Six candidates will be interviewed later this month for the position of Constantine Public Schools superintendent. Interim Superintendent John Jarpe said the six were chosen from a pool of about 20 applicants during closed session of the district’s board of education meeting Thursday. The meeting was conducted via remote teleconference. Candidates being interviewed April 29 are: Scott Bojanich, director of …

A dozen small businesses and nonprofits around Michigan, including a Sturgis-based company, have been awarded a total of $1 million through the Pure Michigan Business Connect COVID-19 Emergency Access and Retooling Grants program. Recipients were announced last week by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, which is providing funds to small manufacturers looking to retool and produce critical health and human …

After a two-week shutdown on the U.S. 131 redevelopment project in Three Rivers, crews will return to the construction site today to continue the job, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. Concerns related to the coronavirus prompted the two-week hiatus, though state officials said weather delays would have resulted in a few lost days over the period. With the …

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Three people were seriously injured early Thursday evening in a car/train crash in Cass County’s Marcellus Township. Investigation shows that the 44-year-old driver, Dustin Hooker, a Battle Creek Resident, was driving northbound on Savage Road near Waterstradt Street. As the vehicle approached the railroad crossing, Hooker advised that his brakes failed, resulting in the vehicle colliding with the passing train. …

The St. Joseph County Road Commission has purchased eight flashing stop signs, which will be installed later this year. Locations planned are: • Each of Michigan Avenue’s two, three-way intersections with Silver Street. • Two signs at Shimmel and Featherstone roads. • Two signs at Lutz and Dickinson roads. • Two signs at Bogen Road and South Nottawa Street. The …

Three Rivers Fire Chief Jeff Bloomfield said the department’s Michigan Avenue parking lot has been turned into a campground of sorts, as some firefighters are sleeping in campers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bloomfield explained firefighters are reluctant to return home and risk potentially exposing family members to the disease. He said none of his staff members have tested positive for …

Sheriff’s officials are investigating the theft of a vehicle last week from Park Township. Deputies were called April 9 to an area near Parkville Road and Michigan Avenue, where a vehicle was taken from a field. It was reported that the vehicle was left unlocked with the keys in it. The stolen vehicle is a tan 2500 Chevrolet Silverado with …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a larceny from a storage unit at Mill Race Storage on South M-66 in Sturgis. Numerous items from the storage unit were taken, according to authorities.

Christopher M. Huston, age 54, of Three Rivers, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020 after a brief illness. He was born on June 28, 1965 in LaGrange, Indiana the son of David and Ann (Boyd) Huston. Chris graduated from Mendon High School and proudly served 8 years in the US Navy as an avionics technician before embarking on a professional …