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Welcome 2026. May this year bring us all more together and more understanding of our fellow man than we did in 2025. I’m thinking that if we all work really hard, a cure for Cancer will be found, the homeless will all find a home, we’ll need more warehouses for all the extra food we have, the politicians will be …

The minimum-wage rate in Michigan increased by more than $1 an hour with the start of the new year. According to state officials, the standard minimum wage rose from $12.48 per hour to $13.73 an hour. The adjustment is a move to increase Michigan’s standard minimum wage to $15 an hour by next year. Any non-exempt employees must still be …

Fabius Township has renewed a contract for law-enforcement services with St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department. According to Three Rivers Commercial-News, township officials agreed last month to continue the partnership for another three years. The new contract went into effect Thursday. Cost for one full-time, contracted deputy and vehicle is about $100,000 annually. That rate will increase by 5 percent next …

Sturgis municipal officials recently issued a media release detailing winter-weather procedures regarding snow removal. Following snowfall of up to three inches, crews will de-ice streets and plow as circumstances warrant. Snowfall in excess of four inches results in the declaration of a snow-removal emergency. On-street parking is prohibited citywide during a snow-removal emergency. The stipulation remains in place until a …

Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency officials are reporting an increase in respiratory illnesses. Respiratory illnesses include flu and COVID-19. As a result of this recent jump in cases, CHA Medical Director Karen Luparello is advising anyone six months and older to get a flu shot. She said vaccines for flu, COVID, whooping cough and pneumonia are available at CHA offices, …

Constantine village officials said they are aware a stop sign in town was leveled and are asking motorists to approach the intersection with caution. The sign is at the corner of East Second Street and South Washington Street. It faces westbound motorists on East Second Street at the South Washington Street intersection. South Washington Street has the right-of-way at the …

St. Joseph County United Way is partnering with a Three Rivers restaurant to host the agency’s next “Celebrity Waiter Night.” Event organizers said Frankie’s will host the popular fundraiser 4:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 22. The roster of waitstaff includes Maria Behr, Lee Herschberger and Hope Bailey. Hosts of the event are Mike and Jane Eley, and Mike and Kathy …

Camp Eberhart continues to plan the start or continuation of projects into 2026. Officials from the Fabius Township-based property said current capital projects include Mittler Hickory Lamb Bath House renovation, metal-bed replacement, Baker Cooper window upgrades, restoration of the Stone Cabins and replacement of the High Ropes Course. The Hickory Lamb Bath House project has qualified for a $100,000 matching …

A Berrien County woman was injured in a one-vehicle crash last weekend in Cass County’s Wayne Township. Sheriff Clint Roach said deputies responded shortly before 11 a.m. Saturday to Twin Lakes Road, near Dutch Settlement Street, regarding a crash with injuries. Authorities said 61-year-old Buchanan resident Mary Cloud was driving north on Twin Lakes Road when she lost control of …

St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded over the weekend to a report of an accidental shooting in Mendon Township. Central Dispatch fielded a call Sunday from a person in the 24000 block of Pinhook Road. Deputies arrived to learn a 46-year-old man was placing a loaded pistol into a safe. The firearm fell to the ground and discharged a …