A Flint-based health care organization is going through steps following its recently announced interest in acquiring Sturgis Hospital. Insight has signed a letter of intent to acquire Sturgis Hospital, which has been looking for an investor-buyer in recent months. The hospital has been struggling financially and recently switched to a rural emergency hospital format to stem costs. The REH setup …

Two natural gas providers in Michigan have received permission to raise their rates. The Michigan Public Service Commission last week approved agreements with Michigan Gas Utilities and Consumers Energy, allowing the two companies to raise rates charged to natural-gas customers. Company officials said the increase was needed to help fund safety and reliability upgrades, and to cover increasing costs for …

A St. Joseph County farmer will be inducted into the Michigan Farmers Hall of Fame during a ceremony later this week. Ira Krupp has been in the agriculture industry for 37 years and owns 200 acres of land in Mendon Township. He grows row crops, corn and soybeans. Hall of Fame directors said Krupp’s management demonstrates a high level of …

Pregnancy Helpline Center of Three Rivers is resuming a fundraiser to replace its aging ultrasound machine. Pregnancy Helpline Center has partnered with Mendon Mansion Coffee to help the agency with its goal of purchasing a new ultrasound machine. Anyone making a donation of $20 or greater will receive a one-pound bag of Mendon Mansion Coffee premium dark-roast blend or drip-grind …

Here’s a look at this month’s Fresh Food Distribution in St. Joseph County. Seventh-Day Adventist Church, east of Centreville on M-86 will host the month’s first distribution. It will take place at 4 p.m. Sept. 12. St. Joseph County Transportation Authority will provide a free ride to and from the event with 24-hour advance notice. A ride can be secured …

Dixie Dean Wilson, age 88, of Jones, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at Edgewood Health & Rehabiliation in Three Rivers. She was born October 7, 1934 in Pattensburg, MO, a daughter of Cleo and Mildred (Snell) Frazier. Dixie graduated from Marcellus High School in 1952. She received a liberal arts diploma from Southwestern Michigan College in Dowagiac and attended …

Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency officer Rebecca Burns said new cases of COVID-19 are on the rise. During the health agency’s board meeting last week, Burns said the first U.S. case of a new variant was reported from a sample collected Aug. 3 by a lab at the University of Michigan. The adult lived in Washtenaw County and had not …

Three dogs perished in a structure fire over the weekend in the village of Constantine. Chief Mike Haydon said the agency was notified shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday about a fire in the 200 block of Plum Street. Crews arrived in a matter of minutes and found the back porch of the residence fully engulfed in flames. Haydon said crews …

U.S. Sen. Gary Peters is encouraging former members of the military to consider signing up for VA benefits to toxic-exposed veterans. The benefits are the result of the PACT Act, signed into law in 2022. Peters said there is no deadline to apply but his public appeal is being made in hopes of bringing awareness to the potential benefits. PACT …

Here’s an update on work being done on U.S. 131 in St. Joseph and Kalamazoo counties, according to Michigan Department of Transportation’s Christopher Jacobs. Recently finished work includes storm sewer northbound from the Rocky River to Michigan Avenue, and median restoration and permanent signs in the median. Meanwhile, northbound traffic is being maintained in the median lane. Jacobs said curbing …