Climax News

Kalamazoo County deputies are investigating an armed robbery Wednesday morning. Someone robbed the Quick Take Out convenience store in Climax just after 10:00 Tuesday night.

ARMED ROBBERIES: Two armed robberies occured in the area between 10:10 p.m. and 11:10 p.m. Tuesday night.

Police are searching for a man who robbed a convenience store at gunpoint Tuesday night east of Kalamazoo and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash, authorities said.

The Firekeepers Casino generated a fair amount of controversy over the last ten years.

Blood drives in Climax, at WMU The Greater Kalamazoo Area Chapter of the American Red Cross is sponsoring a blood drive at Climax-Scotts High School, 372 S. Main St., Climax.

Four years ago, Brian Smith almost died. He developed pancreatitis, an infection of the pancreas, from an addiction to alcohol, and spent 38 days in a coma at Battle Creek Health System.

As the wheel turned, the wool flowed from Becky Ryder's hands, winding around the wheel and coming out near her feet as yarn.

In Michigan, where the state Department of Agriculture experienced a loss in funding in 2009 to help make up for a $1.8 billion budget deficit, news of a farm recession hits close to home.

Home delivery of farm fresh products is flourishing as more consumers seek alternatives to their Saturday morning trip to the grocery store and rebuild a connection with local growers.

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. A thief has ruffled some feathers at a Kalamazoo County farm by taking off with a 4-H turkey.

CLIMAX, Mich. - Police are on the hunt for a prowler who made off with a western Michigan farm family's fowl.

SHOOTING: Battle Creek police are searching for a man who allegedly fired several shots at two people in a car.

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

Here are the vital statistics for Thursday, June 18. Births BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Brieanna Bare and Patrick Priest, of Augusta, a daughter.

The untimely death of Superintendent Geoffrey Balkam not only is a personal tragedy for Climax-Scotts Community Schools, but could hasten the demise of a small, rural district already struggling to survive.

Went to Geoff Balkam's funeral today at Climax-Scotts Junior/Senior High School and a major theme was Balkam's affection for the Climax community.

Memorial Day event in Climax The program "Remembering Those Who Served" is being presented at Gilson Cemetery, corner of S. 38th.

Two school communities are grappling today with the aftermath of a motorcyle accident that killed the superintendent of Climax-Scotts Community Schools and critically injured a Portage Central High School counselor.

The Climax-Scotts Board of Education this week voted to at least partially close the district's Intermediate School and raise athletics participation fees for the 2009-10 school year as it tries to close a budget hole projected at more than $500,000. During a special meeting Monday, the board voted unanimously to close the Intermediate School, ...

* Battle Creek City Commission, 7 p.m., commission chambers, Room 301, City Hall.