Here’s a message from the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency. The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services has announced extended enrollment periods are available to help qualifying residents take advantage of low- or no-cost health care coverage options through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Anyone who lost coverage but missed the enrollment window still has options. The first opportunity to …

Three people, including a juvenile, were arrested following a multi-jurisdiction investigation into drug smuggling at Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater. State police said the investigation included representatives from Department of Corrections, the state police drug-enforcement team S.W.E.T., state police aviation unit, state police canine, Michigan DNR and canine officers from the Branch County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities said the department of …

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently revised its list of COVID-19 symptoms, as health officials learn more about the virus. Rebecca Burns, health officer at Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency, said one of the misconceptions about COVID-19 is that if people don’t have a fever, they don’t have the virus. She said a lot of people who have tested …

Organizers of the annual Sturgis BBQ Festival have announced this year’s event has been canceled due to concerns about COVID-19. The one-day festival was to take place Oct. 10.

St. Joseph County Commission on Aging recently discussed the requirements necessary to reopen its centers and buildings to the public, as the board continues to monitor the COVID- 19 pandemic. Executive director Tim Stoll and commission members met Wednesday to take on the issue. Although no action was taken, the plan is to ask commission management to discuss barriers to …

A long-awaited day for the Three Rivers Public Library is at hand, as it curbside service is now available. The library has moved from its Michigan Avenue location to 88 N. Main St. in downtown Three Rivers. While interior work is continuing, the curbside service is a positive step to meeting the community’s needs, interim director Bobbi Schoon said. Its …

St. Joseph County Prosecutor John McDonough last week pled not guilty to violations related to terms of his bond conditions. The bond conditions stem from his May arrest on drunken-driving charges. McDonough and his attorney, Michael Hills, appeared through Zoom teleconference Thursday for arraignment before Kalamazoo County Judge Vincent Westra. The 40-year-old McDonough faced two bond-violation charges. They center on …

Students returning to Glen Oaks this semester are seeing major improvements to the campus. School president David Devier said with fewer people on campus over the summer due to COVID- 19, it was an ideal time to complete several projects that had been on the backburner. The primary project centers on a rebuilt main parking lot, replacing the original parking …

DeNooyer Ford, a Ford arm of the DeNooyer Automotive Group including DeNooyer Chevrolet, DeNooyer Ford, Metro Toyota, and DeNooyer Jaguar, is excited to announce the beginning of construction on a project that will cement our investment in the Vicksburg community and greater areas. Construction is expected to begin no later than October 1st, 2020 with an anticipated completion date in …

The Centreville FFA has started its annual Fall Mum sale. All proceeds from sales go to the FFA chapter to support its many student activities. Mums are $10, or three for $27. They are available for purchase by cash or check and can be picked up between 8 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. at the FFA building south of Centreville High …