Jerry Campbell’s name is on news clippings and in the memories of generations of Kalamazoo-area folk

Jerry Campbell captured images of life in and around Kalamazoo for more than 50 years as a staff photographer for the Kalamazoo Gazette. Here are a few things we remember. 

Kellogg Community College Performing Arts programs to stream gala to celebrate 65th anniversary

How do you celebrate 65 years? With A Celebration of Performing Arts at KCC: A Virtual Gala,” streaming live from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 27.

Kalamazoo Farmers Market switches location long enough to complete a $4.2 Million facelift

When the Farmers Market in Kalamazoo opens May 1 it will include the usual array of crafts, flowers, and non-food items with about 130 vendors, up from about 80 last year. There will be a soft opening April 24 with a limited number of vendors.

A big-city mix of people and places thrive in Kalamazoo’s West Douglas Neighborhood

Take a tour up and down the hills of the West Douglas/Fairmont Neighborhood in Kalamazoo with On the Ground and see what the neighbors say are their favorite reasons for living there.

Joyanne Huston-Swanson, community relations for the Kent District Library, works with a wi-fi hotspot that is available for checkout at the library. Patrons have used the hotspots to access telehealth appointments, among other needs.
Telehealth expansion has made health care more accessible during the pandemic – but not for everyone

Michiganders who are older, live in rural areas, or have income challenges may have trouble navigating, accessing, or affording the technology they need to keep their telehealth appointments.

Immigrants in Michigan are eligible to receive the vaccine against COVID-19 regardless of status

If you are an undocumented immigrant in Kalamazoo County who has been affected by COVID-19 the MI Gente fund can help. And you are eligible to be vaccinated, too.

NOAA GLERL scientists deploy a thermistor chain for long-term temperature monitoring in southern Lake Michigan, 1999.
As Earth’s temperatures shift, seasons are changing — underwater, too

Study shows that winter is vanishing from the waters of the Great Lakes. 

As pilot shortage grows, WMU College of Aviation expansion expected to be completed later this year

The new facility in Battle Creek will enable the college to increase its enrollment to a total of between 2,000 and 2,400 students, up from 1,200 students now enrolled in the WMU College of Aviation.

Automotive part manufacturer makes $31.9 million investment in Battle Creek, will add 68 new jobs

Plans call for Magna Cosma Casting’s current facility to undergo a 50,000-square-foot expansion to support additional manufacturing for the automotive sector.

Historic survey of Edison means a look at every house in Kalamazoo’s largest neighborhood

As a historical survey of the Edison Neighborhood gets underway residents can expect to see surveyors taking pictures of every house and commercial building in the area.

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