Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Ramona Park Beach temporarily closed due to high E. coli levels
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Ramona Park Beach on Long Lake is temporarily closed due to the detection of higher than standard amounts of E. coli. Pending the results of further testing, it is expected...
Aug 23, 2022 City of Portage - Ramona Park. (Photo courtesy City of Portage).
Search ongoing for new legal representation for the city of Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Both the city of Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo County Commissions are pursuing new legal representation. The County has been at it for two years, finally choosing Angelina Barn...
Aug 23, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Kalamazoo County Housing director to pitch affordable housing plans
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County's Housing Director Mary Balkema says she's hitting the road to pitch her plans to build new affordable housing to local City and Township boards. Her cou...
Aug 23, 2022 Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners chambers (courtesy of John McNeill)
Portage Parks & Recreation to host final Friday at the Flats and Movies in the Park for summer 2022
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Portage Parks & Recreation will host the final Friday at the Flats and Movies in the Park of the 2022 summer season this Friday, August 26. Admission to both events is ...
Aug 22, 2022 Celery Flats Historical Area in Portage, MI. (Photo by Will Kriss).
Peters announces annual motorcycle tour across Michigan
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) -- U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) announced on Monday, August 22, that he will be launching his annual motorcycle tour across Michigan starting next week. The Senator will...
Aug 22, 2022
Urban Alliance in Kalamazoo to host community open house
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Officials at Urban Alliance are inviting the public to attend the event, being held on Wednesday, August 24, from 4 to 6 p.m. at 1009 East Stockbridge Avenue in Kalamazoo...
Aug 22, 2022
Women's Equality Day celebration Sunday, August 28, at Bronson Park
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The League of Women Voters of Kalamazoo Area in partnership with the YWCA is set to hold a gathering on Sunday, August 28, to celebrate Women's Equality Day. Organizers s...
Aug 22, 2022
Mill and fill work underway on Oakland Drive in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Portage Street Mill and Fill Program consists of major maintenance to selected streets to enhance structural integrity and ride quality and prolong the street's...
Aug 21, 2022 I 94 road project completion date revised (Photo by John McNeil)
Alcohol not suspect in 3-vehicle crash in Cass County
VOLINIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Cass County Sheriff's Office says that five people were injured in a three-vehicle-crash on Saturday, August 20, in Cass County. Sheriff's Deputies responded t...
Aug 21, 2022 Photo provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
1 dead after single-vehicle crash in Van Buren County
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office says speed appears to be a factor in a single vehicle crash that killed a man on Saturday, August 20. Authorities say the cr...
Aug 21, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
