Ben Lando

Poll workers check in voters at the Douglass Community Association in November 2024. Photo by Ben Jones. Voters in Kalamazoo County approved both countywide millages, funding early childcare and the bus system, in the Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026 primary election. Texas Township voters approved a millage funding its fire department. Voters also chose either the Democratic or Republican Party candidates who will be on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.

They were born at the height of the Roaring 20s, when movies were still silent, Prohibition was the law of the land, few people had ever flown in an airplane, and having a telephone in your home would have impressed your friends. They came into the world around the same time as Marilyn Monroe, Queen Elizabeth II, Fidel Castro and Tony Bennett, in the days when average life expectancy in the United States was less than 57 years.

A guide to save trees from being cut down or have them removed from the roadway. Also: How to make sure you don’t get kicked off Medicaid as eligibility changes. And officials warn about disaster money scams. Some trees probably need to be removed, if they are storm-damaged or diseased. James Sanford, NowKalamazoo Nearly 4,000 trees appear to be saved by dozens of residents who made public comments at a recent Kalamazoo County Road Commission meeting.