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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently revised its list of COVID-19 symptoms, as health officials learn more about the virus. Rebecca Burns, health officer at Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency, said one of the misconceptions about COVID-19 is that if people don’t have a fever, they don’t have the virus. She said a lot of people who have tested …

Organizers of the annual Sturgis BBQ Festival have announced this year’s event has been canceled due to concerns about COVID-19. The one-day festival was to take place Oct. 10.

St. Joseph County Commission on Aging recently discussed the requirements necessary to reopen its centers and buildings to the public, as the board continues to monitor the COVID- 19 pandemic. Executive director Tim Stoll and commission members met Wednesday to take on the issue. Although no action was taken, the plan is to ask commission management to discuss barriers to …

A long-awaited day for the Three Rivers Public Library is at hand, as it curbside service is now available. The library has moved from its Michigan Avenue location to 88 N. Main St. in downtown Three Rivers. While interior work is continuing, the curbside service is a positive step to meeting the community’s needs, interim director Bobbi Schoon said. Its …

St. Joseph County Prosecutor John McDonough last week pled not guilty to violations related to terms of his bond conditions. The bond conditions stem from his May arrest on drunken-driving charges. McDonough and his attorney, Michael Hills, appeared through Zoom teleconference Thursday for arraignment before Kalamazoo County Judge Vincent Westra. The 40-year-old McDonough faced two bond-violation charges. They center on …

Students returning to Glen Oaks this semester are seeing major improvements to the campus. School president David Devier said with fewer people on campus over the summer due to COVID- 19, it was an ideal time to complete several projects that had been on the backburner. The primary project centers on a rebuilt main parking lot, replacing the original parking …

DeNooyer Ford, a Ford arm of the DeNooyer Automotive Group including DeNooyer Chevrolet, DeNooyer Ford, Metro Toyota, and DeNooyer Jaguar, is excited to announce the beginning of construction on a project that will cement our investment in the Vicksburg community and greater areas. Construction is expected to begin no later than October 1st, 2020 with an anticipated completion date in …

I’ve been spending the last couple of weeks moving out of my office and relocating everything to my home. In doing so, I’ve been going through my “stuff” and doing a lot of discarding. In doing so I’ve discovered that I have quite a bit of savable writings. Therefore, I will be sharing some of these clever and humorous quotes …

The Centreville FFA has started its annual Fall Mum sale. All proceeds from sales go to the FFA chapter to support its many student activities. Mums are $10, or three for $27. They are available for purchase by cash or check and can be picked up between 8 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. at the FFA building south of Centreville High …

In an effort to help prevent the spread of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has announced plans to conduct aerial mosquito control treatment in certain, high-risk areas of Michigan. EEE has been confirmed in 22 horses in 10 counties in Michigan, and additional animal cases are under investigation. To date, no human cases have …