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Schoolcraft · SchoolcraftVicksburg resident, Dana Wagner, welcomes visitors to the 2024 Pure Michigan Governor’s Conference on Tourism hosted in Kalamazoo in April. Photo by Audrey Seilheimer. By Audrey Seilheimer At this year’s Governor’s Conference on Tourism with Pure Michigan, the future of global tourism and how it may impact the state’s economy was part of the focus. Sharpening that focus aimed some of the potential impact on the state’s small towns. South County…See the Story
Pure Michigan includes our small towns
Schoolcraft · Schoolcraft4 Flutes Machining, a Vicksburg company led by founder and president Zack Bishop, has been recognized as a 2024 APEX Accelerator Best Small Business, presented by Michigan Celebrates Small Business. The company will be recognized during the 20th annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business Awards Gala on May 21at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. “At 4 Flutes Machining, our journey has been an uphill battle of overcoming obstacles and forward mot…See the Story
4 Flutes to be honored
Schoolcraft · SchoolcraftThe annual Vicksburg Memorial Day observance will step off at 10 a.m. May 27 with a parade starting at the Vicksburg Community Schools Administration Building. From there, it will proceed north on Kalamazoo Avenue to Prairie Street, west on Prairie Street to Main Street, south on Main Street to Highway Street and west on Highway Street to the Schoolcraft Township Cemetery within the village limits. Following the parade, there will be an 11 a.m. …See the Story
Vicksburg Memorial Day observance
Schoolcraft · SchoolcraftLeft: Grand prize winner Kayla Lambert and her mother, Wendy Lambert. Photo by Steve Ellis. Right: Alyssa McMillan, the Gilbert and Ivy youth award winner. Photo by Susan L. Kallewaard. Two top awards for the 10th annual Tournament of Writers competition were revealed on April 18, 2024. The reception was held at Schoolcraft’s Wind + James and included recognitions, refreshments, and book signings. This year’s grand prize was awarded to Kayla Lam…See the Story
Tournament of Writers celebration and awards
Kalamazoo · KalamazooKALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — If you're driving in the Kalamazoo area over the weekend, you'll probably see more bicyclists on the road. That's because on Saturday, Kalamazoo Bike Week kicks off. The annual celebration runs from May 11 to May 18 this year. Organizers say the more than 30 events through the week — like a ride-along with the mayor and a bike rodeo — showcase the diverse and vibrant bicycling community in the area. The first event of t…See the Story
Kalamazoo Bike Week shifts into gear Saturday
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Portage, Michigan · PortagePORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — The Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Portage expects to reopen Saturday after staff spent days sifting through artifacts that were damaged by Tuesday night's storms. Troy Thrash, Air Zoo CEO, said messages started coming in Tuesday night from people asking if the museum suffered any damage. The first thought for many of those people was the planes, but on the second floor of the museum is something much more vulne…See the Story
Air Zoo prepares to reopen after storm damage
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Tornado · PortagePORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — The mayor of Portage says she has been "overwhelmed with generosity" as the community works to recover from Tuesday night's EF2 tornado. Mayor Patricia Randall told News 8 that 280 buildings were damaged by the tornado, with 79 homes deemed uninhabitable. "In those, we have hundreds of people that are displaced," she said.
NWS confirms 4 tornadoes in Southwest Michigan Tuesday On top of that, the storm did serious…See the Story
Mayor: Portage will ‘move together forward’ after tornado
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