Twenty-three villages and cities with populations less than 10,000 will receive grants through a second round of funding awarded through the Michigan Department of Transportation’s Community Service Infrastructure Fund program. Established by the state Legislature in December 2018, the CSIF is a stop-gap program to help fund road projects in small communities. Successful projects were selected, in part, because they …

Mary Ann McElvain, age 76 of Three Rivers died Monday, June 3, 2019 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Battle Creek, MI on Sep. 1, 1942 the daughter of Marion and Ann (Miller) Hughes. She graduated from Colon High School with the Class of 1960. Mary Ann was married to Walter L. McElvain on May 11, …

L.J. “Chris” Christopherson, age 91 of Centreville, died June 1, 2019 at Fairview Living Center.He was born on December 25, 1927 in Little Falls, MN, a son of James and Esther (Cherry) Christopherson. In 1954, Chris married Evelyn Lundberg, and later divorced.On October 14, 1972, he married Eleanor Waltz Shingledecker in Centreville. Chris retired from Viking RV in Centreville and …

Alcohol and/or drugs may have played a role in a single-vehicle accident last week in Burr Oak Township, according to authorities. State police troopers were called at 11 p.m. Friday to U.S. 12 near St. Joe Road, where a car driven by a 23-year-old Howe woman was involved in an accident. Authorities said the vehicle was being driven eastbound when …

An Illinois woman was injured after the vehicle she was driving was involved in an accident in Cass County’s Volinia Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said the incident occurred at 1 a.m. Sunday on Marcellus Highway near Decatur Road. Investigators said a vehicle driven by 46-year-old Tammy Vrbancic, of Hickory Hills, Ill., was heading east on Marcellus Road when it ran off the road, …

State police are investigating the theft of firearms from three different St. Joseph County locations over the last month. Troopers said shotguns, rifles and handguns were stolen between May 18 and Saturday from residences in the 50000 block of Hutchinson Road in Park Township, the 50000 block of James Drive in Lockport Township and the 13000 block of Millers Mill …

A Dowagiac woman involved in a fatal shooting last year in Flowerfield Township has been sentenced to prison. Kayla Lynn Cheney, 25, was sentenced to a term of between 25 and 75 years for her role in the shooting death of Kevin Johnson on Nov. 18. She was sentenced last week by circuit court judge Paul Stutesman after pleading guilty …

The St. Joseph County Intermediate School District is hosting a career fair later this week. From 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, the ISD will host each of St. Joseph County’s nine school districts at its Shimmel Road location. Details about several career positions will be available, including substitute teaching and bus driving. On-site interviews will take place with participating school …

Two blocks on North Prospect Street in Sturgis were evacuated Thursday following a gas leak. A gas line broke near North Prospect and Ulm streets. Crew members cleaning a storm drain inadvertently caused the break. Around 3 p.m., firefighters evacuated about 13 homes in the 400 and 500 blocks of North Prospect. Authorities said residents were allowed back in the …

Centreville Public Schools Board of Education has approved its 2019-20 general fund budget. Passed by the board of education Tuesday, the budget calls for revenue of $8.5 million and expenditures of $8.3 million, adding more than $135,000 to the fund balance. The district budgeted conservatively, assuming a student count of 836, down from 855 this year, and a per-pupil funding increase …