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By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Students and staff members at Dix Street Elementary in Otsego welcomed some special guests to the school on Thursday, Jan. 11.As part of Dix Street’s third annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Day ceremony, five police officers took…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor January is School Board Recognition Month in Michigan.It seems only fitting, then, that Otsego Public Schools should welcome its newest board member during this month.Scott “Rusty” Ernstes was appointed to the OPS Board of Education on…

By Gari Voss The meteorologists said the snow was coming, and that it did. The heavy, wet sloppy mess came in first. The sludge was plowed and shoveled out of the way. There was muttering from those who had just…

By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – The Paw Paw Township Board at its Jan. 8, township board meeting, accepted a letter of resignation from Supervisor Donald Stull.The resignation was effective Wednesday, Jan. 10. Stull said in his resignation letter,…

By Paul GarrodStaff Writer LAWRENCE – Mother Nature’s one-two punch that unleashed a variety of weather beginning Friday, Jan. 12, over the weekend found Van Buren County Road Commission crews out in that wide mixture of weather that included rain,…

For the month of December, the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office Uniform Response handled 1,337 calls for service, which includes 465 traffic stops.   For the year, they ended at 14,053 calls for service, with 5,705 traffic stops (which are figured…

By John BriceCorrespondent Martin Luther King Jr. Day was commemorated with a celebration event at Goodsell United Methodist Church in Lanett during the morning hours of Monday, January 15th of 2024. Among the several guest speakers and visiting community leaders…

By John BriceCorrespondent Advisories have been issued this week by the US National Weather Service Birmingham office in an effort to warn the public regarding potential hazards faced during what has been forecast to be imminent days of extremely cold…

The Greater Valley Area Chambers of Commerce hosted a field trip for the Jr Ambassadors last week. The ambassadors toured two local facilities.John Soules Foods and KIA, was a day of great hospitality and the ambassadors had the opportunity to…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — A seat on the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education has opened up following the resignation of one of its members. At the board’s annual organizational meeting Monday, Secretary Ben Karle announced…

Sturgis Public Schools has canceled class for Tuesday, Jan. 16, due to wind chill forecast.  In addition, a strategic planning session scheduled for this week has been postponed. 

With extremely cold weather continuing this week, Sturgis Department of Public Services is asking residents to be conscious of freezing water lines. With the extreme temperature forecast for at least the next few days, conditions may cause water lines to…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — After three months of being closed for extensive repairs, the Langley Covered Bridge is now able to be crossed once again. On Friday, despite strong wind and snow flurries, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held…

City of Sturgis has declared a snow-removal emergency, effective at 8 p.m. today, Jan. 12.  Parking is prohibited on all city streets. The emergency will continue until the storm ends and a resident’s street has been cleared of snow between…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — With Constantine in the process of exiting from Three Rivers’ sewer system, city officials say they are looking at ways to replace the volume Constantine would be leaving behind for the future. One…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director FLOWERFIELD TWP. — Residents of Flowerfield Township and the Cranberry Lake Road area fully packed the Flowerfield Township Hall Tuesday night for what will most likely be one of several meetings debating and discussing a proposed…

By Dennis Volkert Sturgis Public Schools is in the process of developing a three- to five-year strategic plan. The purpose is to develop objectives and methods to maximize student potential. It is driven by analytical data, along with feedback from students, community…

“Winter Blues” is set for 5:30-9 p.m. today in downtown Sturgis. The event is presented by Sturgis Downtown Development Authority, and opens DDA’s 2024 festival schedule. It features live music at participating businesses. Additional attractions include trolley rides ($1 per person), theme drinks…

By Dennis Volkert City of Sturgis soon will embark on setting goals for 2024. Recently, city manager Andrew Kuk provided Sturgis Sentinel will a recap of notable projects from 2023. It was a transitional year, Kuk said, involving turnover on the city…

By John Raffel Correspondent LAKE CITY – Missaukee County’s Board of Commissioners voted on a vice president, one-year term, for 2024 at its meeting earlier this week. When nominations were opened for 2024 Vice-Chairperson, Frank Vanderwal was the only nominee…