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Two new ambulances and a fire truck were the focus of a tour given to city officials last week. Sturgis Director of Public Safety Ryan Banaszak showed off and demonstrated the features of both 2022 ambulances, as well as a refurbished 2005 Deep South tanker fire truck. The ambulances, which sit on a Ford E350 chassis, are imprinted with the …

Two finalists have been named for the job of Colon Community Schools superintendent. The district’s board of education is staging a special meeting next week to interview the pair. Starting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, the meeting will see the board conduct second-round interviews with Rachel Kowalski and Mike Rasmussen. Kowalski is the former director of teaching and learning at Clintondale …

Grammy Award winner Dwight Yoakam makes his long-awaited return to the historic Kalamazoo State Theatre Thursday, August 25, 2022! Dwight Yoakam has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, and he is a 21-time nominated, multiple GRAMMY Award winner. He has 12 gold albums and 9 platinum or multi-platinum albums, with five of those albums topping Billboard’s Country Albums chart …

Sturgis-area resident Daniel Silich was sentenced Monday to between nine and 15 years in prison after pleading no contest to manslaughter with a motor vehicle last year. Silich, 43, was driving a vehicle that struck three children in April 2021 on Ralston Road in Branch County’s Sherwood Township. Landen Risner, 13, died from head injuries after he was airlifted from …

A Sturgis man was injured this week after the motorcycle he was driving was struck by a vehicle in Nottawa Township. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said deputies were called at 5:40 p.m. Sunday to the intersection of Nottawa Road and M-86. Investigators said a pickup driven by a 23-year-old Burr Oak man was stopped on Nottawa Road. He attempted to proceed …

A Michigan woman who was among the oldest living Americans has died at age 114. Irene Dunham died Sunday, son Bruce Dunham told the Lansing State Journal. Her mind was sharp but “her body just finally gave up,” he said Monday. Gerontology Research Group had Dunham listed as the 10th oldest living person in the world and the third oldest in the …

Centreville Public Schools Board of Education chose Chad Brady as its permanent superintendent following a second interview Saturday. Board president Jeff Troyer said Brady’s three months as interim superintendent have been good training and allowed Brady the opportunity to handle the duties in a trial capacity. Brady, 44, has served as interim superintendent since Feb. 1. He had been high …

The number of new COVID-19 cases is considered moderate in Branch, Hillsdale and St. Joseph counties, health agency officer Rebecca Burns told her board Thursday. Rates are low compared to three months ago and the levels are nowhere near the spike of new infections reported in January, Burns said. Branch County averaged two new cases a day, the same as …

If you’re a fan of “Swap Meets”, you won’t want to miss the Michiana 39th Annual Engine and Tractor Swap Meet this Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7. The venue is Boot Hill Ranch, one and one-half miles east of Jones, on Bair Lake Street. Admission is a $2.00 donation. If you are interested in being a vendor, there …

A Three Rivers man died in a single car crash Saturday afternoon at 4pm just west of Jones. According to the Cass County Sheriff’s Department, 77-year Roger Wyman was driving his car on M-60 near Timberlane Drive, when it left the roadway, struck a tree, and overturned. Wyman, who was ejected in the crash, died at the scene. Wyman’s wife, …