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The Prince of Sophisticated Soul, Will Downing is bringing his smooth sounds to the historic Kalamazoo State Theatre Saturday, December 18. With a career that spans over 34 years and 24 albums, Will Downing is one of the most versatile and loved voices of our time. His repertoire consists of signature interpretations of R&B classics like “I Go Crazy”, “Wishing …

A Coldwater man was injured after the vehicle he was driving was struck by a car that failed to obey a stop sign in Branch County’s Coldwater Township. Michigan State Police troopers responded around 9 p.m. Nov. 2 to a two-vehicle, personal-injury crash at Hodunk Road near Barnhart Road. Investigators said Coldwater resident Armando Ortiz, 24, was driving south on …

Students at Central Elementary School in White Pigeon will be taught virtually this week. The district announced the plan Thursday and it went into effect Friday. The measure is being employed due to a number of positive cases of COVID-19 and contact tracing, resulting in a staff shortage. The school will return to in-person learning Nov. 15. Parent-teacher conferences scheduled …

A “round up” program approved by Sturgis municipal officials in May is underway. Its goal is to help build charitable funds. The plan involves rounding up a customer’s utility bill and is a collaboration between the city and Sturgis Area Community Foundation. City manager Mike Hughes, and Lindsay Richardson, executive director of Sturgis Area Community Foundation, said city residents have …

The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency will start offering Pfizer vaccine to children 5-11 years of age beginning Tuesday. The agency’s scheduling website is prepared to accept pediatric-dose appointments. Tuesday’s clinic will be at the Dearth Center in Coldwater, followed by Nov. 13 at Three Rivers Middle School. Agency officials said the results seen in the 5-11-year-old study group demonstrated …

Wednesday, November 10th, is the birthday of the United States Marine Corps. The Corps will be 246 years old.. If you happen to run into an active duty Marine or a Marine Corps veteran, please honor that Marine by saying, “Happy Birthday, Marine”. For those who might not know, a Marine is not a soldier or GI. A Marine is …

Edwardsburg 50,  Three Rivers 0 Martin 41,  Mendon 22 Colon 29,  Morrice 22 White Pigeon 30,  Saugatuck 8

St. Joseph County Board of Canvassers on Thursday declared Torrey Brown winner of the write-in campaign for at-large commissioner to the Three Rivers City Commission. County Clerk Lindsay Oswald said Brown received 105 votes, while 30 votes went to Lucas Allen. They were vying for the seat being vacated by Clayton Lyczynski, who chose to not seek re-election.

St. Joseph County was one of dozens of counties in the state to receive a financial grant from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. According to a department media release from the Lansing-based agency, St. Joseph County was awarded $40,000. It stated the grant was issued to provide support for the basic operations of conservation districts in Michigan, …

Michigan State Police responded to a report of larceny from a motor vehicle earlier this week in Branch County’s Ovid Township. According to a department media release, troopers went to the boat launch on the corner of Mud Lake Drive and East Central Road following a complaint of theft of a catalytic converter. The incident occurred between 3 and 5:15 …