cooper township

The City of Parchment, and Cooper Township is advising any resident on the City of Parchment’s water supply system to IMMEDIATELY stop using their water for drinking after high amounts of the chemical PFAS have been found in the water supply of City of Parchment.

29-year-old Matthew Steppenwolf had been charged with multiple felonies, including armed robbery, arson, carjacking and firearms crimes; last week, he pleaded guilty but mentally ill to those charges, with other felonies being dropped, including ethnic intimidation.

A Cooper Township woman was found dead on Sunday morning, after a crash in a remote area. MLive reports that the body of 66-year-old Katherine Lipka was found several hours after the crash happened along 9th St in Oshtemo Township by a passerby, with Kalamazoo County authorities estimating the incident happened around 7am...