Members of Constantine Public Schools Board of Education appointed an interim superintendent this week. During a work session Monday, the panel agreed to hire John Jarpe. He was chosen after two finalists interviewed Jan. 2. The other candidate was Tom Stobey. A Niles native, Jarpe has worked in Detroit, Niles and St. Joseph, retiring as superintendent of Niles Brandywine in …

Two people were arrested early Thursday following a standoff in Cass County’s Milton Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said members of the county’s Fugitive Apprehension Street Team responded at 1:35 p.m. Wednesday to the 33000 block of Redfield Street, in conjunction with the U.S. Marshal’s Service Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force They were attempting to take into custody a wanted …

The time and days of St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meetings will remain the same in 2020 as it was last year. During Tuesday’s meeting, commissioners agreed to maintain their long-standing meeting time and days of 5 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of the month. In addition, its executive committee meetings will also remain the same this year …

The city of Three Rivers is in the process of creating a master plan to help steer it into a vibrant, thriving and sustainable future. Strides toward those goals will culminate with a five-session focus group Jan. 20 at city hall. The sessions will take place during 45-minute slots. They are as follows: Noon to 12:45, focus group on downtown development …

An annual allocation to a Centreville-based agency was approved Tuesday by the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. The county’s traditional funding of more than $257,000 was granted to Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services of St. Joseph County. Payments to the Centreville-based agency will be made quarterly, in January, April, July and October.

Officials from the Sturgis Area Community Foundation have announced establishment of a new scholarship fund to benefit Sturgis High School students, possibly as soon as this year. The Harley and Eva Pierce Memorial Scholarship was established last week in memory of longtime Sturgis residents Harley and Eva Pierce. Its purpose is to provide financial aid for college to scholar-athletes who …

A Constantine man was injured Tuesday afternoon in a traffic accident on Business Route US-131 at the intersection of Zerbe Road. The victim, 58-year-old William Clewell, collided with a semi, and was entrapped in his vehicle. Clewell was taken to Bronson Methodist Hospital for treatment. The driver of the semi, Carl Manley, age 58, of Cedar Lake, Indiana, was uninjured.

A few start-of-the-year matters were addressed Tuesday by the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. For their first order of business, commissioners agreed to retain Dennis Allen as chairman of the board for 2020. This will mark the third consecutive year Allen has been the head of the five-member commission. Allen, a Centreville resident who represents Lockport, Nottawa, Florence and …

An annual allocation to a three-county agency was approved Tuesday by the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. With unanimous support, commissioners agreed to quarterly payments totaling $307,700 to finance a portion of the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency. The county also agreed to commit its annual $1 contribution to fulfill terms related to its building lease agreement with the …

St. Joseph County officials on Tuesday approved a contract with county administrator Teresa Doehring. A lifelong Mendon-area resident, the 45-year-old Doehring is beginning her third year as county administrator. She also serves as county controller. Doehring will have five weeks of paid vacation time and be paid an annual salary of $101,000, retroactive to Dec. 1. Doehring served as the …