The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency wishes to remind the public that poultry owners need to protect their domestic flocks from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has reported increased cases of HPAI in backyard poultry flocks. None, however, have been identified in the tri-county region. Health officer Rebecca Burns said the agency wishes to …

The suspect from a weekend shooting in Mendon has been arraigned. Authorities said Terrell Lamont Reese was arraigned Tuesday and charged with three counts of attempted murder of a police officer and nine felony firearm-related charges. Reese is being held on $2 million bond. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said deputies responded around 9 p.m. Saturday to a location on Lane Street …

A Mendon Township man was arrested on drug-related offenses last week. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said deputies stopped a vehicle shortly after 9 p.m. Sept. 14 in the area of Ray Road and Michigan Avenue in Mendon Township. Deputies found that the 41-year-old driver was allegedly in possession of crystal methamphetamine and several handguns, Lillywhite said. A search warrant was subsequently …

The Langley Covered Bridge will be closed at least until next week after a horse trailer knocked down a height restrictor Monday evening. St. Joseph County Road Commission Manager John Lindsey said the restrictor at the north end of the county icon toppled following the collision. Lindsey said the driver of the southbound vehicle responsible for the incident will be …

As new head coach Joel Martin continues building his roster for the upcoming season, five more familiar faces are returning to the Kalamazoo Wings. Forwards Matheson Iacopelloi and Max Humitz and defenseman Justin Murray, Ryan Cook and Tyler Rockwell are set to return to the ice. Iacopelli, hailing from Brownstown, MI, will be returning for his third season with the …

Michigan State Police troopers report the discovery of a machete on Behnke Road, near Garfield Road, in Branch County’s Coldwater Township. The machete has a black handle with a silver blade. The weapon was found Wednesday last week, authorities said.

Three Rivers officials plan to address four matters of new business tonight. One item includes bridge-related upgrades on 5th Avenue over Portage River; West Broadway Street over St. Joseph River; and West Hoffman Street over Rocky River. Other agenda items include mill and fill street projects for 2023, general street improvements and a matter related to cemetery ribbons. There are …

St. Joseph County Grange Fair officials say they are ready for the start of the annual, seven-day event. Led by Mindy Timm, marketing director for the St. Joseph County Grange Fair, the annual media luncheon Thursday provided a detailed overview of the 2022 fair. Timm said food vendors, animal barns and commercial barns open at noon Sunday, designated as “Family …

Allan and Trudy Murk of Centreville have been honored by the Centreville Lions Club with a Melvin Jones Fellowship, the highest honor bestowed by the civic group. The couple was surprised Wednesday at the club’s September meeting when the award was announced in front of a group of family and friends. Lion Pattie Bender told the group gathered at the …

Authorities are investigating a fire originating from a bathroom Wednesday at Mendon Middle/High School. Mendon Community Schools Superintendent Leasa Griffith-Mathews said the incident was reported at 9:30 a.m. and was confined to a boys’ bathroom. She said the school’s fire-drill protocol was implemented and all students evacuated safely. Staff and administrators moved all of the building’s 270 students to bleachers …