-The State of Michigan turns 184 today!
-Monday, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II announced that the state of Michigan will partner with One Fair Wage to distribute more than $250,000 in relief for restaurant owners and essential workers, as well as community members in need.
Funding for the program, called High Road Kitchens, comes from the non-profit organization One Fair Wage.
-The Mattawan village board debated building a new wastewater treatment plant Monday. The village of Mattawan plans to conduct another environmental study before moving forward. Mattawan’s sewer system has been hooked up to the Kalamazoo wastewater facility since 1999 and the village said a six-mile section of the water main is failing – special thanks to WWMT for that report.
-The Portage school board is urging support for countywide special education tax renewal.
-Coldwater Community School Superintendent Terry Whelan told the district’s school board on Monday night that the new Lakeland fourth and fifth grade building is now into its finishing touches.
-Kalamazoo Public Schools has set dates for a series of virtual town halls to talk about the final trimester. The virtual town halls will be used to determine how the school district will proceed with the trimester starting March 15, 2021. The decision would be announced during the Feb. 11 Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education meeting
The town halls are set for Feb. 2 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Feb. 3, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Feb. 4, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Zoom – again thanks to WWMT for the report
-DNR seeks information on tire dumping in Allegan County. Apparently 500 tires were dumped near a state game area. Contact the DNR if you have any helpful information.
-Lions reportedly hiring Aubrey Pleasant as secondary coach and passing game coordinator
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