Two area health centers have received Michigan CARES supplemental funding awards. CARES, an acronym for Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Securities, is a federally funded source. Nearly $40 million in total was delegated to 39 health centers in Michigan. Locally, nearly $540,000 was bestowed to Covered Bridge Healthcare of St. Joseph County. Meanwhile, Lakeland Immediate Care Center in Cassopolis was …

Connie Pagels, a longtime 4-H leader who died in January, recently received an “Outstanding Community Service” award from Sturgis City Commission members. Daughters Diana Yeager and Pamela Keeslar accepted the award. Pagels became a 4- H leader in 1969 and in 1983 was asked to be the first superintendent for the dog care and training program, a role she held …

Isaac James Snow, age 93, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 18th, 2020 at the Heartland Health Care Center.  He was born on January 22, 1927 in Jonesville, Michigan, the son of the late Wayne and Ellen (Guy) Snow. Mr. Snow graduated from Centreville High School and served his country during WWII in the United States Air …

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday compared the fight against the cornonavirus to the sacrifice needed during World War II, criticizing protesters who flocked to the Michigan Capitol last week to denounce her weeks long restrictions against work and gatherings. “President Trump called this a war and it is exactly that. So let’s act like it,” Whitmer, a Democrat, said. …

Patricia Joan Hawkins, age 85, died Friday, April 17, 2020 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Three Rivers where she had resided the past two years. She was born in South Bend on Jan. 15, 1935 the daughter of Cecile D. and Carmelita (Ullrey) Hawkins. Pat had lived at several adult foster care homes in the Michiana area for most of …

Donna Marie (Carkenord) Hiemstra, age 97, of Mendon, died Thursday, April 16, 2020 at Fairview Living and Rehabilitation in Centreville. She was born at the family farm north of Mendon on April 11, 1923 the daughter of Nicholas Daniel and Anna Marguerite (Jackson) Carkenord. She graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1940 where she played softball. and …

Six candidates will be interviewed later this month for the position of Constantine Public Schools superintendent. Interim Superintendent John Jarpe said the six were chosen from a pool of about 20 applicants during closed session of the district’s board of education meeting Thursday. The meeting was conducted via remote teleconference. Candidates being interviewed April 29 are: Scott Bojanich, director of …

A dozen small businesses and nonprofits around Michigan, including a Sturgis-based company, have been awarded a total of $1 million through the Pure Michigan Business Connect COVID-19 Emergency Access and Retooling Grants program. Recipients were announced last week by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, which is providing funds to small manufacturers looking to retool and produce critical health and human …

After a two-week shutdown on the U.S. 131 redevelopment project in Three Rivers, crews will return to the construction site today to continue the job, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. Concerns related to the coronavirus prompted the two-week hiatus, though state officials said weather delays would have resulted in a few lost days over the period. With the …

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