09 school year, a marked improvement over last year, according to assessments released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Education.

Vital statistics for Friday, Aug. 28: Births BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Dustin and Brenda Ammon, of Kalamazoo, a son.

Here are vital statistics for Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009: Births BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Jawaher and Malath Al Mutairy, of Kalamazoo, a daughter.

Here are vital statistics for Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009: Births BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Jawaher and Malath Al Mutairy, of Kalamazoo, a daughter.

It's apparent that a substantial number of people in Bloomingdale would like to see suspended Police Chief John Josten reinstated.

Rural areas in southwestern Michigan are counting on federal stimulus dollars to help their Web browsers load more quickly.