Albion Blog

This page is where you can see the most recent posts. At the bottom of this page you can find all of the posts about each of the categories.

Albion Michigan continues to go through many changes. This website offers content on this page AlbionMich.net, and also now offers history by Frank Passic, and news from The Recorder newspaper.

Our goal is to support local businesses, educational institution, and local news sources.  See news from local restaurants who are offering carryout food during the rapidly developing Coronavirus crisis.  See the local news page with official news sources streaming, and also a page that relate to the Coronavirus news from Michigan.  See the Index of Albion Websites, where we link to official and community websites.

We look forward to seeing everyone in person, and wish the best to people now, wherever they are.  Below, we share some current posts, including a new directory of Albion Churches Online .


front steps of Albion City Hall have been removed

Time Capsule – A Moment in Time: The Best-Laid Plans

Time Capsule - A Moment in Time: The Best-Laid Plans By Maggie LaNoue -  Contributing Writer   October 30, 2026 Sometimes even the best-laid plans don’t ...
Starr Commonwealth's F.O.C.U.S. Forward program

Starr Commonwealth program helps young adults build stability

By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - October 30, 2026 Starr Commonwealth program helps young adults build stability Calhoun County young people who are ...
Albion NAACP's 53rd annual Freedom Fund Banquet

Albion Native Donna Terrell Lambert Shares ‘The Power of One’ at NAACP Banquet

Members of Albion High School's Class of 1979 gathered to support their former classmate Donna Terrell Lambert, keynote speaker at the Albion NAACP's 53rd ...
Albion City Council Member Lenn Reid

Lenn Reid honored for years of service to Albion

Lenn Reid honored for years of service to Albion By Maggie LaNoue -  Contributing Writer   October 30, 2026 Albion City Council Member Lenn Reid was ...
Fresh pavement covers the Tractor Supply shopping center parking lot

New pavement and property investments bring changes to North Eaton Street

New pavement and property investments bring changes to North Eaton Street By Maggie LaNoue -  Contributing Writer   October 16, 2026 Motorists entering Albion from Interstate ...
Substance Abuse Prevention Services of Albion

Albion council recognizes community programs, approves infrastructure spending

Albion council recognizes community programs, approves infrastructure spending By Maggie LaNoue -  Contributing Writer   October 16, 2026 From programs supporting young people and older residents ...
Calhoun County Senior Services specialist Chelsi Sheerer

Calhoun County launches interactive food resource map

Calhoun County launches interactive food resource map By SYLVIA BENAVIDEZ, Contributing WriterOctober 16, 2026 Finding food assistance in Calhoun County is becoming easier with ...
The Albion Arts Center

Albion Arts Center reports busy year as council authorizes grant application

Albion Arts Center reports busy year as council authorizes grant application By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer   October 16, 2026 The Albion Arts Center reported ...
South Michigan Food Bank's Mobile Market

Food, pavement and planning: Three scenes from Albion

Food, pavement and planning: Three scenes from Albion By Maggie LaNoue, Contributing Writer October 16, 2026 Mild October weather offered a chance to see ...
Katie Carpenter, left, senior director of youth empowerment programs at Starr Commonwealth, and Dr. Katey Price, a research analyst for Starr,

Children and adults learned to adapt during summer recreation

Children and adults learned to adapt during summer recreation By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - October 9, 2026Nine-year-old Olivia had a simple assessment ...
Oct. 5 2026 Albion City Council

Communication takes many forms at Albion City Council meeting

Communication takes many forms at Albion City Council meeting By Maggie LaNoue -  Contributing Writer   October 9, 2026 Sharing information took many forms at Monday’s ...
Ride Calhoun RC FLEX vehicle

Ride Calhoun expands hours, launches new app Oct. 12

By Maggie LaNoue Contributing Writer October 2, 2026  Ride Calhoun will expand hours for its curb-to-curb RC FLEX service and introduce a new ride-scheduling app beginning ...
South Michigan Food Bank 2026 Albion Mobile Market schedule and food distribution information

Albion Mobile Market Friday, plus more places to find food

By Maggie LaNoue, Contributing Writer October 7, 2026 Albion residents have an opportunity to pick up fresh food from the South Michigan Food Bank ...
Austin Eaton Sept 2026

