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MDOT pushes back I-94 reopening

Michigan Department of Transportation officials said work to rebuild 2.7 miles of eastbound I-94 between Lovers Lane and Sprinkle Road in Kalamazoo County has been delayed by a couple months, pushing back the reopening date for the eastbound lanes. The two-year, $87 million project still is on track for completion in mid-November 2022, but the original plan to reopen the …

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Constantine begins Adopt-A-Pole for holiday season

The village of Constantine is offering a community event to help celebrate the holiday season. The “Adopt-A-Pole” program calls for decorating light poles on South Washington Street, as well as East and West Water streets. Pole adoption is free and the opportunity is ideal for businesses, schools, clubs, service clubs, church groups and families, event organizers said. Decorating begins Nov. …

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Elementary students in Centreville go to virtual learning

Centreville Public Schools announced its elementary school will revert to virtual learning starting today and lasting through Monday. An exception is the district’s three kindergarten classes, which will return today after being taught remotely over the past week. Meanwhile, the district’s junior and senior high will continue to meet for face-to-face instruction. District officials said the measure is due to …

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Coldwater man injured in crash

A Coldwater man was injured after the vehicle he was driving was struck by a car that failed to obey a stop sign in Branch County’s Coldwater Township. Michigan State Police troopers responded around 9 p.m. Nov. 2 to a two-vehicle, personal-injury crash at Hodunk Road near Barnhart Road. Investigators said Coldwater resident Armando Ortiz, 24, was driving south on …

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Elementary students in White Pigeon go virtual

Students at Central Elementary School in White Pigeon will be taught virtually this week. The district announced the plan Thursday and it went into effect Friday. The measure is being employed due to a number of positive cases of COVID-19 and contact tracing, resulting in a staff shortage. The school will return to in-person learning Nov. 15. Parent-teacher conferences scheduled …

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Round Up program raises funds for Community Foundation

A “round up” program approved by Sturgis municipal officials in May is underway. Its goal is to help build charitable funds. The plan involves rounding up a customer’s utility bill and is a collaboration between the city and Sturgis Area Community Foundation. City manager Mike Hughes, and Lindsay Richardson, executive director of Sturgis Area Community Foundation, said city residents have …

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Health department will offer vaccine to children

The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency will start offering Pfizer vaccine to children 5-11 years of age beginning Tuesday. The agency’s scheduling website is prepared to accept pediatric-dose appointments. Tuesday’s clinic will be at the Dearth Center in Coldwater, followed by Nov. 13 at Three Rivers Middle School. Agency officials said the results seen in the 5-11-year-old study group demonstrated …

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Brown declared winner in city commission seat race

St. Joseph County Board of Canvassers on Thursday declared Torrey Brown winner of the write-in campaign for at-large commissioner to the Three Rivers City Commission. County Clerk Lindsay Oswald said Brown received 105 votes, while 30 votes went to Lucas Allen. They were vying for the seat being vacated by Clayton Lyczynski, who chose to not seek re-election.

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St. Joseph County receives grant

St. Joseph County was one of dozens of counties in the state to receive a financial grant from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. According to a department media release from the Lansing-based agency, St. Joseph County was awarded $40,000. It stated the grant was issued to provide support for the basic operations of conservation districts in Michigan, …

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Catalytic converter stolen in Branch County

Michigan State Police responded to a report of larceny from a motor vehicle earlier this week in Branch County’s Ovid Township. According to a department media release, troopers went to the boat launch on the corner of Mud Lake Drive and East Central Road following a complaint of theft of a catalytic converter. The incident occurred between 3 and 5:15 …

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