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Thursday, June 12th, 2025
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Good morning, Portage. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 12th of June.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Portage Parks & Recreation invites residents to attend Scalin' Up for Summer at South Westnedge Park, 9010 S. Westnedge Ave, on Saturday, June 14th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. — More than 20 vendors will feature reptile and bird exhibits, educational sessions, a bike rodeo, and a free fishing rod giveaway for the first 250 kids who complete a passport. WWMT
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Liborio Valdez was sentenced to at least 30 years in prison on Tuesday for killing Kavonta Martin during an armed robbery in a Kalamazoo parking lot in April 2023, and he faces extra time for other charges (manslaughter, armed robbery, felony firearm, and felon in possession of a firearm) (he was on parole at the time). WKZO
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Portage students have benefited from a free school meals program that offers breakfast and lunch to every student, but its future is now in doubt as lawmakers work on a new education budget. House lawmakers proposed a plan without specific funding for the program—leaving the decision to local school boards—while Senate lawmakers set aside dedicated funds for free meals, and a final agreement must be reached by October. WWMT
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Residents in Portage are worried about trash service changes after haulers notified customers that their pickups might change, and city council is set to review a plan to use a single hauler system. Council members said residents will get full details before any vote + the proposal is expected to be decided in the next few months. WKZO
- ➤ Portage city council approved rezoning for a housing project near Westnedge and Centre avenues south of City Hall to allow a four-story building with shops and apartments - a move aimed at easing the local housing shortage on land owned by Public Schools. Rezoning is just the first step in the planned development process. WKZO
- ➤ The Kalamazoo County Drain Commissioner's Office secured $3.4 million to replace the aging Sunset Lake Dam in Vicksburg, a project that will remove the old structures and build a safer, modern spillway to protect nearby homes and businesses. The funds include a $900,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and $2.5 million in ARPA funds awarded in August 2022 (ensuring improved safety and flood control). WWMT
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