September construction wrap-up: Albion streets show progress

September construction wrap-up: Albion streets show progress By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - October 2, 2026September is ending with some of Albion's heavily ...
Dave Diemert, left, and Dr. Samuel Shaheen

‘Basically wide open’: Big Albion Plan work exposes 1860s block

‘Basically wide open’: Big Albion Plan work exposes 1860s block By Maggie LaNoue -  Contributing Writer   October 2, 2026 A familiar stretch of downtown between ...
Safe and Unsafe Sleep

Highlights of Healthy Babies Day

Highlights of Healthy Babies Day By Maggie LaNoue, Contributing WriterOctober 2, 2026Food, early learning, and health resources came together for families at Healthy Babies ...
Vera Simpson's extended family

‘She just worked so hard’: Albion dedicates Vera Simpson Way

‘She just worked so hard’ Albion honors Vera Simpson with new street designationBy Maggie LaNoue, Contributing Writer, September 25, 2026 Members of Vera Simpson's ...
Mike Stout, Dr. Sam Shaheen

‘Basically wide open’: Big Albion Plan work exposes 1860s block

Questions, adjustments keep Albion projects moving By Maggie LaNoue -  Contributing Writer   September 25, 2026 Plans changed, questions led to second looks, and persistence paid ...
Festival weekend continues as Saturday plans adjust for rain

Festival weekend continues as Saturday plans adjust for rain

Festival weekend continues as Saturday plans adjust for rain By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - September 19, 2026ALBION — Festival of the Forks ...
Festival of the Forks

Homecomers: What makes Albion home?

Homecomers: What makes Albion home? By Maggie LaNoue -  Contributing Writer   September 18, 2026 Festival of the Forks has always been partly about coming home.People ...
Lankton brings ‘Motor City Boomer’ home to Jackson

Lankton brings ‘Motor City Boomer’ home to Jackson

Lankton brings ‘Motor City Boomer’ home to Jackson By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - September 11,  2026JACKSON — Before Larry Lankton began talking ...
College property, buried dump among Albion council agenda items

College property, buried dump among Albion council agenda items

College property, buried dump among Albion council agenda items By Maggie LaNoue -  Contributing Writer   September 11, 2026 Labor Day had passed, the school year ...
Albion Community Foundation staff members gather in their new home at the Ludington Center in downtown Albion. From left are Cary Soltis, director of education; Cassidy Porter, community brand ambassador; Margaux Dever, community grant writer; and Shane Williamson, president & CEO.

Albion Community Foundation move puts development partners under one roof

Community organizations find a new home at Albion College's Ludington Center By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - September 4, 2026The Albion Community Foundation ...
A Flock Safety license plate-reading camera

Albion police explain Flock cameras as questions about privacy continue

Albion police explain Flock cameras as questions about privacy continue By Maggie LaNoue -  Contributing Writer   August 28, 2026 A network of 20 license plate-reading ...
Austin Avenue and North Eaton Street

Austin-Eaton intersection torn open for major water system work

Austin-Eaton intersection torn open for major water system work By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - August 28, 2026The Austin Avenue and North Eaton ...
An excavator works along Austin Avenue

Albion’s water-main work reroutes traffic

Bigger pipes, closed streets: Albion's water-main work reroutes traffic By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - August 21, 2026Barricades, detour signs and heavy equipment ...
Juanita Solis-Kidder

Flock cameras, construction and a full calendar

Albion's busy August: Flock cameras, construction and a full calendar By Maggie LaNoue -  Contributing Writer   August 21, 2026 August has already brought a flurry ...
Planners gathered July 27 at the Ludington Center

Comprehensive Plan update invites community to help guide the city’s future

Comprehensive Plan update invites community to help guide the city's future By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - August 14, 2026What should Albion look ...
Secure drop box outside Albion City Hall

Albion property tax deadline is Monday: What residents need to know

Albion property tax deadline is Monday: What residents need to know By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - August 7, 2026Summer property taxes are ...
Polling place sign along Michigan Avenue Albion

Few contested races greeted Albion primary voters

Few contested races greeted Albion primary voters By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - August 7, 2026A polling place sign along Michigan Avenue marked ...
Students visiting Albion Michigan from sister city Noisy-le-Roi, France

