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A Kent County man last week won $4 million on a Michigan Lottery ticket he purchased as a second choice. Lottery officials said the man had a $50 winning ticket and he intended to reinvest in a $50 scratch-off. The ticket he wanted, however, was sold out so he opted for a $30 scratch-off called Millionaire’s Club. The 54-year-old man …

The sale of Sturgis Hospital is set to take place in mid-October, but one week later than previously discussed. The Sturgis City Commission last week voted to accept a request from Asker Corp. to move the $3 million purchase date of Sturgis Hospital from Oct. 16 to Oct. 23. Final details are being worked out. Asker Corp. intends to buy …

Paper City Development, the local entity owned by Vicksburg native Chris Moore, has purchased Vicksburg Hardware from longtime owner Steve Schimp. As he intended, Moore then sold Vicksburg Hardware to local couple Johnny and Melani DeBault. The deal calls for Paper City to own the building and the DeBaults to own the business. The move ensures Vicksburg Hardware will remain …

The city of Sturgis has hired Jamie Eymer as the new executive director at the Sturges-Young Center for the Arts. Eymer joined the center as event coordinator in June 2022. She has experience in marketing, sales, hospitality and event rentals at SYCA. Eymer told the city she looks forward to filling the spaces at building with more rentals and SYCA-hosted …

A medical emergency is the likely cause of a four-vehicle crash last week in Cass County. Edwardsburg Police officers were summoned at 3:30 p.m. Thursday to an area on Main Street, just west of M-62, where a 42-year-old man lost control of his vehicle. It rear-ended a car driven by a 60-year-old man. The second vehicle collided with an eastbound …

The victim of a car-versus-pedestrian crash earlier this week in the Three Rivers area has been named by the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said 16-year-old Three Rivers resident Emma Jean Thomas died at the scene. The incident occurred shortly before 10:30 p.m. Monday at U.S. 131, near the Broadway Road intersection. The driver of the vehicle …

Through a combination of pledges and gifts from hundreds of donors, Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy has met the “$125,000 Challenge” from the Carls Foundation. Funds from the challenge are being earmarked toward the protection and stewardship of the 457-acre LaGrange Valley Wetlands – formerly known as Lake LaGrange property. The conservancy has the additional $250,000 it needs to purchase, protect …

Limited details are being released about a car-versus-pedestrian fatal crash Monday night in Fabius Township. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were called around 10:30 p.m. to U.S. 131, near the Broadway Road intersection. The pedestrian, a 16-year-old female from Three Rivers, succumbed to her injuries after being struck by a car. Her name is not being …

Sturgis city officials held multiple meetings Monday and appear ready to move forward with an offer to purchase Sturgis Hospital. Officials authorized city manager Andrew Kuk and city attorney TJ Reed to execute and approve a letter of agreement between the city, the hospital and Asker Corp., to sell the hospital to the for-profit entity, based out of Southfield, for …

An Indiana man was injured in a motorcycle crash last weekend in Cass County’s Milton Township. Sheriff’s officials responded shortly before noon Sunday to Fir Road, just north of Redfield Street. Investigators said Elkhart resident Harry Kiste, 66, was driving his motorcycle on Fir Road when he lost control and was forced to lay it down in the roadway. Kiste …