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Centreville Public Schools received notice last week that it has been granted a state waiver to forgive three snow days from the current school year. Superintendent Stephanie Lemmer said the Michigan Department of Education informed the district that three days above its allocation of six snow days will not have to be made up. The district has experienced 11 snow …

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will propose a 45-cent increase in Michigan’s gasoline and diesel taxes to fix the roads, phased in later this year and in 2020. A spokeswoman for the Democrat confirmed her plan Monday, a day before she presents it to the Republican-led Legislature. Tiffany Brown says Whitmer also will propose “protections to help offset the cost to people’s …

Authorities have relocated four Canadian wolves to Isle Royale National Park in Michigan in an ongoing effort to restore the predator species on the Lake Superior island chain. The park announced Monday that a female and a male were captured from the same pack last week near Wawa, Ontario. Two other males were taken from Michipicoten Island Provincial Park in …

Three Rivers 60,  Dowagiac 33

Michigan Department of Transportation has announced it will begin reconstruction of U.S. 12 in Sturgis at the Michigan Southern Railroad crossing next month. The project is to begin April 22 and will result in the closure of U.S. 12 to through traffic east of Jacob Street and west of North Clay Street during the two-month project. Specific closure time will …

Three Rivers Community Schools Superintendent Ron Moag said the district was granted a state-issued waiver and three of its snow days will not have to be made up in June. Moag said the district has experienced 10 days of class cancellations this school year due to weather-related conditions. There are six days built in as automatically forgiven, but anything up …

State Rep. Aaron Miller last week honored two local men by formally recognizing them on the House floor. Michigan State Police Detective-Sgt. Aaron Steensma and Trooper Daniel Thayer were formally presented with a special tribute highlighting their heroism and service in the line of duty. On Jan. 24, 2018, state police personnel were executing a search warrant at a Cass …

Last week I shared suggestions concerning what not to store in your basement. I’d like to now suggest how to store certain things in that area below ground-level. So please read on and share these suggestions: If your basement gets damp, it would be smart to invest in a few mold-proof containers to store anything that might attract moisture. These …

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to spend billions more to fix the roads and boost a lagging education system. But as the Democrat prepares to deliver her first budget proposal to the Republican-led Legislature, she faces fiscal pressures that are complicating her task. She notes that the general fund — Michigan’s second-biggest account — has not grown much from 20 years …

Three  Rivers 41,  Paw Paw 39 Cassopolis 67,  Centreville 55 Schoolcraft 62,  Bloomingdale 24 Union City 41,  Bronson 38