The State of Michigan has allocated approximately $887 million to local governments as part of a 2021 national settlement with manufacturers and distributors of opioid medications accused of downplaying the risks of prescription painkillers. Cass County has been awarded $2.4 million of those funds, and has created an advisory committee to help decide how to spend their portion.
The pursuit of a stolen vehicle took deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department through three townships Tuesday.
Watershed Voice recently spoke with Mark Miskerik from Constantine’s Racer School about the Michigan Hydroplane Racing Association program, which is currently seeking students for its next session.
The City of Three Rivers recently announced the 2024 summer program schedule for Scidmore Park (112 Spring St.). These free educational programs will take place at the pavillon just outside the petting zoo gates from 1-2 p.m. on Saturdays in June, July, and August.
Here’s an action summary from Monday’s Kalamazoo City Commission meeting.
The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of a shooting in Leonidas Township on Saturday afternoon. Deputies say the suspected shooter fled the scene before they arrived.
The City of Sturgis closed the northbound lane of the 100 block of N. Nottawa St. this morning to make repairs following last week’s water main break
The four-day academic readiness program is designed to help students who recently graduated from high school and experienced interruptions to in-person learning due to the COVID pandemic.
The funding, which comes from the Federal Highway Administration, is being used for a multi-year project that aims to redesign and increase the stormwater capacity of Kalamazoo’s Arcadia Creek.
The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra will perform three Musical Storybook events during the Huss Project Farmer’s Market (1008 Eighth St., Three Rivers) this summer.
A recent survey revealed that many college students are struggling financially, with 31 percent of those surveyed reporting they ran out of money six or more times in the past year. Glen Oaks Community College was among the 263 institutions that participated in the self-reported, online survey that documents postsecondary students’ financial wellbeing and success indicators nationwide.
The White Pigeon Township Library is shifting gears, so to speak, in its efforts to obtain a vehicle equipped to provide materials, resources, and services to patrons and residents who may not have access to the library due to mobility, transportation or socio-economic limitations. The library has reduced its original fundraising goal, and is now hoping to purchase a truck and cargo trailer rather than a Sprinter van.
The Three Rivers DDA/Main Street Program is hosting this year’s Community Clean-Up Day on Saturday, May 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in downtown Three Rivers.
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Three Rivers nonprofit *culture is not optional announced they’ve eclipsed 300 children enrolled in their Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program.
A 39-year-old man was taken to the hospital Wednesday after he was struck by two vehicles on U.S. Highway 131 near Wilbur Road in Three Rivers.
The Three Rivers Public Library, in conjunction with Lowry’s Books and the Riviera Theatre, will host an evening with author Wade Rouse on Thursday, May 30 at the Riviera Theatre.
The Sturgis Area Community Foundation wants to ease the burden for Sturgis students seeking to participate in athletic camps this summer by offering financial assistance up to $200.