Vicksburg News

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Vicksburg Community Schools will be purchasing nine new school buses and is reorganizing its business office that will mean the loss of two positions.

Locey has been administrator and treasurer of the South Kalamazoo County Fire Authority since 2005 and administrator of South County EMS since 2006.

The Portage school board Monday approved a $606,100 contract with Frederick Construction of Vicksburg for stepped up building security measures that come in part because of last year's Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Connecticut.

In opting for an insanity defense against 13 counts of sexual impropriety, former Vicksburg Middle School Principal Greg Tibbetts and his attorney are attempting a rarely used strategy with a poor track record of success.

Organizers of the 26th annual Vicksburg Hearty Hustle are hoping for good weather Saturday, May 11, when "Get Your Kicks at the Hearty Hustle 26" rolls into town.

When Vicksburg voters go to the polls Tuesday, they will be voting on a tax most don't understand and most don't pay.

A new trial date of June 11 has been set for Greg Tibbetts, the former principal of Vicksburg Middle School accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a former student.

The village of Vicksburg stakes its claim of having more events and activities than just about any other small town in the Kalamazoo area.

Yvonne was born on September 25, 1929 in Detroit, MI. She was the daughter of John and Magdalen Engel.

Phone: 269-382-2900 Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday; Noon-10 p.m. Sunday 3262 Stadium Drive Phone: 269-544-1100 Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday; Noon-10 p.m. Sunday 5965 S. Sprinkle Road Phone: 269-388-4810 Phone 2: 269-388-4811 Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

About 50 people turned out to a strategic planning community vision session Wednesday, letting the village's leaders know what they see as the present and future of the town.

It takes a moment for Jessica Ward to calculate the number of meals Joseph Timko has delivered during his time volunteering for the Meals on Wheels program.

The 29th annual Kalamazoo Humane Society Dog Walk will be held on Saturday, May 4th from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Prairie View Park in Vicksburg.