A Cass County teenager was injured after she was involved in a one-vehicle accident earlier this week in Violinia Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies responded shortly before 12:30 p.m. to an area in the vicinity of Church Street and Goff Lake, where the 16-year-old girl drove off the roadway. She was traveling west on Church Street when the incident …

Members of White Pigeon Community Schools Board of Education last week approved three administrative contracts for the current academic year. Receiving a one-and-a-half-percent raise were associate superintendent Carrie Erlandson, assistant principal/athletic director Eric Kistler and Central Elementary principal Shelly McBride. In other action, Erlandson reported on a legislative bill seeking to move toward letter grades for schools. She expressed concern …

The CTE medical occupations class, based at Centreville High School, had 20 of its 24 students qualify for the state competition after they took part in the Health Occupations Students of America-Future Health Professionals regional competition Dec. 7. HOSA is one of many career technical student organizations that provides opportunities for CTE students to compete against each other at regional, …

Two people were arrested last week following a break-in at a residence in the 12000 block of Riverside Drive in Constantine Township. Sheriff’s deputies said the owner, who lives at a different address, drove past the unoccupied home around 4 p.m. Friday. He noticed a porch light had been turned off and when he went inside to investigate, he heard …

Sponsored in part by state Rep. Aaron Miller, a plan to ensure teacher and administrative evaluations are not unfairly based on student growth and assessment was approved by members of the Michigan State House last week. Since a law enacted prior to the 2015-16 school year, 25 percent of year-end teacher and administrator evaluations have been based on student growth …

The Michigan Department of Transportation is awarding a grant of $252,000 to the St. Joseph County Road Commission to improve North Centreville and Wait roads. Located in Sherman Township, both routes are north of the city of Sturgis and are seasonally restricted roadways serving as a link between U.S. 12 to M-66. According to an MDOT media release, several businesses …

The task of finding a new location for Colon’s village office continues to be a topic of discussion amongst municipal officials. During last month’s council meeting, it was agreed that a committee to further research the issue be established and updates provided at the council’s subsequent monthly meetings. The current double-wide has served as the village’s municipal headquarters for more …

The Kalamazoo Wings started the month of December with a 6-10-0-1 record. Since that time, the K-Wings have won seven of their last eight games to move above the .500 mark and jump into a third place tie with the Fort Wayne Komets in the Central Division standings. Playing on home ice the entire weekend, the K-Wings won all three …

David Wayne Harmon, age 65, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully at his home following a courageous battle with cancer on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. He was born on Feb. 21, 1953 in West Memphis, Arkansas, the son of William Harvey (Rosa Lee Bryant) Harmon. Mr. Harmon served his country honorably in the U.S. Army. He was a former member …

Charles John Underwood, age 59, of Leonidas, passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. He was born on December 29, 1959 to Pearl (Underwood) Raney in Three Rivers. Charles was a jack of all trades having worked in many fields throughout the course of his life. He loved spending time with friends and family. Charles is preceded in his passing …