Kalamazoo Gazette: Country Parks free for one day

It’s free to get into Kalamazoo County Park June 20, reports the Kalamazoo Gazette. The Kalamazoo County parks offer three beaches, hiking trails, fishing and disc golf. The event, sponsored […]

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B.C. Enquirer: New Air Guard buildings to open
Earth Techling: Electric vehicles at WMU run pure green
Program gives families tools to move out of poverty

The goal is ambitious: Move low income families to 200 percent above poverty. Jane Parikh reports on how the Financial Opportunity Center of Goodwill Industries Central Michigan Heartland and funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation are coming together to help people achieve that goal.

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Zeigler Automotive Group unveils Zeigler Honda of Kalamazoo
Southwest Michigan’s newest nature preserve soon open to public
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