Majyck Radio-West Michigan is facing a prolonged period of hazardous winter weather, including accumulating snow, strong winds, blowing snow, extreme cold, and rapidly forming river ice. Travel conditions and outdoor exposure will be dangerous through the weekend. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 4 inches are expected along and west of US-131 through Friday morning. West to northwest winds will continue into tonight with gusts between 30 and 40 mph, especially along the Lake Michigan shoreline.These strong winds will cause blowing and drifting snow, leading to near-zero visibility at times, particularly in open, rural, and lakeshore areas. Drivers should expect rapidly changing road conditions. Forecasters are monitoring another winter weather system with the potential to bring 4 inches or more of snow across parts of West Michigan Sunday into Sunday night. River ice is growing rapidly due to prolonged cold temperatures. This is causing quick rises on some West Michigan rivers.As even colder air arrives late this week, areas that do not typically experience river ice buildup could see impacts, including ice jams and localized flooding.Residents near rivers should continue to monitor conditions closely. West Michigan Winter Weather Safety Reminder
Expect hazardous travel due to snow, wind, and reduced visibility
Limit time outdoors during extreme cold
Prepare for possible additional snowfall Sunday
Monitor river levels if you live near waterways
Stay weather aware and check for updated forecasts and advisories as conditions evolve.
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What KPL Aides are asking for. The actual petition from Change.org
Library aides and hourly custodians are the largest group of employees at KPL. We are a diverse group of employees and perform a wide variety of tasks within the Library, providing customer service, circulation tasks, helping with program preparation, among many other things. If you are a regular patron, you have probably interacted with us many times. We work for the library because we are passionate about serving our community. We have recently formed a union and are currently negotiating our first contract with the Library.
During our recent negotiations, KPL administration gave us a wage proposal of $12/hr, going up to $12.74 for the 2024/25 fiscal year. Not only is this not a living or a competitive wage, it is actually less than some employees are already making. These employees (who have already not seen a raise for over a year) would not see a raise until at least 2025. This is an unsustainable situation in an environment where we have seen an immense rise in the cost of living just over the past year. We feel that in these times, a wage of $15 an hour is appropriate and achievable for KPL.
KPL is a cherished institution in Kalamazoo, and we love working for the Library. But under current conditions it’s simply unsustainable for many of us. We are asking for the library to live up to its professed progressive values and compensate all employees fairly!
MJ& Q, entrepreneurs kick it on Street Politics. We’re talking Vice President, Kamala Harris, Fair(affordable housing) and the anniversary of January 6, 2021 at the White House.
