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The Michigan High School Athletic Association on Friday moved its football season to the spring, but said other fall sports would proceed as scheduled during the coronavirus pandemic. Executive Director Mark Uyl said the decision to delay football — considered a high-risk sport for the spread of COVID-19 due to the amount of face-to-face contact — was made after consulting …

Here’s a message for parents or guardians of incoming kindergarten students. The tri-county health department is offering free hearing and vision screens in the next two weeks. Appointments are for any student entering kindergarten for the first time, whether they have opted for on-line only or in-person learning. Tests are between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and will be conducted …

Glen Oaks Community College president David Devier was given a high rating by the school’s board of trustees last week. On a scale of 1 to 5 focusing on 48 specific performance expectations, Devier received an overall rating of 4.43, board chairman Bruce Gosling said. With help from Devier’s leadership and contributions of the staff, Glen Oaks has weathered numerous …

Sarah Bleything was recently sworn in as Constantine’s newest part-time police officer. Bleything graduated from the Kalamazoo Valley Community College police academy in early July, having been sponsored by the Constantine agency. Bleything served in the Army for eight years starting in 2006 and was deployed to Iraq twice. She earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 2015 at …

The Michigan High School Athletic Association on Friday moved the football season to next spring but said other fall sports would proceed as scheduled during the coronavirus pandemic. The move came days after the Big Ten postponed all fall sports and said it hoped to make them up in the second semester. The MHSAA had previously allowed lower-risk fall sports — golf, …

An already-overwhelmed St. Joseph County Animal Control was dealt another blow this week, as agency director Greg Musser was called Wednesday to assist with the county’s second cat-hoarding case within an eight-day period. Though not as large as the 150-plus cats taken from a Park Township residence Aug. 4, Wednesday’s situation in Three Rivers yielded at least 50 cats. Musser …

A Battle Creek man was killed in a two-vehicle crash late Wednesday in Sherman Township. Justin Noel, 19, was airlifted to Bronson Methodist Hospital following the incident, and later died. He was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Erandi Tzitziki, 19, also of Battle Creek. Police said Tzitziki was driving north on North Centerville Road and failed to stop at …

The Three Rivers Food Site has announced it will be closed Tuesday next week. Agency officials said the food site will undergo a thorough cleaning before re-opening Thursday.

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a theft incident at a business in Nottawa Township. According to a department media release, a catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle at Nottawa Auto Sales, located in the 26000 block of M-86. The catalytic converter was cut off a 2015 Jeep Patriot between Aug. 4 and Aug. 12.

St. Joseph County officials appear poised to implement a 35-hour work week for county staff. For the second consecutive executive committee meeting, commissioners focused on ways to close an anticipated financial shortfall of $150,000. With 2020 revenue coming in less than budgeted, the potential deficit has emerged as a priority for commissioners. The proposed measure would cut five hours of …