It was almost customary for drivers to sit in their vehicles while employees at gas stations filled up the tanks of vehicles. That service is coming back for a few hours on Wednesdays at a number of Battle Creek area gas stations.
The National Weather Service has a flood warning posted for the central portion of Kalamazoo County as a result. The river has already been high for the last few weeks, and then went much higher with the heavy rains from last weekend.
A dangerous crash in Galesburg sent one person to the hospital Sunday and left a pick-up truck upside down at a busy five-way intersection in the heart of the village.
Prosecutors say that Richards stole up to $300,000 from Shouldice Industrial Manufacturers and Contractors while he was Controller there, from June 2016 and last September.
Jeff Heppler filed the lawsuit this month. Heppler says councilors repeatedly called the 65-year-old and his police officers “old and fat” before firing him.
The City of Battle Creek says that the event at McCamly Park will feature Galesburg's Troop #265 planting an October Glory maple tree, at the park right next to the Kool Family Community Center. It takes place at 6pm Friday, and will be attended by City Commissioner Sherry Sofia, city staff, and others.
Around 3,400 people are without power in Kalamazoo and Calhoun Counties Monday morning.
According to Consumer’s Energy’s Outage Map, residents in Galesburg, Climax and western Battle Creek lost power around 7am, with the cause unknown.