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A Colon institution is changing hands. Kathy and Dan Earl have announced the sale of Curly’s, a local bar and restaurant they have owned for more than 40 years. Kathy Earl said the sale is ongoing and she expects the transaction to be complete by the end of the month. She said she intends to host a farewell open house …

An annual fundraiser to benefit Vicksburg Community Foundation takes place next month. The 38th Hearty Hustle 5K walk/run is May 10 at Vicksburg High School. Day-of packet pickup is 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., with the event start time set for 9 o’clock. Event organizers said the Hearty Hustle has consistently helped create harmony with exercise, fun, and fellowship from its …

Constantine residents wishing to receive a copy of the village newsletter through the mail will need to make a request to municipal staff. Constantine officials recently announced that bulk mailing of the village’s monthly newsletter will discontinue, though an exception will be made based on citizen request. The time and expense involved printing more than 900 copies of the newsletter …

Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education members recently authorized an expense for electronic signs to be placed outside all of its five school buildings. Superintendent Nikki Nash said as a result of the $450,000 bid accepted from Grand Rapids-based Postema Signs and Graphics, new digital signs will be placed outside the district’s three elementary schools and its middle school. …

The National Weather Service has continued to conduct surveys related to damage caused by the March 30 storm that struck St. Joseph County and neighboring areas. The agency announced last week that there was, in fact, a tornado west of Sturgis. Rated as an EF-0, the tornado was on the ground for three minutes entirely within Sturgis Township. It touched …

A Union City man died in a single-vehicle crash last week on I-94 in Calhoun County. Michigan State Police authorities said the 33-year-old man was driving eastbound in the Battle Creek area, where his vehicle crossed from the left lane, across the right lane and onto the exit ramp at Capital Avenue. His vehicle, a Ford pickup, left the roadway …

Sunday marked the start of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and St. Joseph County Central Dispatch Director Stacey Bower said her agency has made a few special plans to commemorate the event. Bower said Central Dispatch is comprised of a dedicated team that aptly handles hard work, shows commitment and always demonstrates professionalism. Activities on tap this week include a …

More than 5,200 customers in Allegan County remain without gas after a construction crew hit the trans-Canadian pipeline while digging last week. Michigan Gas Utilities shut down the line following the incident Wednesday. It has brought in hundreds of workers from Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota, working around the clock to repair the line and restore service, but the process may …

Three Rivers City Commission members will start their meetings an hour earlier than usual beginning next week. City manager Joe Bippus said the twice-a-month meetings will now commence at 5 o’clock. Meetings are the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Bippus said one factor in the move was to accommodate city staff, whose workdays end around 4:30. If their …

Officials from Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport have announced the addition of a third daily flight offered by American Airlines. The midday flight to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport started April 3. Daily departure of the newly added flight is 12:15 p.m. American continues to offer daily flights from AZO to Chicago, departing at 7:17 a.m. and 7:40 p.m. Craig Williams, airport …