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In today's newsletter:

  • How Kalamazoo Promise students can soon take scholarships to HBCUs
  • What prosecutors now say about two closely linked Kalamazoo homicides
  • How Kalamazoo's special rescue team saved a man high above ground

Also on today's calendar: Micromania (Midget Wrestling) Tour Invades Kalamazoo, MI and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 52.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Major tuition guarantee expands scholarship to HBCUs nationwide (newsobserver.com) — Kalamazoo Public Schools graduates will soon be able to use their Kalamazoo Promise scholarships at fully accredited four-year HBCUs nationwide starting in fall 2027, dramatically expanding college options. The change keeps the same residency and GPA rules but lets eligible students take tuition support far beyond Michigan. Local leaders hope this boosts scholarship use and opens doors to campuses where students feel a strong sense of belonging.
   

• Prosecutor says Amaure' Harris was specifically targeted in Kalamazoo homicide (arcwestmichigan.com) — Kalamazoo residents are learning more about two linked homicides, as prosecutors say 18-year-old Amaure' Harris was specifically targeted in a killing they believe was retaliation for the death of another woman. One suspect is charged in each case, investigators are still seeking another person, and more details are expected at upcoming court hearings.
   

• Special team rescues man trapped at the top of a grain elevator near Vicksburg (wtvbam.com) — Kalamazoo's Metro Technical Rescue Team and KDPS helped save a man trapped atop a grain bin on a Portage Road farm near Vicksburg after a 300-pound motor crushed his arm. Specialized high-angle rescue crews from Kalamazoo, Portage, and South Kalamazoo County coordinated to stabilize the machinery, free him, and bring him safely down.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Information for all seniors out there.
    To get a copy of Services for Seniors...Laws and Programs for Senior Adults, Call 517- 373-5100 or write to the Senators office at 20th District, P.O… (Nextdoor Comstock Northwest)
  • Looking for ways to stay active, social, and engaged?
    The Oshtemo Community Center (6407 Parkview Ave.) offers activities that are especially popular with older adults. Join Hand & Foot Games (Tuesdays… (Nextdoor )
  • PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Sr. Vaccine Quality Professional (1st Shift) in Kalamazoo. Apply here.
  • Alliance Mobile posted a job opening for Wireless Retail Sales Representative | Alliance Mobile - AT&T Authorized Retailer in Kalamazoo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kalamazoo here.

🗞 Nearby News

Portage

  • LB turned QB? 6-foot-4 Portage Central phenom lands offer from this Division I program (mlive.com)
  • Firefighters rescue man injured atop grain bin (woodtv.com)
  • Stryker names President, COO Spencer Stiles as next CEO (wwmt.com)

Galesburg

  • Golf ball-size dents, paint damage on water tower prompts investigation in Galesburg (wwmt.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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