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Michigan Department of Transportation has announced it will begin reconstruction of U.S. 12 in Sturgis at the Michigan Southern Railroad crossing next month. The project is to begin April 22 and will result in the closure of U.S. 12 to through traffic east of Jacob Street and west of North Clay Street during the two-month project. Specific closure time will …

Three Rivers Community Schools Superintendent Ron Moag said the district was granted a state-issued waiver and three of its snow days will not have to be made up in June. Moag said the district has experienced 10 days of class cancellations this school year due to weather-related conditions. There are six days built in as automatically forgiven, but anything up …

State Rep. Aaron Miller last week honored two local men by formally recognizing them on the House floor. Michigan State Police Detective-Sgt. Aaron Steensma and Trooper Daniel Thayer were formally presented with a special tribute highlighting their heroism and service in the line of duty. On Jan. 24, 2018, state police personnel were executing a search warrant at a Cass …

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to spend billions more to fix the roads and boost a lagging education system. But as the Democrat prepares to deliver her first budget proposal to the Republican-led Legislature, she faces fiscal pressures that are complicating her task. She notes that the general fund — Michigan’s second-biggest account — has not grown much from 20 years …

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Three Rivers Health was recently notified of a data security incident involving Wolverine Solutions Group, a subcontractor to a vendor the hospital uses for patient billing services. The incident did not involve Three Rivers Health’s electronic medical records or other information systems. Wolverine Solutions Group is handling the matter directly and is in the process of notifying potentially affected individuals …

State police investigators are looking into the theft of a cargo trailer from a location in Mottville Township. According to an agency media release, the theft occurred between Feb. 11 and Feb. 19 near the intersection of Barker Road and Thomas Drive. The 2004 U.S. Cargo trailer is 6 1/2-by 12 feet in length with a mesh gate. It features …

A man reported missing earlier this week has been found and is safe, according to Sturgis police. The agency said Andrew Scott Nichols, 35, had been missing since Tuesday, possibly in the Klinger Lake Road area. Details regarding where he was located were not available in a department media release.

State troopers were called this week to a report of a stolen welder in Flowerfield Township. The Miller Big 40 welder was stolen Tuesday or Wednesday from a location near the intersection of M-216 and Pulver Road. The welder is blue and attached to a two-wheel axel with a trailer hitch.

State Rep. Aaron Miller voted in favor of a plan that would help increase access to local trails from the city of Dowagiac by creating a link to eight miles of existing trails. The legislation approved by the House Appropriations Committee includes $56,200 to purchase an easement along the south side of Dowagiac Creek. The city plans to use the …