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Volunteers and participants are sought for the Memorial Day observance in Sturgis this weekend. A Memorial Day parade begins at 10:30 a.m. at the VFW hall on Fawn River Road, then proceeds to Oak Lawn Park, where a ceremony starts at 11 a.m. Veterans, recently discharged and current service members, are invited to walk in the parade. Meanwhile, a flag-placement …

Glen Oaks Community College President David Devier recently received an alumni career achievement award from Ohio State University’s College of Education and Human Ecology. The award was presented in Columbus at the college’s annual alumni awards ceremony. Devier was recognized for developing technical-training programs based on regional needs, connecting with manufacturing companies to create programs that train students to meet …

Sturgis city commissioner Jon Good wants to investigate whether the municipality should impose restrictions on the public’s use of some herbicides, as a means to protect groundwater. Good said he has done preliminary research on communities that have set restrictions on the use of chemicals that can pose health hazards when concentrations are found in groundwater supplies. Barry Cox, city …

A parole absconder was arrested by Three Rivers police this week. According to a department media release, the Michigan Department of Corrections Absconder Unit notified local authorities about the likely location of a man, whose name and age were not included in the media release. Officers and the department’s K9 unit converged upon a residence on Constantine Street and found …

Students at Sturgis High School took part in a safe driving campaign recently and their collective effort paid off. The group of students who ran the campaign won first place out of 55 schools in Michigan during the competition. Strive for a Safer Drive is a public-private partnership between Ford Driving Skills for Life and the Michigan Office of Highway …

A U-Haul car dolly was reported stolen this week from a location in Park Township. State police said the incident took place between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday in the 20000 block of Heimbach Road. The victim said the trailer was being rented at the time of its theft.

President Barack Obama has scheduled another visit to Elkhart. During the June 1 visit, the president will participate in a town hall meeting to discuss the economic progress Elkhart and the nation have made, the remaining economic challenges and decisions that must be made, the White House said in a statement Tuesday. It will be Obama’s third trip to Elkhart …

A gunshot victim whose life was saved by Detroit doctors has graduated from medical school and hopes to help others like the surgeons who treated him. The Detroit News reports that Kevin Morton Jr. graduated this month from Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. He plans to specialize in surgery so he can perform the same life-saving operations on …

Some drivers who are late renewing their license plate could have the $10 late fee waived under legislation heading toward Gov. Rick Snyder for his signature. The Senate unanimously approved the bill Tuesday after the House passed it in February. The legislation would require the secretary of state to waive a late fee if the motorist presents proof of storage …

A suburban Detroit police officer stepped in after a pizza delivery driver was injured in a car crash to make sure a still-warm order made it to its destination. Lincoln Park police Cpl. Joe Sparks tells The Detroit News that Monday’s collision sent the Jet’s Pizza driver to a hospital with bruises and a sore head. Sparks spotted an oven …