Glen Oaks Community College President David Devier tells the story behind GOCC’s high graduation rate, which ranks near the top among all Michigan community colleges.
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From people who have lost those they love most in the world to COVID-19 to health care workers once hailed as heroes and now being spit on by patients angry over mask requirements and those known as “essential workers” who made poverty wages while having to endanger their own well-being to work in-person when others were isolating during the stay-home orders, people have dealt with a lot over the past two years.
*culture is not optional/The Huss Project is now accepting applications for three full-time AmeriCorps VISTA positions and four AmeriCorps Summer Associate positions, the Three Rivers-based nonprofit announced via email Wednesday.
A ballot committee seeking to alter the state’s term limits laws and bolster financial transparency in the Legislature launched last week with the help of a bipartisan array of political leaders as well as business, labor and community leaders in the state.
The St. Joseph County Career & Technical Education (CTE) Consortium recently recognized several students nominated by their instructors for outstanding performance during the first semester.
With just four days left before government funding expires, Democrats and Republicans are trying to reach agreement on $1.5 trillion in federal spending as well as billions more in assistance to Ukraine and COVID-19 relief.
Hammered: A Thor and Loki Play, an upcoming production from the Mendon/Centreville Drama Club, isn’t necessarily what you might think of when you think of a play. Watershed Voice recently had the opportunity to speak with Director Eathan Bingaman about what inspired him to bring these characters to the Mendon Elementary Auditorium stage.
Advocates told lawmakers last Thursday about the struggle of not having complete and accurate data to fully understand the scope of missing women of color because the federal government does not collect that data. In 2020, 40% of women and girls reported missing were of color, despite making up 16% of the population, according to the U.S. Census.
The Riviera Theatre is a staple of downtown Three Rivers, and so too is its longstanding tradition of screening live action, animated, and documentary Oscar Shorts. After a short hiatus due to the pandemic, the series will return tonight beginning at 6 p.m.
“What are they looking for? Every single one of them is different. Some auditors are looking for fame and fortune on YouTube and other auditors are looking for confrontation,” Deborah Mikula, executive director of the Michigan Library Association (MLA), said of first amendment auditors.
Critical shortages of computer chips used in cars and trucks are fueling a rift between automakers and their dealers, and the divide is likely to grow deeper as automakers make a radical shift to electric vehicles
A 40-year-old Sturgis man is in hot water after he was arrested Friday with a car full of items that would even make Frank Abagnale blush.
President Joe Biden is planning to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, according to multiple media reports.
A pair of traffic accidents in St. Joseph County last weekend resulted in the transport of six individuals to area hospitals, according to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department.
Police were dispatched to the area of Balk Road and Sherman Mills Road in Sherman Township on Monday, February 21, following a number of 911 calls reported a man walking in the roadway, yelling at oncoming traffic, and jumping in front of cars.
Should U.S. Fred Upton decide to run in the new Southwest Michigan district, it would set up a primary with U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland) and state Rep. Steve Carra (R-Three Rivers), who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
A new interactive map published by the University of Michigan found that students in Michigan who have experienced homelessness were two times more likely to be suspended or expelled than the statewide average of students who were suspended or expelled.
A group of gun safety advocates launched an “exploratory committee” last week to examine the possibility of a 2024 ballot initiative to pass some form of gun safety legislation if the Michigan Legislature fails to act on the issue themselves. The organization would like to see reforms on universal background checks, safe storage measures, red flag laws, and prohibitions on guns at government buildings like the state Capitol.