Community partnerships, infrastructure projects highlight Albion council meeting

Community partnerships, infrastructure projects highlight Albion council meeting By Maggie LaNoue -  Contributing Writer    August 7, 2026  Albion City Council chambers were filled ...
City Manager Dr. Sheryl Theriot

Questions, coffee and cheesecake bring residents together with City Hall

Questions, coffee and cheesecake bring residents together with City Hall By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - July 31, 2026The coffee was flowing, conversations ...
Ralph and Mary Cram Medical Center

Rx Kids off to strong start as 14 Albion families enroll

Rx Kids off to strong start as 14 Albion families enroll By Maggie LaNoue, Contributing WriterJuly 31, 2026 The Ralph and Mary Cram Medical ...
Michigan Works! welcomes visitors to the Greater Albion Area Career Fair July 2026

Smoke, Heat and Hiring: Career Fair showcases regional opportunities

Smoke, Heat and Hiring: Career Fair showcases regional opportunities By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - July 24, 2026Thick Canadian wildfire smoke hung over ...
wastewater treatment plant

Clean audit, library renewal and public service Albion council meeting 7-20-26

Clean audit, library renewal and public service highlighted at Albion council meeting 7-20-26 By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - July 24, 2026Albion City ...
former Vision of Life building at the corner of Austin Avenue and Jefferson Street

From car wash to community garden Albion Honors Vera Simpson

From car wash to community garden Albion honors Vera Simpson with new street designationBy Maggie LaNoue, Contributing Writer, July 19, 2026 The Vision of ...
View of river from Ludington Center

Community organizations find a new home at Albion College’s Ludington Center

Community organizations find a new home at Albion College's Ludington Center By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - July 10, 2026The public will have ...
Jason Kern, Bill Lazarus, abd Kent Phillips

Housing, water system and family initiatives highlight Albion council meeting

Housing, water system and family initiatives highlight Albion council meeting By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - July 10, 2026More than 30 people attended ...
City Manager Dr. Sheryl Theriot

Council sorts priorities into timeline for city manager’s evaluation

The Albion City Council voted Tuesday, Feb. 17, to approve a contract with Dr. Sheryl L. Theriot as city manager, bringing back a familiar ...
aerial view mcintosh park albion mich

Albion Prepares for New Monthly Water Bills as Infrastructure Investment Continues

Albion Prepares for New Monthly Water Bills as Infrastructure Investment Continues By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - July 3, 2026Albion residents will soon ...
stabilization at 203 N. Superior St., the BBQ building

Historic Downtown Building Enters Stabilization Phase

Historic Downtown Building Enters Stabilization Phase By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - July 3, 2026Stabilization work is now underway at 203 N. Superior ...
An aerial view of Eaton Street

What Albion Residents Need to Know This Summer

What Albion Residents Need to Know This Summer By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - June 26, 2026Construction projects, utility upgrades and property developments ...
Consumers Energy Sr. Community Affairs Manager Greg Moore

Why High Electric Rates Don’t Always Mean High Bills

Why High Electric Rates Don't Always Mean High Bills By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - June 26, 2026Consumers Energy Sr. Community Affairs Manager ...
Albion City Council

Utility Presentations Dominate June 15 Albion City Council Meeting

Utility Presentations Dominate June 15 Albion City Council Meeting By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - June 19, 2026Utility rate reviews and an energy ...
Milt Barnes of Play Right Sports

Albion Recreation Programs Expand as City Revises Funding Strategy

Albion Recreation Programs Expand as City Revises Funding Strategy By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - June 19, 2026Recreation was one of the major ...
Council Member Lenn Reid

Albion Juneteenth Celebration Returns June 19-20 at Holland Park

Albion Juneteenth Celebration Returns June 19-20 at Holland ParkBy Maggie LaNoue, Contributing Writer, June 12, 2026 Council Member Lenn Reid in the gazebo at ...
Albion's new 1-million-gallon water tower

Albion’s New Water Tower: An Anchor for the Future

Albion's New Water Tower: An Anchor for the Future By Maggie LaNoue , Contributing Writer June 12, 2026 Behind the moment that drew a small crowd ...
Josita Todd, board chair of CASA of Calhoun County

Council Hears Updates on Children, Housing and Community Programs

Council Hears Updates on Children, Housing and Community Programs By Maggie LaNoue - Contributing Writer  - June 5, 2026Josita Todd, board chair of CASA ...