Homer News

Upcoming H1N1 vaccination clinics will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Family Health Center of Battle Creek, 181 W. Emmett St.; 9 a.m. to noon Dec.

Some Calhoun County seniors may be in jeopardy of losing in-home services without a significant increase in funding, Karla Fales told the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners on Thursday.

High up on the rickety third floor of the Homer Mill Extreme Haunted House, a man with a chainsaw is waiting to greet you.

A lack of money in the district's operating fund for costly repairs means the Homer Community Schools needs to replace its aging middle and high school classroom building, Board of Education Vice President Dick Folk told about two dozen community members at a meeting Thursday.

Football - Albion at Hillsdale, Harper Creek at Lakeview, Delton Kellogg at Schoolcraft, Colon at Bellevue, Tekosha at Waldron, BCC at Marshall, Pennfield at Galesburg-Augusta, St.

Taking a drive to one of the area's fall festivals might be like driving back in time.

HOMER, Mich. Officials with Homer Community Schools say that students will be sent home early Monday.

As people filled Albion's Superior Street Saturday morning, stopping at the diverse array of vendors that lined the sidewalks and chatting in the middle of the street, Joe Caldwell sat on a bench.

Bill McAllister was installing exterior molding recently on one of downtown Homer's old storefronts.

Paula McPhee has joined the Education Department faculty at Miller College. McPhee worked for Battle Creek Public Schools for 24 years and was the principal at Franklin Elementary School for nine years.

Paula McPhee has joined the Education Department faculty at Miller College. McPhee worked for Battle Creek Public Schools for 24 years and was the principal at Franklin Elementary School for nine years.

After years of swimming around it, Homer Lake area residents are getting closer to funding the third phase of a lake improvement project that will provide a cleaner environment and likely attract tourism to the area.

Police and Fire Report FATAL ACCIDENT: A 22-year-old Albion man died in a single-car accident about 3:49 a.m. Saturday.

With six months of county board experience, Albion's Kirk Lee is confident he can continue to serve constituents in Calhoun County's District 7. A Democrat has represented the district for more than 12 years, as Lee's opponent Barb Frederick served eight years on the board before his predecessor Eusebio Solis beat her for the seat twice.

PRESS RELEASE: Homer Historical Society Car Show For Immediate Use: June 30, 2009 Contact: JoAnne Miller, 517-568-3116 Homer Historical Society car show July 26 at Blair Historical Farm HOMER - The ninth annual Homer Historical Society car show will be held Sunday, July 26 at Blair Historical Farm.

Homer, Mich., Fire Department Chief, John Hanson, makes a call while waiting for the Midland County Road Commission to arrive and disperse sand over a pool of diesel fuel on westbound M-20 Thursday evening.

WOMAN HURT: A 24-year-old Homer woman was critically injured when her car struck a tractor on 26-Mile Road in Calhoun County's Homer Township.

In Calhoun County a crash involving a tractor and a car sent a Homer woman to the hospital.

Village-wide garage sales, sponsored by the Homer Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, June 26, and Saturday, June 27.

Tiny fingers are perfect for poking just the right size holes for pumpkin seeds.