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The Constantine Village Council earlier this month approved amendments to medical marijuana permits. Permits for a grow operation and a processing center were issued Feb. 19 to Brett Thompson and Terry Rodino, co-owners of Apogee Processing. Village manager Mark Honeysett said there are no changes proposed except for the names of the facilities. He reiterated that the owner/applicant is unchanged …

St. Joseph County Parks and Recreation Department officials over the weekend opened the agency’s newest amenity: a disc golf course. A tournament to celebrate the newest attraction at Cade Lake County Park in Fawn River Township drew 53 participants Saturday to what has been named Deadwood Disc Golf Course. The 18-hole course threads through mature trees at the park, which …

Four members of the White Pigeon Fire Department were honored over the weekend by the Michigan State Fireman’s Association at a banquet in Lapeer. Receiving the Hero’s Award during the Saturday event were Chief Troy Andrews, Lt. Jeff Wagaman, Firefighter Thomas Law and Fire Cadet Merlin Zehr. The four were honored for their life-saving skills that rescued a man who …

National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced this year’s National Merit $2,500 scholarship winners. Among the recipients are Ethan and Jesse Pattison of Sturgis High School. They are the sons of St. Joseph County District Court Judge Rob Pattison. The 2,500 Merit Scholar designees were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 finalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. …

Law-enforcement officials said they are still waiting for results of a toxicology report for further clues into a fatal accident earlier this month. St. Joseph County Undersheriff Mark Lillywhite said the results will determine whether the driver of a car that caused the accident at U.S. 131 and Broadway Street had suffered a medical incident resulting in her vehicle colliding …

Boaters on area lakes are being asked to exercise a no-wake policy through Wednesday next week. The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department made the request in light of the heavy rainfall the area has received in the past week. A department media release indicated lake, stream and river levels are excessively high, making activities such as fishing and boating more …

Midwest Energy & Communications recently announced winners of its 2018 high school scholarships. Four local students, whose parents are MEC members or customers, earned $1,000 toward their post-secondary education after submitting a video essay answering the question, “What is your super power?” Winners were selected based on their video submission as well as academic performance, extracurricular activities, community involvement and …

Monday was supposed to be the move-out date for the remaining inhabitants at a White Pigeon Township mobile home community. But, residents in the 10 remaining occupied units were given a minor reprieve, as White Pigeon Township Supervisor Don Gloy said St. Joseph County District Court Judge Jeff Middleton revised the move-out date to May 21. Ronda Loss, a resident …

A resolution to seek up to $100,000 in state money for February’s floods was approved by county commissioners Tuesday. Emergency Services and Homeland Security coordinator TJ Baker told commissioners the road commission experienced damaged roads and culverts as a result of the excessive rainfall, which hit Three Rivers and Colon particularly hard. He said the road commission documented the culverts …

A Polaris four-wheel ATV was stolen this week from a location in White Pigeon Township. State police said the incident occurred between 5 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. Tuesday in the 69000 block of Kalamazoo Street. The four-wheeler is tan and brown in color, with camouflage tape covering the fuel tank. It also has a winch on the front, with …