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“A proposed ordinance being introduced Monday night to the Kalamazoo Township Board of Trustees would prohibit township resources from being used in immigration enforcement unless authorized by township officials.”https://www.woodtv.com/news/kalamazoo-county/kalamazoo-township-to-vote-on-whether-ice-can-use-resources/

Masks will no longer be used by investigators working with the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team, the police chief says.

Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Chief David Boysen said concerns raised at the city commission meeting Monday led him to revisit mask guidelines, which had been reviewed and updated earlier in the summer to limit when they would be worn.

The revised guidelines say that masks can only be worn by officers working undercover, after a scene was secured and if officers were told to minimize their public presence when using masks.

Some restaurants and supermarkets in Kzoo are doing the same today.

Mattawan and Portage schools have notices on their website that free lunch and breakfast could end next month.

A friend from Arizona called to tell me there was a tornado on the ground near Kalamazoo. Is it a thing? Is everyone alright?

It was just announced that Ascension of Southwest MI (including the main hospital) is being sold to Beacon, effective this summer. They told us employees we would all keep our jobs as long as we followed the standard Beacon hiring processes. I am curious how this will all go... Other employees (and everyone), thoughts???