Monthly Archives: August 2023

(August 22, 2023 5:13 PM ET) American 1 Credit Union today announced payment of $500,000 to the Jackson County Parks Department for naming rights for the Jackson County Fair Event Center at 200 E. Ganson St. at Keeley Park The naming rights agreement, signed on July 26, 2023, named the building the American 1 Community Recreation Center for the next 20 years. The funds will allow the Jackson County Parks to improve the old Fair Event Center and transition the building into a community space.  “Investing in our community is important to us,” remarked Martha Fuerstenau, President & CEO of American 1. “When the parks department presented us with the plan to revitalize the space, we agreed it was the perfect opportunity to reinvest in the historic building.” First built in 1918, the county-owned building, originally known as the Jackson County Auditorium, has been a town staple for social events, live shows, sporting events, roller-skating, and more in its extensive history spanning over 100 years. “As a long-standing organization in the Jackson Community, it is our corporate responsibility to focus on placemaking, preservation, and revitalization in the town that a majority of our members call home,” Fuerstenau continued. American 1…

Firefighters continue to pour water on the structure mid-afternoon.  Photo courtesy Aaron Dimick, City of Jackson. (August 22, 2023 3:27 PM ET)  A multiple-alarm fire at a North Street warehouse structure has been contained according to the City of Jackson.  Around noon today,  fire crews responded to a large fire sending up thick black smoke visible for miles.  This afternoon, the City provided this update: UPDATE: The fire at a vacant commercial property on W. North Street is contained. Fire crews will remain on the scene to monitor. W. North Street between Cooper Street and N. Blackstone Street will be CLOSED to traffic until further notice. Residents are still advised to stay away from the area. If you're in the immediate area and have concerns about air quality, you should shut your windows and turn off air conditioning. The fire department is checking air quality in the City of Jackson and have not found any immediate health impacts. The air quality will continue to be monitored. Every fire department in Jackson County responded to the fire. Three City of Jackson firefighters and one Napoleon Township firefighter were treated on the scene for heat exhaustion. Michigan State Police have been called…