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The mother of a 33-year-old Colon woman allegedly strangled to death back in October held a vigil for her daughter Saturday in Colon. Tammy Clipfell lost her only daughter, Chelsea Wallen, to an act of domestic violence Oct. 15 at Wallen’s Colon residence. Wallen was remembered by family, friends and even people who had never met her. Wallen, however, was …

Glen Oaks Community College recently staged an event called “Transformation x 2,” as the college launched the E & F Wing Capital Outlay Project, and also celebrated the grand re-opening of the Technology Wing. The E & F Wing project dates to 2017, when the board approved the concept of applying to the state for a capital outlay project to …

Members of the White Pigeon Village Council voted to condemn adjacent buildings on East Chicago Road, fearing their perilous condition is a public-safety hazard. The buildings, at 100 and 102 E. Chicago Road, house the Tasty Nut Shop and Silver Spoons Catering. They are owned by Marjorie Hamminga, who has operated Tasty Nut Shop since 1986. Action to condemn the …

Michigan Department of Transportation has awarded a six-figure grant to the city of Three Rivers for a future road-construction project. MDOT officials said the $375,000 allocation, awarded through the state’s Transportation Economic Development Fund, is earmarked for work to be performed in 2023 on Broadway Street. The city will put up $600,000 toward the impending project, which will involve reconstruction …

Three Rivers and White Pigeon school districts were closed Friday due to potential threats. Three Rivers Community Schools interim superintendent Nikki Nash said the district received information from Michigan State Police at 3:30 a.m. Friday of a threat at Three Rivers Middle School. Nash also said Michigan State Police is aware of the school shooting copycat threats circulating nationwide on …

A Centreville man and his 5-year-old son died in a two-vehicle collision over the weekend, east of Niles, in Cass County’s Howard Township. State police troopers said the incident occurred around 8:15 p.m. Saturday near Pine Lake Street. Authorities said 30-year-old Phillip Parker was driving west on M-60 when his vehicle crossed the center line and crashed head-on into an …

A white Christmas seems to be slowly morphing from a reliable reality to a dream of snowy holidays past for large swaths of the United States in recent decades. Analysis of 40 years of December 25 U.S. snow measurements shows that less of the country now has snow for Christmas than in the 1980s. That’s especially true in a belt …

B&B Trucking and Climax Solar are hosting a donation drive for those affected by Kentucky tornadoes. The event is supported by the Hands Up Foundation and Local Love Kalamazoo, a Kalamazoo area 501c3 nonprofit. The public is encouraged to attend and donate at the donation drive on Sunday, December 19th at 10am, at 7017 South Westnedge Avenue in Portage. Requested …

Two people were arrested in Sturgis early Thursday after they had fled the area in stolen cars. According to a department media release, state police troopers were called to investigate a car that had crashed into a building in the 1300 block of East Chicago Road. From that location, two cars were stolen but both drivers were eventually arrested. The …

Centreville Public Schools Superintendent Stephanie Lemmer announced Thursday she has accepted an offer from Pennfield Schools to serve as its superintendent. Pennfield district officials held a special meeting Wednesday, providing Lemmer a tour of the district, a reception with staff and a second, formal interview. The board them met in closed session and, upon returning to open session, extended the …