Three Rivers resident Geoffrey Clark has announced he plans to run for the Three Rivers City Commission as a write-in candidate. Clark made the announcement last week and in response, Three Rivers resident Cody Sharpe said he will not pursue a write-in campaign of his own. Sharpe said he will instead support Clark as candidate for the city’s First District. …

Summer vacation is over for the school children. Where did the summer go? With students back in the classroom, we all must be aware of the activity in and around the many school zones. One never knows when a child is going to dart out into the street from between parked cars. School buses are now busy picking up or …

A Dowagiac woman was injured after she fell asleep while driving on M-60 in Cass County’s Newberg Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called at 9 a.m. Thursday to a location on M-60 near Bair Lake Road, where a car driven by 22-year-old Jaquline Hand struck a semi tractor-trailer. Investigators found that Hand was driving west on M-60 when …

The largest suicide-prevention conference for mental-health professionals is coming up next month. The online webinar is free for mental-health professionals. Live sessions take place Sept. 14 and 15, and are available to stream on-demand Sept. 16 through 29. Presentations will feature a line-up of suicide-prevention experts from around the world. Participants can earn up to 10 hours of NBCC-approved CE …

Members of the Magic City Players are a week away from their second performance of the 2019 season. “A Bad Year for Tomatoes” will feature an all-local cast of talent. Performances are 7 p.m. Sept. 6 and 7, and a matinee performance will begin at 3 p.m. Sept. 8. More information is available through the Magic City Players’ Facebook page.

The city of Sturgis has set an open house to provide information to property owners along possible routes for the radial 69 kV transmission line into Sherman Township. The event is scheduled for 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 18 in Dresser Business Development Center at Glen Oaks Community College. There are three possible routes proposed for the transmission line: • Centerville Road, Featherstone …

A top Democratic lawmaker says Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed 45-cents-a-gallon fuel tax increase is dead, and proposals such as raising the corporate income tax and taxing heavy trucks must be in the mix. House Minority Leader Christine Greig said Thursday that with majority Republicans vehemently opposing the 45-cent plan, there are alternative ways to raise revenue without having to increase …

Debra S. “Deb” Bruystens, age 63, of Mendon, died Monday, Aug. 26, 2019 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Three Rivers on Oct. 6, 1955 and was a lifetime resident of St. Joseph County. Following her graduation from Three Rivers High School she was married to Millard Bruystens on April 5, 1975 at the Parkville Community …

State Sen. Kim LaSata on Tuesday applauded four Southwest Michigan communities, including three in St. Joseph County, for being awarded competitive grants through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s “Site Readiness Improvement Program.” According to MEDC, the grants were awarded through a new “Michigan Build Ready Sites Program,” which aims to boost the state’s inventory of available properties ready to compete for …

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has notified the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency that as of Aug. 21, two unvaccinated horses in St. Joseph County have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis and both have died. EEE is an infectious and often fatal disease of horses, humans and pigs. It is transmitted by mosquito vectors. When levels …