Climax News

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.

Stanley Bryner loves to plow the earth. ``He'd rather plow than go to a tractor show or do anything else,'' said his wife, Marsha Bryner, as she watched her husband drive his 1952 John Deere Model B tractor.

Battle Creek City Commission, 7 p.m., commission chambers, Room 301, City Hall. Calhoun County Consolidated Dispatch Center Authority, 3 p.m., county building, Marshall.

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A free clinic and a health plan are merging to better coordinate care for the uninsured in Calhoun County.

Battle Creek's Web development, technology and design firm CorePHP announced its expansion into print design services.

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Board approves numerous items The Kellogg Community College Board of Trustees on Tuesday: Approved a $5 million budget for renovations to the C Classroom Building.

Come January, Fredonia Township will continue to be represented on the Calhoun County Road Commission, as Chris Vreeland will replace longtime commissioner Chet Travis.

The Lawrence United Methodist Church, 122 S Exchange St., will present two holiday concerts during December.

In less than a month, another man will join the Calhoun County Road Commission, replacing longtime board member Chet Travis.

Anyone who travels to downtown Kalamazoo regularly along West Michigan Avenue has been able to spot the downtown lights since September.