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New coronavirus cases leaped in Michigan in the week ending Sunday, rising 20.1 percent, as 12,043 cases were reported. St. Joseph County reported 85 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 77 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 6,535 cases and 104 deaths.  The positive test rate is 18.8 …

High humidity and hot temperatures are forcing a number of St. Joseph County school districts to alter their daily schedules. Most are switching from a full day of classes to half days for the rest of the week. Colon High School will dismiss classes at 11:20 a.m. the rest of the week, while elementary students will be excused at 11:30. With …

Centreville Public Schools Superintendent Stephanie Lemmer provided an update on the district’s summer-long construction projects. During Monday’s board of education meeting, Lemmer said the roof over the high school gymnasium is currently being replaced. In addition, new scoreboards for the football field and gymnasium were to be delivered and installed this week. The district on Monday was issued its occupancy …

Michigan Court of Appeals has rejected a request to overturn the case of a man involved in a fatal shooting in Flowerfield Township nearly three years ago. Theron Hunt will serve the rest of his life in prison without parole after his jury trial conviction in St. Joseph County Circuit Court. On Jan. 15, 2020, Hunt was found guilty of …

A Hillsdale County high school student was the winner of the Michigan “Shot to Win” scholarship campaign. Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency officials said Reading High School’s Mallory Wheeler will receive a four-year Michigan Educational Trust contract valued at $55,000, which may be used to pay for college tuition and fees. Wheeler’s lottery entry was randomly selected from more than …

Constantine Village Manager Mark Honeysett provided an assessment of the storms that struck the area nearly two weeks ago. During last week’s village council meeting, Honeysett called the Aug. 11 and 12 weather events a direct-line storm, not a tornado. He said the storms took out a large number of trees and large branches around the village. Honeysett said the …

When they take the ice for the 2021-22 season, there will be at least three familiar faces in the lineup for the Kalamazoo Wings. The team announced that forwards Tanner Sorenson, Matheson Iacopelli and Justin Taylor have all signed contracts to return to the K-Wings. Iacopelli, 27, a native of Brownstown, Michigan who spent two seasons with the Western Michigan …

GT Independence in Sturgis has named Megan Owen as chief operating officer, Cindy Desch as chief talent officer and Jeremy Gump as chief administrative officer. The appointments were announced by CEO Holly Carmichael, who assumed that role Aug. 5. All three appointees took over their new roles effective Aug. 17 and are actively working to support GT’s operations, Carmichael said. …

July and August are usually the hottest months of the year in Michigan. The sun might not always be shining, but the heat and humidity are still present. As far as the sun goes, the sun does not always have to be directly on you to get sunburned. Many folks are proud to be called sun-worshipers. This is great as …

St. Joseph County officials are optimistic that State Sen. Kim LaSata’s effort might help the county secure “state of emergency” status. LaSata on Wednesday called for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to declare a state of emergency in St. Joseph County in the aftermath of the recent storms that left significant damage throughout the area. In her message to Whitmer, LaSata said the …