• Like most cities across the state, St. Joseph stands to take a financial hit under Gov. Rick Snyder's proposed budget. The Herald-Palladium reports that City Manager Frank Walsh estimates the city would lose $260,000 annually in state revenue-sharing. [Herald-Palldium]

• Plein Air Artists of West Michigan were in Three Rivers over the weekend to paint scenes in Scidmore Park, the Three Rivers Commercial-News reports. [Commercial-News]

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