Three Rivers Police Department is appealing to the public for help in identifying the driver involved in a hit-and-run incident last week. According to a department media release, officers responded April 10 to an area near the intersection of South Grant Avenue and Hill Street regarding a 10-year-year-old child struck while operating an electric scooter. The driver of the vehicle …

Michigan Department of Transportation officials said a road project that started Monday in Nottawa Township features a second component. MDOT’s Nick Schirripa said the original project covers 1.1 miles and extends east from Nottawa Street in Centreville to Shimmel Road. The second phase is a $4.5 million project from Shimmel Road east to M-66, all within Nottawa Township. Covering five …

A medical condition is believed to have been a factor in a single-vehicle crash last week in the village of Marcellus. Cass County Sheriff Clint Roach said deputies responded around 12:30 p.m. Thursday to 290 S. Centre St. in response to a vehicle that had crashed into a business. Investigators determined 35-year-old Marcellus resident Wesley Cummings was driving south on …

A Centreville Elementary School teacher won a competition staged by the Detroit Red Wings hockey club. Special education teacher Alyssa Henneman was one of three teachers from a field of 75 candidates in Michigan for the “Best in Class” teacher-recognition program, sponsored in part by Meijer. She was awarded a pair of tickets to Saturday’s Red Wings game – Detroit’s …

Personnel from the Leonidas Fire Department responded over the weekend to a two-vehicle crash involving a LifeCare ambulance. Authorities said the fire department was summoned shortly after 8:30 p.m. Saturday to an area of M-60 between Olney and Tallman roads. According to a fire department media release, EMT’s were working with a patient involved in a one-vehicle crash when their …

St. Joseph County Grange Fair officials announced last week Regina Schinker has been hired as manager of the Centreville-based operation. A Mendon Township resident and lifelong St. Joseph County resident, Schinker brings deep community roots, strong leadership experience and a lifelong passion for the fair to the role, according to Keith Bower, fair board president. Schinker’s great-grandparents, Lloyd and Edith …

Constantine village officials announced that the goal of a new fire station took one step closer to reality last week. Demolition started Wednesday on the former D&S Market building, at 175 N. Washington St. The property is the location of the future Constantine Fire Department. Municipal officials said the one-time business has more recently turned into an eyesore, with peeling …

A road-improvement project in St. Joseph County starts today. Michigan Department of Transportation’s Nick Schirripa said 1.1 miles of M-86 in Nottawa Township will be repaved from Nottawa Street in Centreville east to Shimmel Road. Work will be performed by Lakeland Asphalt Corp. The Nottawa Township project is one of three MDOT jobs starting today. The others are 3.6 miles …

In recognition of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, St. Joseph County Central Dispatch Director Stacey Bower has shared a resolution from the state’s 9-1-1 Committee. This week serves as an opportunity to highlight and honor the critical role of 9-1-1 telecommunicators, often referred to as the “first, first responders.” Bower said these professionals are the calm, steady voice on the …

Sturgis Neighborhood Program representatives wish to remind Sturgis residents that help may be available for home repairs. Agency director Kathryn Myers said funds to help cover costs associated with a new furnace, windows, roof, siding, plumbing repairs and electrical needs are available thanks to a grant from Michigan State Housing Development Authority’s “MI Neighborhood” program. Owner-occupied homes qualify and potential …