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This 1977 Battle Creek, MI home for sale was designed by famed architect George Williams and is located in the Minges Brook neighborhood.

This 1977 Battle Creek, MI home for sale was designed by famed architect George Williams and is located in the Minges Brook neighborhood.

This 1977 Battle Creek, MI home for sale was designed by famed architect George Williams and is located in the Minges Brook neighborhood.

Second round interviews for the finalists, William Patterson and Luke Perry, are tentatively slated for March 8.

Battle Creek family has up-close encounter with wild mink Matt Hunt was inside his home at 6 1/2 Mile Road in Emmett Township when his three children ran in to tell him about their rare nature experience. While exploring on the familys 7 1/2-acre property on April 25, they said a wild animal approached 9-year-old Eva, sniffed her and sat on her foot. "Sure enough, I walked out there and about 10 feet away was a mink," Hunt said. "I pulled out the phone and that’s when it approached me." In a ...

Kristin Markillie - Courtesy Michigan Lottery LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A Calhoun County educator has been honored with an Excellence in Education award from the Michigan Lottery. Kristin Markillie is a first-grade teacher at Minges Brook Elementary in the Lakeview School District. Markillie said she dreamed of being a teacher at a young age. “I have always wanted to be a teacher. It’s something I dreamed about when I was a child. I followed that dream, and it allows me to see chil...

Calhoun County teacher honored with Michigan Lottery’s Excellence in Education award By Brandon James Apr 27, 2021 9:28 AM LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A Calhoun County educator has been honored with an Excellence in Education award from the Michigan Lottery. Kristin Markillie is a first-grade teacher at Minges Brook Elementary in the Lakeview School District. Markillie said she dreamed of being a teacher at a young age. “I have always wanted to be a teacher. It’s some...

Why Do So Many Things in Battle Creek Have the Name “Minges”? There’s Minges Road, Minges Place, Minges Hills, Minges Hills Church, Minges Creek, Minges Brook Mall, Minges Elementary School, and Minges Creek Village.  There are Minges apartments, Minges health clubs, and Minges chiropractic offices.   Most new radio announcers that come to Battle Creek pronounce it “MIN-juzz”.   We educate them as soon as possible. To tell the story of Battle Creek’s “Minges” connection, we...