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More than a hundred people took part in a rally bringing awareness to an impasse in contract negotiations between nurses from Three Rivers Beacon Health and Beacon executives. For more than an hour Tuesday afternoon, members of Michigan Nurses Association, and their family members and supporters, staged an informational picket outside the West Broadway Street facility. About 75 nurses at …

Few additional details have been provided regarding a one-car crash that left a 13-year-old Centreville girl dead last weekend in Nottawa Township Michigan State Police investigators are still working on the case. Per agency policy, however, names of the people involved will not be released. The suspect is a 19-year-old Three Rivers woman who was behind the wheel of a …

Part of the U.S. 131 business route near Kalamazoo will be closed to traffic this weekend. According to the Kalamazoo Gazette, the ramp connecting southbound U.S. 131 to the business route will close from 7 in the morning to 5 in the afternoon Saturday, said Michigan Department of Transportation spokesperson Nick Schirripa. Crews will be installing beams for a new …

A Centreville teenager died over the weekend in a single-vehicle crash in Nottawa Township. Michigan State Police troopers were called around 9:30 Sunday evening to the area of Shimmel Road and M 86 regarding a crash with injuries. Investigators said a 19-year-old Three Rivers woman was driving a Dodge Charger west on M 86. The Charger passed a vehicle, then …

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services office in St. Joseph County is closed to walk-in traffic due to lack of air conditioning. Officials from the Centreville-based office said the lobby area is not open to the public until the situation is corrected, which is expected to occur by the end of the week. The agency is attempting to find …

Two juveniles were arrested after leading authorities on a pursuit, in which the teens were driving an allegedly stolen car over the weekend in Cass County’s Mason Township. Cass County Sheriff’s Department deputies were notified around 1 a.m. Saturday of a stolen vehicle from an undisclosed location. Authorities spotted the vehicle on Kristy Lane in Mason Township. However, the suspects …

A school playground in Saint Joseph County has been recognized for its accessibility. According to Soliant, a health-care employment company, the playground at Congress Elementary in Sturgis made the top-ten list for Best Inclusive Playgrounds in America. The playground was ranked fourth out of 10 playgrounds included in the survey. According to the write-up in Soliant, the 10 showcased playgrounds …

A Sturgis woman was arrested last week after Sturgis Department of Public Safety responded to a stabbing incident. According to a department media release, officers responded at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon to a location in the 200 block of North Maple Street to a report of disorderly conduct. Officers found a man had been stabbed. He was taken to Sturgis …

I am now into my third week of Stage IV Cardio Rehab, or better known as the “Healthy Heart” program. It was suggested that I sign up for this extra session of Cardio Rehab at Beacon Health & Fitness—Three Rivers. Unlike Stage II, this program doesn’t consist of any classroom time. Heart Healthy meets every Tuesday and Thursday for one …

A recent storm blew over the large shade tree on the Andrews School grounds near the corner of South Douglas and Millard. The wood was hauled away. The swing set was bent. The empty space brought to mind the missing old wooden play area called “Paws Palace”. This community playground, “Paws Palace”, made a big difference in the lives of …