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The St. Joseph County Transportation Authority is asking voters Tuesday to decide whether to renew one-third of a mill to continue operations at their current level. The Three Rivers-based agency was successful in 2010, 2014 and 2018 in identical requests, supported by roughly a 2-to-1 margin. Agency director Allen Balog, however, said he is not taking anything for granted and …

COVID-19 really put our lives in a tailspin. I don’t recall anything in my that has affected our lives as much as the COVID pandemic. Over the past two years, COVID-19 has caused some rather unusual symptoms throughout our bodies and research has shown that our fingernails and toenails are not immune. Here are several of those symptoms: Changes in …

A new airline and a new destination were announced Thursday by Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport officials. Avelo Air will begin twice-a-week service to Orlando, with direct-flight service from AZO kicking off Oct. 26. The Texas-based company is offering an introductory rate of $59 one-way for flights booked on or before Tuesday. After its inaugural AZO flight, the company will service …

There is a reported case of Monkeypox in St. Joseph County, Ind., according to the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency. The agency has received inquiries from concerned local residents, as initial reporting did not clearly state St. Joseph County, Indiana. As of this week, however, the tri-county agency has no confirmed cases of Monkeypox Virus within its jurisdiction. Monkeypox Virus …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a vehicle fire that occurred June 18 in an area near U.S. 131 and Cotherman Lake Road. No additional information was available in a department media release.

The Kalamazoo Wings announced their first two signings for the upcoming season, the teams 48th, which kicks off on Saturday, October 22nd when the team hosts the Indy Fuel. Justin Taylor will be returning to the K-Wings for his thirteenth season with the team, and according to Taylor, there is no place he would rather be. “Kalamazoo is my home,” …

Cass County sheriff’s deputies responded Tuesday to a shooting incident in Calvin Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies responded at 8:45 a.m. to the intersection of Calvin Center Road and Brownsville Street. Investigators learned that a 46-year-old Calvin Township man had exited his vehicle, and began actively shooting at vehicles and objects in that area. Witnesses then told 911 dispatchers …

Leonidas Fire Department will stage its annual breakfast fundraiser this weekend. Pancakes, sausage, orange juice and coffee will be served from 9 a.m. to noon at the fire station. In addition, department personnel will present a Jaws of Life demonstration at 11:30.

Michigan reported more than 16,400 new cases of coronavirus in the week ending July 24, a decrease from nearly 16,700 the week before of the virus that causes COVID-19. St. Joseph County confirmed 60 cases and one death in the latest weekly report. A week earlier, it had reported 72 cases and one death. Throughout the pandemic, it has reported …

St. Joseph County’s smallest community has big plans for its four-day festival, starting Thursday. The annual Burr Oak Heritage Festival kicks off at 4 o’clock tomorrow with an old-car and old-truck cruise-in. Other opening-day highlights include Brats and Bingo 5 to 7 p.m. in the big tent on Front Street; a children’s movie starting at 7 o’clock at Railroad Park; …