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Officials from First United Methodist Church of Sturgis are hoping to draw renewed attention to its weekly “Clothing Sanctuary.” The church offers free clothing 3 to 5 p.m. every Tuesday and noon to 2 p.m. every Friday. Clothing styles and sizes are available for people of all ages. Anyone wishing to donate clothes is encouraged to consider the weekly drop-off, …

State Sen. Jonathan Lindsey has introduced legislation to eliminate the 24% wholesale tax on marijuana. The tax was created during budget negotiations late last year. According to a media release from Lindsey’s office, Senate Bill 810 would repeal the new tax and revert marijuana taxation to the structure set by voters who approved legalization of marijuana. Lindsey said he objects …

Old age is not for sissies. A year ago I suffered a heart attack and spent about six weeks at home recovering from Quadruple Heart By-Pass surgery. Since then I’ve been attending “Heart Healthy” sessions at the Beacon Health Wellness Pavilion. I’ve shared some of these experiences with everyone via this column. I recently developed a slipped disc in my …

Centreville Public Schools Superintendent Chad Brady issued a media release Wednesday detailing upcoming construction that will impact student drop-off/pick-up, parking, and parking-lot traffic flow at the high school. The start of the district’s Series 2, 2023 Bond Construction project includes the addition of a multi-purpose gymnasium and air-conditioning at the jr/sr high school. Work is set to begin Monday, Brady …

Three Rivers Public Services Director Amy Roth said the department is scheduled to begin a preventative-maintenance cleaning on sewer mains located in the 2nd District. The area is located south and east of the St. Joseph River. Roth said work will start Monday and is expected to be completed in a month. She explained that cleaning is completed with high-pressure …

Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to be aware of an uptick in scam phone calls and emails related to failure to appear for a court case. Scammers falsely claim a would-be victim missed a court date, failed to show up for jury duty or owe a fine. In all cases, the messages are not legitimate, authorities said. The …

Wood Street north of East Michigan Avenue to Hoffman Street – – – The 1968 City Directory includes many people and businesses in a few short blocks. Starting with #301, Mrs. M. Willis Wilson and Jessie Worden; #323 sometimes was used by the school board as a storage building, sometimes Day Center or Special Education Building or for GED classes …

St. Joseph County Intermediate School District Board members plan to meet with three finalists for the job of ISD superintendent. During board action last week, the list of three candidates was established from a pool of eight people who applied to replace Teresa Belote, who is retiring in June. The candidates are: James Berry, director of career and technical education …

St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners last week addressed the merits of livestreaming their once-a-month meetings. Commissioner Rick Shaffer said at the board’s Feb. 17 meeting he would like the county board’s Physical Resources Committee to take another look at the option of livestreaming. The issue was raised earlier in the meeting by Mendon resident Robin Burpee, who said more …

The fate of Mottville Dam was clarified earlier this month during Mottville Township’s Feb. 12 board meeting. According to the Three Rivers Commercial-News, the matter was discussed by Brian Bergsma, director of government affairs for Indiana Michigan Power. He said the dam will not be decommissioned. To the contrary, Bergsma said Indiana Michigan Power plans to renew the dam’s operational …