Organizers of the 29th White Pigeon Days community festival called the weekend’s three-day event a popular and well-attended celebration. North Kalamazoo and East Chicago streets were lined with more than 1,000 people during Friday night’s parade, while a crowd estimated at 2,000-plus viewed Saturday evening’s fireworks program. The pyrotechnics took place shortly after the second annual White Pigeon-Centreville alumni football …

The Colon Community Fire and Rescue Department has announced a new fire chief and rescue captain. Board members of the fire-and-rescue agency said Matt Overholt will serve as chief. He succeeds Tim Doenges, who resigned after a 13-year tenure due to family reasons. Overholt was selected last week from a field of three applicants. Meanwhile, Todd Wadsworth was named the …

The St. Joseph County Conservation Club observed its 75th anniversary with a community open house and a number of shooting events. Located off Featherstone Road in Sherman Township, the 142-acre Conservation Club attracted about 300 people for Saturday’s five-hour open house. Club officials said activities throughout the year are open to the public and new members are always welcome. The …

A lightning strike was blamed for causing a fire at an apartment complex early Saturday evening at Westchase Apartments on Hill Street. Three Rivers fire fighters found the fire in the attic space of the east wing. One apartment unit sustained moderate damage when crews were forced to pull the ceiling down to locate the fire. Fire and smoke damage …

A northern Indiana recreational vehicle maker is seeking state and local tax breaks the company says will allow it to add 445 new jobs through plant expansions. Forest River Inc. is seeking a pair of tax breaks from Elkhart County to expand its operations in Middlebury and Millersburg. The company is one of the county’s biggest employers. Company spokesman Mike …

Gail Lynn Goff, age 58, of Sturgis, went to be with her Lord Jesus on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 28, 1954 in Plainwell, the daughter of Richard and Marie (Cooley) Rouse. Mrs. Goff has been a long time bank teller of the Centreville area. On Nov. 4, 1972 …

The City of Three Rivers Clean Water Plant is reporting a foam-over incident from one of its treated biosolids tanks. The process that caused the Wednesday morning discharge was shut down immediately and crews deployed drain blockers to prevent discharge into the storm sewers, plant officials said. About 50 of the 2,300 gallons that spilled to the ground around the …

A house in Sherman Township sustained heavy smoke damage as the result of a fire that occurred around 8 p.m. Wednesday. Personnel from the Centreville and Tri-Township fire departments were called to the 64000 block of Shimmel Road, where they found heavy smoke emitting from the roofline of the single-family residence. Firefighters entered the residence and found it was unoccupied. …

The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the larceny of scrap metal and several other items from outside a residence in the 200 block of east Market Street in Centreville. The incident occurred between July 1 and 9. Items were taken from next to a garage and included an air-conditioning unit, a basketball hoop frame and electrical wire. The …

Kalamazoo’s public safety department says its officers have helped recover the body of a woman that was found floating in the Kalamazoo River. The department says it got a report Thursday morning about a body in the water near Verberg Park. It says that the Kalamazoo County Marine Patrol and Comstock fire and rescue. The department says the woman’s identity …