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News from January 2021

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Census Bureau: 3% of people in Eaton County identified as multi-racial in 2020

By St. Joe-Benton Harbor News | Jan 16, 2021

Of the 109,730 citizens living in Eaton County in 2020, 97 percent said they were only one race, while three percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

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VA reports increase in number of appointments at John D. Dingell VAMC health facility in Pontiac in July

By St. Joe-Benton Harbor News | Jan 16, 2021

The John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, subsidiary 553GB in Pontiac, Michigan scheduled 3,181 pending appointments in July compared to 3,068 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.

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Heather Strawn donates $500 to Frederick Stephen Upton's campaign committee in October

By St. Joe-Benton Harbor News | Jan 16, 2021

Heather Strawn donated $500 to Frederick Stephen Upton during October.

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63.2% of students at Lakeshore School District (Berrien) satisfy college-readiness benchmarks in reading and writing (2018-2019)

By St. Joe-Benton Harbor News | Jan 16, 2021

Lakeshore School District (Berrien) ranks 131st in 2018-2019 with 63.2 percent of students satisfying college-readiness benchmarks in evidence-based reading and writing (EBRW), according to the Michigan Department of Education's 2019 Michigan Merit Examination (MME) report.

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Stations with the cheapest regular gas in Buchanan for the week of January 4-10

By St. Joe-Benton Harbor News | Jan 16, 2021

The Phillips 66 at 267 E. Front St. is selling the cheapest regular gasoline in Buchanan for the week of January 4-10, according to GasBuddy.com.

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White students at Michigan Online School score 887 on average on the SAT (2018-2019)

By St. Joe-Benton Harbor News | Jan 16, 2021

White students at Michigan Online School scored 887 on average in the 2018-2019 academic year, a better result than the average for all students in the school.

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63.9% of Berrien Springs High School students academically ready for reading and writing in college (2018-2019)

By St. Joe-Benton Harbor News | Jan 16, 2021

Berrien Springs High School is tied for 166th among public schools in Michigan with 63.9 percent of students who took the M-STEP test in the 2018-2019 academic year being academically ready for evidence-based reading and writing in college, according to test results reported by the Michigan Department of Education.

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Stations with the cheapest diesel gas in Coloma for the week of January 4-10

By St. Joe-Benton Harbor News | Jan 16, 2021

The Shell at 111 E. St. Joseph St. is selling the cheapest diesel gasoline in Coloma for the week of January 4-10, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Stations with the cheapest regular gas in Covert for the week of January 4-10

By St. Joe-Benton Harbor News | Jan 16, 2021

The Marathon at 33317 Mich.-140 is selling the cheapest regular gasoline in Covert for the week of January 4-10, according to GasBuddy.com.

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17 businesses in Missaukee County had between 20 and 49 employees in 2019

By St. Joe-Benton Harbor News | Jan 16, 2021

There were 17 businesses in Missaukee County with between 20 and 49 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

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Stations with the cheapest midgrade gas in Coloma for the week of January 4-10

By St. Joe-Benton Harbor News | Jan 16, 2021

The Wesco at 339 N. Paw Paw St. is selling the cheapest midgrade gasoline in Coloma for the week of January 4-10, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Kim Lasata's campaign committee pays $1,500 to Fraser Trebilcock in Q3 2020

By St. Joe-Benton Harbor News | Jan 16, 2021

Republican Party candidate Kim Lasata's committee, Kim Lasata for State Senate, paid $1,500 to Fraser Trebilcock during the third quarter of 2020, according to quarterly campaign statements filed with the Michigan Secretary of State.

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At least 1 prepaid funeral provider license set to expire in Benton Harbor during the second quarter

By St. Joe-Benton Harbor News | Jan 16, 2021

At least one prepaid funeral provider license held by Cremation Services of Southwest Michigan, Inc. from Benton Harbor is set to expire during the second quarter, according to Michigan's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA).

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Paw Paw High School is tied for 239th in total students assessed by the merit exam (2018-2019)

By St. Joe-Benton Harbor News | Jan 16, 2021

Paw Paw High School is tied for 239th among Michigan public high schools with 144 students assessed by the Michigan Merit Exam (MME) in the 2018-2019 academic year, according to the Michigan Department of Education's 2018 MME report.

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Stations with the cheapest diesel gas in Cassopolis for the week of January 4-10

By St. Joe-Benton Harbor News | Jan 16, 2021

The Phillips 66 at 1101 E. State St. is selling the cheapest diesel gasoline in Cassopolis for the week of January 4-10, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Stations with the cheapest regular gas in Decatur for the week of January 4-10

By St. Joe-Benton Harbor News | Jan 16, 2021

The CITGO at 107 E. Delaware St. is selling the cheapest regular gasoline in Decatur for the week of January 4-10, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Frederick Stephen Upton's campaign committee receives $2,800 from Chris Larsen

By St. Joe-Benton Harbor News | Jan 16, 2021

The campaign committee of Republican Party candidate Frederick Stephen Upton, Upton for All of US, received $2,800 from Chris Larsen on January 15, according to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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Charles Bass donates $510 to Frederick Stephen Upton's campaign committee in October

By St. Joe-Benton Harbor News | Jan 16, 2021

Charles Bass donated $510 to Frederick Stephen Upton during October.

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2020 brought rise in Michigan lawmakers missing roll call votes

By Benjamin Kibbey | Jan 15, 2021

COVID-19 infection rates and hospitalizations weren’t the only thing on the rise in recent months in Michigan, as the state Legislature witnessed its own spike of sorts, a significant increase in the number of lawmakers absent from roll call votes.

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Census Bureau: 2.3% of people in Dowagiac identified as multi-racial in 2020

By St. Joe-Benton Harbor News | Jan 15, 2021

Of the 5,695 citizens living in Dowagiac in 2020, 97.7 percent said they were only one race, while 2.3 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.