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The Rev. Terry Cropper Jr., pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Three Rivers, offered the invocation on the House floor to open the legislative session last week. Cropper was the guest of State Rep. Aaron Miller, who joined the pastor and House Speaker Kevin Cotter on the rostrum for the invocation.

The Three Rivers Health Auxiliary has awarded four, $1,000.00 scholarships to local students pursuing degrees in the medical field. The Auxiliary raises funds for the scholarships through various raffles, sales and events as well as the snack bar and gift shop located at the hospital. The auxiliary has been awarding scholarships for more than 15 years and is excited to …

A 20- year- old Middlebury, Ind., woman received a prison sentence of 51 months to 20 years for her part in a Jan. 3 armed robbery at Sturgis Petroleum Marathon at the corner of Fawn River and South Centerville roads. St. Joseph County 45th Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman handed down the sentence to Kayla Sue Cockburn earlier this month. …

A three-way traffic signal on South Nottawa Street at Wenzel Street will become a blinking light for the next 90 days, in anticipation of its potential removal. Sturgis city commissioners have approved a temporary control order that will change the stoplight to a flashing yellow signal for two-way traffic on South Nottawa Street and a red flashing light for Wenzel …

Thanks to the alertness of a Three Rivers police officer, the suspect in a Kalamazoo bank robbery has been arrested. Sgt. Andrew Howes was on patrol Monday when he spotted a vehicle matching the description of one used in a July 10 robbery at Consumers Credit Union. Howes stopped the vehicle on Millard Street. The suspect, later identified as Simon …

Members of the St. Joseph County Area Narcotics unit arrested three people Tuesday after executing search warrants at two separate locations. Around 5: 30 p. m., police raided a home in the 53000 block of North Fisher Lake Road in Park Township. Officers arrested one man and one woman at the home. Police seized 20 marijuana plants as well as …

State police are investigating a breaking-and-entering incident that occurred at a residence this week in Constantine Township. According to a department media release, the incident occurred around 10 a.m. Tuesday in the 62000 block of Brick Chapel Road, near Garber Road, where two cars pulled into the driveway. A witness saw two suspects in hooded sweatshirts run to the rear …

The Three Rivers Michigan Main Street Program and eight downtown businesses are sponsoring the annual Sass in the City event on Friday, July 17th.  Special events, promotions, music and give-aways will highlight the event, which runs 5 to 8 p.m. in downtown Three Rivers.

A venue for an appeal filed by three members of the Three Rivers Board of Education targeted in a recall has been selected. St. Joseph County Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman said the State Court Administrator’s Office has assigned the recall petition language case to Judge Gary Giguere Jr. from Kalamazoo County Circuit Court. The file will be transferred to Giguere …

State Rep. Aaron Miller has announced that a Sturgis apartment complex will receive funding to rehabilitate units to provide affordable housing for low-income families and individuals. Miller said the Michigan State Housing Development Authority recently awarded more than $14 million for 20 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects in 14 counties. The Gateway Village project will receive a tax credit …