Nick Ponton

Kalamazoo

Photojournalist at WOOD-TV (Grand Rapids, MI)

Camera Operator and Photojournalist at Freelance

MI transplant from IL. 22x Not an Emmy winner.

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Articles

Gobles breaks ground on new middle/high school

1 month ago | woodtv.com | Nick Ponton

GOBLES, Mich. (WOOD) — Gobles Public Schools is expanding its middle and high school thanks to a bond passed in 2023. A groundbreaking was held on Tuesday for the $27 million expansion that will transform the district’s middle/high school building into two stories, replacing the current 70-year-old single-story structure. The middle school will be on the first floor of the new building. The high school will be on the second floor.
Gobles breaks ground on new middle/high school

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Nick Ponton

GOBLES, Mich. (WOOD) — Gobles Public Schools is expanding its middle and high school thanks to a bond passed in 2023. A groundbreaking was held on Tuesday for the $27 million expansion that will transform the district’s middle/high school building into two stories, replacing the current 70-year-old single-story structure. A rendering of Gobles middle/high school. The district held a groundbreaking for the $27 million expansion.
Marchers stand against gun violence after deadly shooting in Kalamazoo

1 month ago | woodtv.com | Nick Ponton

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Hundreds of people took to the streets of Kalamazoo Wednesday night to take a stand against gun violence. The march started at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Kalamazoo’s Northside neighborhood and marched toward Park Street. The group stopped in front of the house where Marktavion Perry-Bennett was shot and killed last week. A prayer vigil was held as the group gathered around family on the spot where Perry-Bennett was killed.
Flooding causes road closures in Kalamazoo

2 months ago | woodtv.com | Rachel Van Gilder |Nick Ponton

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Heavy rain Wednesday led to some flooding in Kalamazoo, prompting road closures.
K-Wings to host Hockey Heritage Game, honor former player

Jan 18, 2025 | woodtv.com | Nick Ponton

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — The Kalamazoo Wings will continue their celebration of 50 years of hockey Saturday night at Wings Event Center, taking on the Toledo Walleye in the Warrior/ECHL Hockey Heritage Game. The K-Wings kicked off the day with interviews with NHL Network and welcomed fans to Fan Fest at the arena. The weekend also included the ECHL Hall of Fame Induction Friday night at the Radisson Plaza Hotel.
Kzoo getting nearly $2.6M to study how to close train crossings

Jan 10, 2025 | woodtv.com | Nick Ponton

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — The city of Kalamazoo is getting a boost from the federal government to study how it can eliminate a set of railroad tracks in downtown Kalamazoo. Right now, there are two sets of tracks that cross both Michigan and Kalamazoo avenues in downtown Kalamazoo. One of those tracks is used to switch trains and it can cause long delays for traffic trying to move through the area.
New units near Schoolcraft to house low-income families

Nov 26, 2024 | woodtv.com | Nick Ponton

SCHOOLCRAFT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The Kalamazoo County Public Housing Commission is celebrating the first of ten new affordable housing units at a mobile home park near Schoolcraft. A ribbon cutting was held Tuesday at the Sugar Loaf Mobile Home Park off Shaver Road near US-131. The homes will go to ten families with school-aged children who’ve experienced homeless and are at 60% the area medium income or below. The community was built with funds from the 2015 housing millage.
Upgrades made to Postal Service facility near Kalamazoo

Nov 14, 2024 | woodtv.com | Nick Ponton

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Upgrades to a U.S. Postal Service facility near Kalamazoo are being made to improve efficiency and delivery times. On Thursday, the Postal Service showed off a new highspeed package sorting machine at its Kalamazoo Sorting and Delivery Center in Oshtemo Township. The machine can sort up to 5,000 packages an hour. Before the machine, packages were sorted by hand at 300 to 4000 packages an hour. The upgrades are part of the $40 billion Delivering for American Plan.
Upgrades made to Postal Service facility near Kalamazoo

Nov 14, 2024 | yahoo.com | Nick Ponton

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Upgrades to a U.S. Postal Service facility near Kalamazoo are being made to improve efficiency and delivery times. On Thursday, the Postal Service showed off a new highspeed package sorting machine at its Kalamazoo Sorting and Delivery Center in Oshtemo Township. The machine can sort up to 5,000 packages an hour. Before the machine, packages were sorted by hand at 300 to 4000 packages an hour.
Events urge West Michigan to get out and vote

Oct 22, 2024 | woodtv.com | Rachel Van Gilder |Nick Ponton |Rick Albin

WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) — With Election Day two weeks away and early in-person starting this weekend, Democrats and Republicans alike are trotting party members to urge voters to cast their ballots. U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, was in Kalamazoo Tuesday afternoon to encourage Western Michigan University students to get out and vote.