beeswarmed.org is a community resource for Climax village residents dealing with honey bee swarms. Swarmed is a satellite partner of the UC Davis California Master Beekeeper Program, and their work has been featured in The Guardian and by NPR. The spring swarm season is going on across MI, and that means city offices like animal control, parks, and non-emergency dispatch tend to get calls from residents who don't know what to do when thousands of bees show up. Swarmed works t

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 06.15.2026 CONTACT: Taylor Koopman, PIO taylor.koopman@kalcounty.gov 269-383-8651 Kalamazoo County to Host Educational Panel on Data Centers & Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Kalamazoo County Government will host an educational panel discussion on data centers and battery energy storage systems (BESS) on Thursday, June 25, 2026, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Dale B. Lake Auditorium on the Texas Township Campus of Kalamazoo Valley Commu