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Battle Creek road to close Monday for tree removal City of Battle Creek and last updated 2021-05-06 16:17:06-04 BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Minges Road between Riverside Drive and East Court Street will be closed on Monday, May 10 while crews remove a tree, according to the City of Battle Creek. Work is expected to last from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. if weather permits. The City tells us local traffic and emergency vehicles may access the road during that timeframe. Other motorists are asked to plan other routes when in the area.

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 have to go back to January 24, 1848.  That’s when a guy named James Wilson Marshall found flakes...