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Our guide to the ‘Summer Festival Days’ in Reading
READING — Reading will celebrate its 60th annual Reading Summer Festival Days in the first weekend in August, from 1st-4th. “This event brings people to Reading from across the tri-state area to celebrate small town life in a very big way,” said Becky Pavka, president of the Reading Chamber of Commerce. On Thursday, the...
Former QHS coach gets one year in Branch County Jail, placed on probation for five years
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A Branch County Circuit Court sentencing hearing was held on Monday for a former coach in the Quincy Community School District who entered into a plea agreement with Branch County Prosecutors on May 20. 57-year-old Scott Michael Signor of Quincy was ordered to serve one...
Southwest Michigan counties to get disaster aid following May 7 tornadoes
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday that portions of Southwest Michigan will receive funding from the state's Disaster and Emergency Contingency Fund following the May 7 tornadoes. Nearly $11 million of financial assistance will be provided to 17 counties. The money from the latest budget covered Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas counties after the governor declared three states of emergency in the last 16 months. ...
Owner of Michigan learning center pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud
(CBS DETROIT) - The owner of a Michigan-based children's learning center has pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud, the Michigan Attorney General's office announced on Tuesday.Kaila Oman, 37, of Galesburg, was arraigned in the 54B District Court on two counts of Medicaid fraud - false claim. Oman remains free on bond.A sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.State officials said Oman owned the Mosaic Learning Center, which is located in Galesburg, Coldwater and Lansing. An investigation found that Oman submitted a bill to the Medicaid program for services not provided, including a period when the Coldwater location was closed, according to a news release."Medicaid funds critical services for those who need them," Nessel said in the release. "My office will remain vigilant to protect these funds from those who abuse the program."
Jonesville’s Grosvenor House to celebrate sesquicentennial anniversary
JONESVILLE — This fall, the historic Grosvenor House in Jonesville will celebrate its sesquicentennial anniversary. Finished in 1874 and turned into a museum in 1977, the house still features its historic decorations, original architectural designs, and antique technologies. “We have a board that takes care of running the house, which is 150 years old...
Two new Michigan Works! programs prepare jail and prison inmates for new careers
Michigan Works! Southeast (MWSE) Adult Education Teacher Denise Thorpe also serves as lead teacher at the Hillsdale County Jail, helping inmates earn their GEDs. Many inmates, she says, have never been told they have any potential to do something with their lives. "I tell them, 'I don't care why you're...
Mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus found in multiple counties in 21Country
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Indiana Department of Health shares pools of mosquitoes collected in Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Huntington, Jay, Steuben, and Wabash counties have tested positive for the West Nile Virus, as of July 31. According to the Indiana Department of Health, there have been no human...
First three county administrator candidates display differing backgrounds and views
BRANCH COUNTY — The first of three candidates to possibly replace retiring county administrator Bud Norman faced commissioners for an hour each Tuesday afternoon to discuss the position and their backgrounds. John Morrell ...
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