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Portage
Friday, October 4th, 2024
Good morning, Portage. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 4th of October.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Kalamazoo residents back the initiative to convert a Holiday Inn into a shelter for homeless families, a $5.2 million collaboration among the county and cities of Kalamazoo and Portage. WWMT
- ➤ Comstock residents express frustration as the Road Commission of Kalamazoo County initiates a paving project replacing sections of their concrete driveways with asphalt, citing lack of notification. WWMT
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Destiny Naigus, 25, was discovered deceased in a vacant office building in Portage, with officials investigating her death and noting her body appears to have been moved. WWMT
ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ A Portage house leads Kalamazoo County's top real estate sales at $867,500 for the week of Sep. 23-29, averaging $264,726 across 12 transactions. MLive
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Western Michigan University and its professors' union reached a tentative agreement on a 7.25% wage increase over two years and a one-time payment of $1,000. WWMT
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ West Michigan residents may have the opportunity to see the northern lights due to geomagnetic storms following solar flares, with peak visibility expected Thursday through Saturday. WWMT
- ➤ Cleanup on Millennium Trail in Portage begins Monday due to May tornado damage, with a two-week completion timeline. WKZO
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ The Medicare open enrollment period for Michigan residents 65 and older runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, 2024, featuring significant changes due to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, including reduced prescription drug costs and a new out-of-pocket cap. MLive
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~ Tony Robbins
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