The COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 has been identified in a Hillsdale County COVID-positive resident. The individual has been in isolation since initial diagnosis, according to health officer Rebecca Burns. Variant identification is learned after further testing of the initial specimen called sequencing. The COVID-19 virus, as expected with a coronavirus, has changed over the past year. The variant originated in the …
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County commission considers in-person meetings
Permanently returning to in-person board meetings spurred a lengthy discussion during Wednesday’s St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners executive committee meeting. The board plans to meet in person Tuesday next week for the first time since last fall. In order to maintain the option of meeting electronically, however, commissioners must approve a state of emergency resolution. Such a measure gives …
Read More »Pfizer to break ground on new Michigan production facility
Pfizer is expected to start building a new pharmaceutical production facility in Kalamazoo County. The drugmaker broke ground Wednesday on the multi-story, 420,000-square-foot building on Pfizer’s global manufacturing campus in Portage, MLive.com reported. It is expected to bring 450 new jobs to the area. The $465 million facility is expected to be in operation in 2025, according to Pfizer. The …
Read More »Whitmer doubles Michigan’s daily vaccination goal to 100,000
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday doubled Michigan’s daily COVID-19 vaccination goal to 100,000 shots. She cited continuous week-over-week increases in vaccine allotments the state is receiving and an expanded number of providers who can administer doses. She called vaccinations safe, effective and essential to getting the country back to normal. “These new, higher vaccine targets are a testament to what …
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Read More »Vendors needed for United Way fundraiser
Officials with the St. Joseph County United Way are looking for vendors interested in being a part of the upcoming Yards, Barns and Brews event. It runs 2 to 8 p.m. May 7 and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 8 at the St. Joseph County Fairgrounds. Yards, Barns and Brews also affords local groups and businesses the opportunity to …
Read More »Colon’s annual Magic Get-Together planned
Abbott’s Magic Get-Together in Colon is planning a return in 2021, but event organizer Greg Bordner said things will be a bit different. Bordner, president of Abbott’s Magic, said seating to the four nightly showcase presentations will be limited to 500 people, about half of the normal capacity. In an effort to maintain the same group of attendees nightly, Bordner …
Read More »Glen Oaks offers more on-campus classes
Registration is underway for summer and fall semester at Glen Oaks Community College, where students will find an increase in on-campus classes. According to Michael Goldin, vice president of academics, the school would typically start fall semesters with about 85 percent of its classes in the traditional, face-to-face format. This past fall, nearly half of GOCC’s classes were held in-person. …
Read More »Health department offers vaccines to anyone 16 and older
The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency has removed all barriers to receiving the COVID-19 vaccination in the tri-county area. Health officer Rebecca Burns said everyone 16 years of age and older can schedule an appointment at a clinic offered by the agency to receive the vaccine. As of a week ago, positive COVID-19 cases were at 11.2 percent in Branch …
Read More »Police arrest man following home invasion
Three Rivers police last week arrested a parole absconder who broke into a residential garage. Officers were called at 8:15 a.m. Friday morning to the 300 block of Spring Street, where the victim told authorities someone broke into his garage and he was sure the suspect was still on the premises. Officers heard the suspect and called in the services …
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