Plans for a $425,000 M-86 reconfiguration project in Centreville were in the spotlight during a Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) open house Thursday afternoon (December 8th) at the Centreville Village Hall. For more on the story from Jef Rietsma and the Sturgis Journal, click on the following link:  Main Street work detailed.

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced plans for an MDOT open house in Centreville to an M-86 reconfiguration project. The open house will be to discuss a planned 2013 project to add a left-turn lane on M-86 from Nottawa Street to Shimmel Road in Centreville.  A copy of the plans will be available [...]

White Pigeon and Centreville will be playing a full contact alumni football game this Saturday (July 23rd) at Centreville High School at 7 p.m.  There are players on each team from every decade from the 1970′s to 2010. White Pigeon players include Jeff Baechler, all state quarterback in 1977 and 1978, Adam Takace, all state [...]

The Village Market store in Centreville is expected to close by the end of July. For more on the story from Jef Rietsma and the Sturgis Journal, click here. Here, too, is a link to a Kalamazoo Gazette story that provides another perspective on the store closing:  More competition, fewer customers are leading Village Market [...]

There was good news this week for the community of Centreville with the announcement by the Michigan Department of Transportation that Centreville Elementary School is among 15 schools around the state that will receive Safe Routes to School (SRTS) mini-grants.  (See  Centreville Elementary School among 15 schools across state to receive MDOT “Walking Bus” grants.) [...]

Centreville officials are seeking a new tenant and use for the Camoplast-Crocker building at 130 E. Main Street in downtown Centreville. For more on the story from Jef Rietsma and the Kalamazoo Gazette, click here.

CENTREVILLE – An idea-gathering session seeking a new vision for a former opera house will be part of the agenda at the December 6th Centreville Village Council meeting. It begins at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 212 W. Main Street. The subject building, located at 130 E. Main Street, is currently owned by [...]

Work is continuing toward making Centreville a more “walkable, bikeable, rollable community” and the upcoming week will be very important to the overall effort. Chris Sheteron, a member of the Centreville Village council and a leader of the local ‘Safe Routes 2 School’ project, provided an update on the process during a Friday afternoon (November [...]

The first weekend in November will be a big one in Centreville with TWO major events. The Centreville United Methodist Church and St. Clare Catholic Church are teaming up to sponsor the first event – a Fall Harvest Dinner – on Friday, November 5th.  The dinner will be held at the Centreville United Methodist Church, [...]

Attempting to align the planets in Centreville Economic development involves knowledge and financial tools. Sometimes it simply entails having all the planets line up perfectly at a given pin-point in time. That’s what we are trying to accomplish with a potential project in Centreville. Camoplast-Crocker has a tooling operation in downtown Centreville. It’s located in [...]

The Centreville United Methodist Church and St. Clare Catholic Church are jointly sponsoring the First Annual Centreville Community Bazaar. The event will take in the Centreville Elementary Gym on Saturday, November 6th, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Set-up will be at 7 a.m. Non-profit groups are invited to participate at no charge.  For profit [...]

“Safe routes to school” will be at the heart of a meeting in Centreville Tuesday evening, September 14th. Centreville’s Elementary and Junior High schools have registered with “Safe Routes 2 School,” a program designed to move people from one place to another safely while promoting physical fitness.  The upcoming meeting – spurred by the registration [...]

The latest edition of the Village Voice newsletter published by the Village of Centreville is available now! The publication features information regarding the November 2nd election for seats on the Centreville Village Council, notes from Randy Baker, superintendent of the Centreville Department of Public Works, and a welcome to the Covered Bridge Diner which is [...]

Beautiful, warm summer weather marked the final day of the 2010 Covered Bridge Days celebration in Centreville on Saturday (June 26th). The lovely and spacious grounds of the St. Joseph County Courthouse and adjacent areas in downtown Centreville provided the setting for the two-day festival and its many activities including the mid-afternoon parade that was [...]

Special programs for the summer at the Nottawa Township Library are highlighted in the June 2010 issue of ‘Village Voice,’ the newsletter published by the Village of Centreville.

Jim and Pat Wragg, Centreville’s ‘Citizens of the Year 2010,’ are spotlighted in the latest ‘Village Voice’ newsletter published by the Village of Centreville. The publication also reports on plans for Covered Bridge Days 2010, slated for June 25th and 26th, highlights June meeting dates, and invites submission of summer activities for children for listing [...]

The search for the person who will be hired for the shared superintendent’s position in the Mendon Community Schools and Centreville Public Schools has been narrowed to two finalists. The contenders are Ron Drzewicki, superintendent of the White Pigeon Community Schools, and Rob Kuhlman, principal of Vicksburg High School.

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners has approved renewal of an agreement with the Village of Centreville for the sheriff’s department to perform law enforcement and clerical functions for another year. Under terms of the agreement approved Tuesday (April 6th), the sheriff’s department will provide police protection within the village limits by “furnishing deputies [...]