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Centreville Public Schools Superintendent Chad Brady issued a media release Wednesday detailing upcoming construction that will impact student drop-off/pick-up, parking, and parking-lot traffic flow at the high school. The start of the district’s Series 2, 2023 Bond Construction project includes the addition of a multi-purpose gymnasium and air-conditioning at the jr/sr high school. Work is set to begin Monday, Brady …

Three Rivers Public Services Director Amy Roth said the department is scheduled to begin a preventative-maintenance cleaning on sewer mains located in the 2nd District. The area is located south and east of the St. Joseph River. Roth said work will start Monday and is expected to be completed in a month. She explained that cleaning is completed with high-pressure …

Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to be aware of an uptick in scam phone calls and emails related to failure to appear for a court case. Scammers falsely claim a would-be victim missed a court date, failed to show up for jury duty or owe a fine. In all cases, the messages are not legitimate, authorities said. The …

A shoe collection staged by a Colon church ends Saturday. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church has placed bins outside its main entrance for anyone wishing to donate shoes or boots in any condition. The fourth annual drive is in support of the Indiana-based organization Changing Footprints. St. Paul’s has accumulated more than 2,000 pairs of boots and shoes collectively in its …

Wood Street north of East Michigan Avenue to Hoffman Street – – – The 1968 City Directory includes many people and businesses in a few short blocks. Starting with #301, Mrs. M. Willis Wilson and Jessie Worden; #323 sometimes was used by the school board as a storage building, sometimes Day Center or Special Education Building or for GED classes …

St. Joseph County Intermediate School District Board members plan to meet with three finalists for the job of ISD superintendent. During board action last week, the list of three candidates was established from a pool of eight people who applied to replace Teresa Belote, who is retiring in June. The candidates are: James Berry, director of career and technical education …

St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners last week addressed the merits of livestreaming their once-a-month meetings. Commissioner Rick Shaffer said at the board’s Feb. 17 meeting he would like the county board’s Physical Resources Committee to take another look at the option of livestreaming. The issue was raised earlier in the meeting by Mendon resident Robin Burpee, who said more …

The fate of Mottville Dam was clarified earlier this month during Mottville Township’s Feb. 12 board meeting. According to the Three Rivers Commercial-News, the matter was discussed by Brian Bergsma, director of government affairs for Indiana Michigan Power. He said the dam will not be decommissioned. To the contrary, Bergsma said Indiana Michigan Power plans to renew the dam’s operational …

Constantine Village Council has a committee meeting and an ad hoc committee meeting scheduled later this week. At 10 a.m. Thursday, the village council’s Personnel Committee will discuss a potential contract offer for a plant supervisor operator for the municipality’s Wastewater Treatment Plant. Next, at 9 a.m. Saturday, the village council’s Ad Hoc Committee will assemble to evaluate interest yields …

A Coldwater man riding a scooter died last week after he was struck by a vehicle in Coldwater Township. Branch County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded at 12:45 p.m. Thursday to a two-vehicle crash on North Union City Road, near Narrows Road. Investigators concluded the 60-year-old victim, identified as Michael Coscarelly, was traveling south on an electric scooter when he was …