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The Mendon School Board took action on two items last week. The calendar for the 2022-2023 school year was approved. School will begin with a half-day Aug. 22, and the final day is scheduled for June 2, barring any make-up days as a result of weather-related cancellations. Also, the board gave superintendent Leasa Griffith a rating of highly effective for …

St. Joseph County residents are being asked to weigh in on how the county commission should allocate federal funding it received in 2021. The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners has agreed to allocate $1 million of its American Rescue Plan Act funds to support community projects. The one-time funding is being provided by the federal government to address health …

Glen Oaks Community College Board of Trustees last week voted to increase tuition by 3 percent. The change will go into effect beginning in the fall 2022 semester. Trustee Rod Lopez, speaking on behalf of the audit/finances committee, said the increase was being recommended to stay on target with the college’s finances. There will be no changes to course fees.

A road commission official pleaded his case, once again, with county commissioners in an effort to secure funding. During the Public Comment portion of Tuesday’s monthly county commission meeting, road commission managing director John Lindsey asked for some financial help on behalf of the Centreville-based agency. The county last year was granted $11.8 million in funding through the federal government’s …

Contractors were scheduled to begin utility work Thursday in Sturgis at the intersection of North Franks Avenue and East Lafayette Street. The work, to be done ahead of the construction of a roundabout, will close East Lafayette Road from the west side of the east drive of the Sturgis Middle School, to Big Hill Road to all through-traffic; the road …

The remains of a body found in Three Rivers last week have been identified. Three Rivers Police officials said the remains were 66-year-old David Michael Abrams, whose body was discovered April 11. A person walking their dog said they noticed the body in the 300 block of Second Avenue in an area not far from the St. Joseph River. Chief …

One county commission incumbent will be contested in August’s primary election and another district will feature a two-person race. Filing deadline for county commission candidates was Tuesday and a total of nine Republicans are running for seven seats. The expansion from five to seven seats starting in 2023 came as a result of last year’s once-a-decade county reapportionment. Incumbents Jared …

New coronavirus cases leaped in Michigan in the week ending Sunday, with 7,725 cases were reported. The previous week had 3,759 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19. St. Joseph County reported 25 cases and three deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 12 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 13,692 …

St. Joseph County officials finally tapped into the $11.8 million in funds they received last year through the American Rescue Plan Act. During their monthly board meeting Tuesday, county commissioners authorized funding for four requests that, collectively, total $235,000. The four items and others were discussed in great detail at last week’s executive committee meeting. Without any debate Tuesday, commissioners …

A Jones woman was injured in a single-vehicle crash this week in Cass County’s Newberg Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were notified at 9:30 a.m. Monday regarding the incident on Bair Lake Street, east of Cory Lake Road. Lindsey Whitaker, 41, was driving east on Bair Lake Street when she lost control of her vehicle. It ran off the roadway …