Here’s an announcement from the Three Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce. In response to the economic impact of COVID-19, the state of Michigan has allocated $100 million of CARES Act funding to implement the Michigan Small Business Restart Program to support the needs of Michigan Businesses directly impacted by COVID-19. The application for businesses to apply for funding will open …

They named me “Forde”, a good Michigan name.  I came here frightened and timid.  I got lost and now I am being taken care of here.  I am about eight months old, a male, brindle and white.  I will need my neuter surgery.   If people give me time I come to them.  My docket number is 48630, at the St. …

Most confirmed COVID-19 cases in St. Joseph County have come from the Sturgis area, according to information released last week by the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency. Of 303 laboratory-confirmed cases, those in Sturgis accounted for 197. Next closest was Three Rivers, with 33. It was followed by 21 in White Pigeon, 15 in Constantine, a dozen in Colon, nine …

A New York man was injured this week in a two-vehicle accident in Cass County’s Penn Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly before 7 a.m. Monday to the intersection of Penn and Dutch Settlement roads in response to a personal-injury crash. Investigators said Yocov Roness, 20, was travelling south when he failed to stop at the intersection. …

Sheriff’s department deputies are investigating a breaking-and-entering incident at a location in Fabius Township. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said the situation occurred early in the morning July 1 in the 15000 block of Hoffman Road. Investigators found entry was forced to a barn and a shed near a commercial building. Further information was not available.

Jose Esequiel Castillo, age 47, of Marcellus, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at home. Jose was born in Corpus Christi TX, on Sunday April 22, 1973 the son of Roberto Castillo and Melba Castillo. Jose was a contractor doing flat cement work for many years. Jose Loved Water especially fishing and swimming, he enjoyed listening to music, and he …

A Schoolcraft resident was injured in a motorcycle accident over the weekend in Cass County’s Calvin Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly after 1:30 p.m. Sunday to Brownsville Street, at a location east of Crooked Creek Road. Behnke said 50-year-old Michael Bell was driving his motorcycle westbound on Brownsville Street when the vehicle hit loose gravel. As a result, …

An Eaton County man drowned over the weekend in a Colon Township lake. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said deputies were called shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday to Leidy Lake Campground. Investigators said 24-year-old David Burns Jr. was walking in Leidy Lake when he entered deep water. Burns did not know how to swim and he subsequently drowned. He was not breathing …

A three-month road-surfacing project in the village of Centreville gets underway this week. According to Michigan Department of Transportation, eight-tenths of a mile of Main Street will be resurfaced. The work begins Tuesday at Nottawa Street intersection and continues west to the village limits. The $385,000 project involves asphalt resurfacing, sidewalk ramp upgrades, new signs and pavement markings. MDOT says …

Officials from the Branch County Fair have announced the 2020 fair has been canceled. Jan Murphy, fair manager, said cancellation was done in the best interest of the health and safety of everyone. The Coldwater-based event had been set for Aug. 9-15. Waiting any longer to make the decision would be potentially more damaging to youth summer projects and fair …