Comstock News

The Comstock Township Board of Trustees has established an industrial development district so a company that plans to move there can receive a tax abatement.

A Portage woman was in serious condition at Borgess Medical Center after stepping into the path of a vehicle driven on South Sprinkle Road about 1:30 p.m. Saturday, authorities said.

A Portage woman is hospitalized in serious condition after a car struck her at the border of Comstock and Kalamazoo townships early this morning.

The weather has closed down some roads in Holland. Flooding forced police to close three roads in the city, including the highway.

Rarely have Michiganders seen jobless numbers like those in recent months. Officially, the unemployment rate hit double digits in the Kalamazoo area in March, 70 percent higher than the same time last year.

A company from the Ann Arbor area that helps pharmaceutical makers develop new drugs plans to open a small manufacturing operation in Comstock Township, where it will employ 10 people by 2014.

At long last the PCB-laden Willow Boulevard/A Site landfills along the Kalamazoo River here will be permanently capped and the wetlands and forests surrounding them restored -- a $13 million undertaking to be paid for by Georgia Pacific, the landfill's owner.

A Kalamazoo man was seriously injured in a crash Thursday after running a stop sign in Comstock Township, police said.

A Kalamazoo man is in serious condition after he missed a stop sign and a car slammed into his vehicle.

Nearly 100,000 fewer Kalamazoo County residents voted Tuesday night than in the November election.

Three Kalamazoo County governments are endorsing a May 5 transit-tax request, but many others are not taking a stance.

The cost is $5, or $3 for children younger than 12. Proceeds from the supper are to help fund the ``Follow Your Dream'' scholarships.

A 12-year-old boy has died after being struck by a car. Andrew Callighan was riding his bike in Hickory Corners Thursday night when he was struck by a vehicle.

And there were several grass fires around Allegan County, including in Otsego and the Hastings area.

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Kalamazoo County emergency crews will continue monitoring Kalamazoo River and Portage Creek water levels, particularly in Comstock Township, where Morrow Dam officials released about 6 inches of water Wednesday ...

Tuesday March 10, 2009, 11:59 AM KALAMAZOO -- A flood warning was issued this morning for the Kalamazoo River in Comstock, as heavy precipitation forecast through Wednesday is expected to cause waters to rise.

The Comstock Parks and Recreation Commission is asking for resident input on development of a five-year plan to improve recreational facilities and programs.

Sunday March 01, 2009, 3:41 PM COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP -- A one-pot methamphetamine lab ignited a fire early Sunday that damaged a house just east of Kalamazoo, police said.

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss proposed improvements to the Gilbert Drain with affected property owners and the general public.