The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency is working closely with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on a nationwide recall of frozen strawberries contaminated with Hepatitis A. The recall was issued Oct. 30. Four days later, the tri-county health department received information that local food establishments and organizations within …

A Colon woman was arrested last week on drug-related offenses following a traffic stop in the village of Centreville. Sheriff’s deputies said a vehicle was stopped shortly after 2 p.m. Nov. 3 for defective equipment. The deputy who initiated the stop eventually found a large quantity of crystal meth and marijuana, investigators said. The 29-year-old Colon woman was charged with …

MSU Extension is hosting a live webinar, “Septic Systems: Insight Into Your Onsite System,” from noon- 2 p.m. Monday. The program will cover what a septic system is, how it works, best management practices to protect the system and human health, how to identify trouble in the system and steps to take if a problem occurs. The live webinar will …

Sen. John Proos received a flu shot on Wednesday from Michigan State University medical student Kayla Morrison during MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine’s annual Legislative Flu Shot Day at the Capitol. “Although an average of 30,000 people die from the flu every year, fewer than half of Americans get annual vaccinations,” said Proos, R-St. Joseph. “The CDC encourages all residents …

June L. Brown, 66, of White Pigeon, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016 at her home, following a short illness. She was born Feb. 6, 1950, in Sturgis, a daughter of Franklin and Harriet (Wygant) Will. In 1970, she moved from Sturgis to White Pigeon. She then lived in Gladstone and then moved back to White Pigeon. She was a homemaker, …

Dale Lee Meade, age 65, died on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. In accordance with family wishes cremation was conducted and private family services were held.

Joyce Longenecker, age 93, of Three Rivers passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Grace Healthcare of Three Rivers. She was born in Three Rivers on November 17, 1922 the daughter of the late Clarence “Dutch” and Rena Belle (Moyer) Bitner. Joyce graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1941. On June 21, 1942 she was united in marriage …

Only one of two incumbents on the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education will return following the results of Tuesday’s vote. Mike Bosma will be joined by Anne Riopel, Julia Awe and top vote-getter Dan Ryan to four-year terms. Incumbent Carl Barth finished seventh in the eight-person race. Longtime Colon Community Schools board member Ernie Baker was a casualty …

Three Rivers will have 15 more years of street and sidewalk improvements, as a millage-renewal request was passed Tuesday. The 3.7 mills were up for renewal after their formation in 2002. The 3.7 mills generate about $800,000 annually and allow the city to maintain its 49 miles of streets and sidewalks. The measure was approved by nearly 70 percent of …

Allen Balog won his fourth two-year term to the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners in Tuesday’s general election. The Three Rivers resident and former mayor of Three Rivers will join John Dobberteen as the only two incumbents returning to the five-member board in January. Representing Flowerfield and Fabius townships, and the city of Three Rivers, the 60-year-old Balog fended …