St. Joseph County officials plan to form a committee in an attempt to stem an unprecedented staffing shortage in the prosecutor’s office. During their executive committee meeting Tuesday, commissioners heard a status update from county prosecutor David Marvin. He said the roster of prosecutors is at an all-time low. At full strength, the roster would ideally be five people deep, …

Colon Community Parks Board members are a week away from ordering a new batch of personalized bricks to be placed in the pavilion area by the flagpole at the West State Street park. Cost is $50 for a 4-by-8-inch brick or $100 for an 8-by-8-inch brick. Park officials said people who purchased bricks in the past have done so to …

A homeless encampment in a Three Rivers-area location is being broken up. Nearly a dozen residents who have been living off the land in an area behind AutoZone on U.S. 131 and in the vicinity of Walmart were told Feb. 6 to begin gathering their belongings and moving from the Fabius Township property. According to the Three Rivers Commercial-News, Three …

Members of Colon High School’s class of 2027 are appealing to the public for help in supporting a fundraiser. The freshman class is asking for returnable bottles and cans as a means of raising funds to host programs and events next year. High school teacher Jessica Bowers said arrangements can be made to meet or to pick up bottles and …

A Cassopolis man died in a single-vehicle crash over the weekend in Cass County’s Wayne Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called at 7:40 a.m. Saturday to Dutch Settlement Road in an area near Nubour Street. Behnke said 72-year-old Doren Preston was traveling east on Dutch Settlement Road when the vehicle he was driving left the roadway and struck a …

Constantine village officials have established a municipal building authority, putting the community a step closer to funding for a new fire station. During their Feb. 5 meeting, council members approved the measure as a prerequisite to apply for a federal Rural Development loan. The federal loans typically come with lower interest rates than traditional bank loans, village authorities said. The …

The city of Three Rivers has a continued lead-action level exceedance for its drinking water system. According to a media release issued last week, lead-action level exceedance means that locations within the city’s drinking water system have lead test results over 15 parts per billion, which is recognized as the EPA’s drinking water Action Level. Tests collected between July and …

A woman who allegedly stole a horse and buggy last month from the Walmart parking lot in Sturgis has been arraigned. Lona Latoski, 31, pleaded not guilty to two counts following the Jan. 20 incident outside the South Centerville Road business. Authorities said Latoski allegedly left the parking lot in a horse-drawn buggy belonging to a Shipshewana family. Latoski later …

Kalamazoo County Salvation Army is issuing a “Save the Date” notice for a fundraising and volunteer event this summer. A golf outing will take place Aug. 22 at Heritage Glen Golf Club in Paw Paw. Volunteer coordinator Oliver Knuth said the event is an opportunity for potential volunteers to lend a hand as an alternative to helping out with bell-ringing …

Bronson Community Schools Board of Education members have filled a vacant seat to the seven-member panel. Erica Norton was offered the position last week. She replaces a seat made vacant by the resignation of Bob Cary in January. District officials said Norton will serve the remainder Cary’s term, which concludes at the end of the calendar year. Norton was one …