WTVB · Coldwater, MI
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Voters in Branch County made their voices heard on Tuesday, turning out to cast their ballots in the highly anticipated November 3 midterm elections. According to unofficial figures released by the Branch County Clerk’s Office, overall voter participation reached a solid 47.49% of the county’s 34,980 registered voters. This final turnout followed a steady nine-day early voting window that concluded on Sunday, during which 2,784 voters, roughly 7.96% of the electorate cast their ballots. Among contested races in Branch County. Coldwater Community Schools Board: April D Rose led a highly competitive field of nine candidates with 1,837 votes, closely followed by Heather M Harvey (1,732) and Nick Kanouse (1,584). Quincy Community Schools Board: In a rare dead-heat, Timothy Miller and Brian Preston are tied with 1,437 votes each, while Thomas Madden captured 1,200 votes.
Pioneer-Tribune · Schoolcraft, MI
Nearby: Schoolcraft, MIMANISTIQUE - Schoolcraft County voters showed a different voting pattern than Michigan voters statewide in several of the major races. Although Democrats won the governor’s race, U.S. Senate seat, secretary of state and attorney general positions statewide, Republican candidates received the most votes in Schoolcraft County. Both statewide proposals received the same yes-or-no outcome in Schoolcraft County as they did […] You must be logged in to access the full version of this story. Please login below or Subscribe today! The post Schoolcraft County election results: How local voters compared with Michigan first appeared on Pioneer Tribune.
The 74 · Kalamazoo, MI
Nearby: Kalamazoo, MIThis article was originally published in Michigan Advance. Jen Stroven, an organizer for Kalamazoo’s Yes For Families campaign, knew what she was up against: ‘Affordability, affordability, affordability.’ Asking voters to raise their own taxes to lower child care costs, expand access, and raise teacher wages may have seemed like a tall order at a time when the increased cost of living is a top issue on voters’ minds. But Stroven was confident the 0.5-mill property tax proposal would pass and she was right. In August, 63% of voters in Kalamazoo County approved the eight-year initiative that will add an average of $50 a month to their property tax bills. Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Stroven said that even for those voters who didn’t have young kids, they were able to see the economic benefit for communities and businesses that are losing workers because of lack of affordable childcare.
Western Herald · Kalamazoo, MI
Nearby: Kalamazoo, MIThe winner of Cultivate 269 stood with Kalamazoo Forward Ventures as they presented the award to OneShot AI. Madelyn Sneller, News Editor (she/her) The Cultivate 269 pitch competition is returning in spring 2027 following a successful first year in 2026. The competition, hosted by Kalamazoo Forward Ventures (KzFV), Western Michigan University and new-to-partnership Kabundant awards top student pitches cash prizes, with $100,000 being awarded to the top pitch.“Cultivate 269 year one blew us away,” said KzFV Director of Platform and Programming Marcel Fable Price in a press release. “Investors traveled from across Michigan to Kalamazoo to witness what our students were pitching, and the response was unanimous: This community truly shows up for student innovators.” WMU President Russ Kavalhuna spoke at Cultivate 269 on April 10. Madelyn Sneller, News Editor (she/her) Students have until Jan.
NowKalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI
Nearby: Kalamazoo, MIWith around 4,000 participants, the Associated Press calls it the “biggest act of journalism there is for a single story.” This year, I got to be a part of it. That story: Who won the elections? Every election, the AP hires people across the country to call and inform them throughout the night as ballots are counted and results are tallied. As this year’s Kalamazoo County AP Election Stringer (a synonym for paid freelancer whose etymology is debated), I hunkered down in the county administration building from 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3 to around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4., with my laptop, phone, and plenty of ebooks. My job: call the AP whenever county results were updated, tell the election worker on the other end my state and county, and read off how many votes each candidate had at that moment. Before the AP releases the results of a race to nationwide and local news channels, they’re checked multiple times over by AP election workers.