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Park Township residents will be asked whether to support a millage request dedicated to local road improvements. Township board members recently agreed to move forward with an August 4 request to seek four-tenths of a mill for improvements to Moorepark Road, and portions of Parkville and Thompson Lane, among others. Park Township had funding through a local road millage from …

A teenager was injured in a one-vehicle crash last week in Cass County’s Porter Township. Sheriff Clint Roach said deputies were called at 7:45 p.m. Friday to an area of Bellows Road, south of Sweet Road. Investigators said a 16-year-old Edwardsburg resident was driving south on Bellows Road and his vehicle collided with a log in the road. The driver …

Two Cass County men have been charged with drug-related offenses after they were arrested last week in Mason Township. Sheriff Clint Roach said deputies paired up with Cass County Drug Enforcement Team to execute a search warrant Friday at a residence in the 19000 block of Stateline Road. Authorities arrested a 57-year-old man and a 36-year-old man. They face charges …

Here’s a reminder that the annual spring collection of household hazardous waste and electronics recycling at the St. Joseph County Fairgrounds is less than two weeks away. According to the St. Joseph County Conservation District, this year’s spring event will be on Tuesday, May 5th. The four-hour event will start at 2 p.m. Items accepted include up to 10 free …

Construction staging and setup activity starts this week for work related to the $12.5 million St. Joseph County Courts Building renovation, marking the first comprehensive updates to the facility in more than 50 years. According to a media release, the project is designed to improve safety, modernize building systems, and enhance overall court operations for residents and staff. As a …

Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency will return clinical services to a new temporary location in Three Rivers beginning this week. Clinical services will be offered 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays at 255 North U.S. 131. Clinical services include WIC, Immunizations, STI/HIV testing and communicable disease. The Sturgis location will continue to provide clinical services 8 to 4 Wednesday through Friday. Health officer Rebecca …

Three Rivers Department of Public Services officials said the city’s twice-a-year hydrant flushing starts this week. Department director Amy Roth said the process began Monday and will continue through May 25. Roth said the procedure will take place 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Due to many variables, Roth said the department is not able to determine the exact date crews will be in each district.  …

This week marks the deadline for orders from the St. Joseph County Conservation District’s Spring Seedling Sale. Agency officials said this year’s inventory includes white oak, hazelnut, white cedar Douglas fir, redbud, Eastern white pine, flowering dogwood and shagbark. More information is available through the conservation district’s website: stjoecountycd.com. Order deadline is Friday. Orders can be picked up May 1 …

In the next ten years: Some people will leave this world without a good-bye or warning. Some children will forget voices they once needed. Some will understand the value of time only when they run out of it. Some workers will watch machines do their life’s work better and faster. Some friendships will fade without arguments – just silence. Some …

St. Joseph County United Way is partnering with Midwest Communications and Homebuilders Association of Western Michigan to support tornado disaster-relief efforts in a three-county area. One-hundred percent of donations will be directed to the St. Joseph County United Way Tornado Relief Fund. Donations will help support communities in St. Joseph, Branch and Cass counties. Agency director Kelly Hostetler said donors …