Organizers of this weekend’s Pride Fest in Three Rivers said the one-day celebration was well received and well attended. Co-organizer Cameron Mains estimated more than 1,000 people showed up Saturday to the downtown celebration, promoting diversity and acceptance. Live music, dozens of vendors, food and numerous other attractions were a part of the inaugural event. It concluded with Kitten’s Drag …

Four men were injured after the off-road vehicle they were in crashed over the weekend in Cass County’s Penn Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly after 8:30 p.m. Saturday to the 16000 block of Donnell Lake Street regarding a crash with injuries. The vehicle was driven by 34-year-old Ryan Chris of Vandalia. Authorities said Chris lost control …

May’s unemployment rate in St. Joseph County increased by one percent from April. Figures from the monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget show St. Joseph County’s unemployment rate rose from 3.4 percent in April to 4.4 percent in May. St. Joseph County’s May 2022 unemployment rate was 4.2 percent. In addition, Cass County also …

Michigan Department of Transportation construction engineer Christopher Jacobs has provided a weekly update on the U.S. 131 project. Recently completed work includes guardrail removal and ditching to an area north of Flowerfield Road. Jacobs said crews this week have started paving hot-mix asphalt. The two-week outlook includes work continuing northbound in the median and on crossovers. Also, storm-sewer work and …

Two Sturgis residents are expected to be charged with drug-related offenses following an incident earlier this week. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said deputies stopped a motorcycle Sunday on Lafayette Street in Sturgis city limits. Through the stop, deputies found the driver to be in possession of crystal methamphetamine. After further investigation, deputies conducted a search warrant in the 500 block of …

BOY OH BOY ! !  I cant wait for Fourth of July !  I am all ready to celebrate.  My name is “Max”.  I am a mature boy six years  old.  You can see that I am a Corgi mix.  I get along with some dogs.  BUT NOT Cats!  I am sweet and gentle and I love kids and going …

The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency has created an online scheduling link for curbside, confidential, HIV testing. Next Tuesday, June 27, is National HIV Testing Day. Residents can request an appointment for testing at our Coldwater, Hillsdale or Three Rivers locations by logging on to the website: bhsj.org/HIV. Agency officials said one in seven people living with HIV are unaware …

Glen Oaks Community College has announced its 2024 study abroad group will travel to Peru. Members of the community are invited to come along. The 10-day trip, offered through the student travel firm Explorica, includes stops in Lima, Cuzco and Machu Pichu. The itinerary includes visits to the government palace and city hall in Lima; Cuzco Cathedral, Plaza de Armas, …

St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners this week made appointments and re-appointments to the Transportation Authority Board. They are: Warren Atkins, Taylor Snow, Diana Liston, Sarah Beckle, Tina Cronkhite, Jared Hoffmaster and Stoney Summey.

A White Pigeon man last week was found guilty of hitting and killing a jogger nearly two years ago then hiding her body in a secluded area of Constantine Township. Colby Martin, 31, admitted in an interrogation video to hitting and killing Melody Rohrer, 64, in Van Buren County’s Hamilton Township, then hiding her body on Purgatory Road. Prosecutors argued …