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Sturgis Public Schools officials are in the process of hiring a replacement for an administrator who retired last month. Assistant Superintendent Nicole Gittinger, a 15-year district employee, served as principal at Wall Elementary School, principal at Eastwood Elementary School and since 2017 as assistant superintendent. She was previously a principal at White Pigeon Community Schools. Her job listing is being …

Every year, in early May, Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky is the place to be if you’re a fan of horse racing. The Kentucky Derby is definitely a race like no other. Horses are beautiful animals and a thoroughbred racehorse is truly a thing of beauty. The horse is all muscle and loves to run. I’ve always been impressed in …

Indiana Michigan Power has responded to Michigan Public Service Commission’s recent order regarding the “Powering Our Future” plan. The plan outlines I&M’s continued commitment to providing its customers with reliable, safe and affordable service, company officials said. Under the order, a rate amount of $17.3 million was approved by the MPSC. Revised rates based on the order will go into …

Three Rivers Lions Club has announced its “Citizens of the Year” for 2024. Leilani and Bruce Ruesink are the recipients of the annual award. The two were acknowledged at last week’s Three Rivers City Commission meeting. Mayor Tom Lowry said the Ruesinks are community activists whose reach extends to Corey Lake Orchards, Three Rivers Women’s Club, local arts programs and …

Organizers behind the annual “Art on Main” event in downtown Three Rivers wish to remind the public the 2024 event is coming up next week. Sponsored by Three Rivers DDA/Main Street, Art on Main will run from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 20. It will feature local artists and live musicians. More information is available from the DDA …

Deputy William Butler Jr. was remembered as a family man and servant leader Wednesday at funeral services attended by hundreds of law enforcement officers and other first responders. Butler died June 27 after being shot during a traffic stop. He was the first Hillsdale County deputy to die in the line of duty since the 1930s. He served a total …

Michigan Department of Transportation has announced resurfacing of nearly 20 miles of roadways will start next week.  (Week of July 8th) Agency spokesman Nick Schirripa said the work will take place in Constantine, Lockport, Park, Mendon and Nottawa Townships. The $2.5 million job includes chip-seal, fog-seal and micro-surfacing procedures. Schirripa said work zones are on U.S. 131, from Dickinson Road …

A Three Rivers man and his passenger suffered injuries in a single-vehicle crash earlier this week just north of Jones in Cass County’s Newberg Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday to an area south of Bald Hill Street on M-40. Investigators said Adrian Black, 31, was driving north on M-40 when he lost …

Two of three people involved in a breaking-and-entering incident earlier this week in Branch County’s California Township were arrested. Michigan State Police troopers on Sunday were dispatched to the 1000 block of State Line Road in California Township in response to a breaking-and-entering situation that had occurred around 9 p.m. Tips and leads were received and three suspects were brought …

St. Joseph County Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said a grant will allow the agency to patrol roadways in the county and focus on speed violations. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is working alongside the Centreville-based agency to enforce local speed limits. Bingaman said the grant will allow for additional patrols focusing specifically on speed-related violations through …