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Golf Roundup Sturgis breaks three-year losing streak in County Cup

STURGIS — The Sturgis Trojans boys’ golf team won their County Cup golf match against Three Rivers Wednesday afternoon, scoring 5.5 to the Wildcat’s 2.5, breaking a three-year streak by Three Rivers in the match play competition.Gavin Lewis won five and three against Three Rivers’ Grady McDonough, Owen Frost was victorious one-up over Bryson McGraw, Read More…

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Out and About: Autism, presentations, and spring

“I will have no man work for me who has not the capacity to become a partner.” -J.C. PenneyAutism is a developmental disability. Autistic children and adults have differences in social communication and interaction and exhibit restrictive or repetitive patterns of behavior. There is a wide range of presentations among autistic people. Autistic people are Read More…

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Board gives preference for funding of Doyle roof project

Sturgis City Commission on April 22 gave a consensus to pursue a private placement bond to repair the roof at Doyle Community Center.In January, city staff asked for direction and the commission’s recommendation was to proceed with a “metal roof retrofit” option, estimated to cost $696,000.Official cost based on the low bid is just under Read More…

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Menards closed indefinitely to repair tornado damage

PHOTO BY ROBERT TOMLINSON,CAPTION BY JORDAN WILCOX | COMMERCIAL NEWS The Three Rivers Menards store at 1001 Warner Drive remains badly damaged nearly two months after an EF-2 tornado ravaged the area on March 6.The store held a partial reopening last month, with some departments open intermittently, but closed indefinitely on April 20 to begin Read More…

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Harrington departs from Sturgis City Commission

Linda Harrington has resigned from Sturgis City Commission.Harrington, a representative of the city’s 3rd Precinct, submitted her resignation earlier this month, and announced on April 22 it would be her final meeting as a member of the board. She did not submit a formal media statement.According to city manager Andrew Kuk, procedural policy states the city Read More…

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Monday windstorm knocks out power to 6k in county

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Over 6,000 people in St. Joseph County were without power because of a windstorm that rolled through Monday afternoon.According to Indiana-Michigan Power, heavy rains and strong winds reaching around 67 miles per hour contributed to the outages during the storm, which began in the late afternoon and Read More…