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Chambers of Commerce in Three Rivers and Sturgis are co-sponsoring an upcoming “Meet the Candidates” forum. The event features the three contestants for the 36th House District seat: Luke Lori, Max Coon and incumbent Steve Carra. It will start at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 18th at Glen Oaks Community College at its upstairs concourse, The three are Republican candidates …

Organizers behind next week’s annual cleanup day in Three Rivers are continuing their effort to recruit volunteers. The one-day event will start at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, May 16th. Prospective participants are advised to meet at Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority’s office at 57 N. Main St. Tasks will include planting flowers, weeding, picking up trash and spreading mulch. More information …

Four people were injured last weekend after a vehicle struck a deer in Cass County’s Porter Township. Sheriff Clint Roach said deputies responded shortly before 9:30 p.m. Saturday to an area of M-40, where a herd of deer entered the roadway. The driver, a 65-year-old Edwardsburg woman, was unable to avoid striking one of the deer with her car. Roach …

Sturgis firefighters were dispatched shortly after 4:30 a.m. Thursday to a residential blaze in the 500 block of Mechanic Street. According to a department media release, first-arriving crews noticed a fully-involved garage fire that had extended to the home as well as to a residence west of the property. Damage was considerable, authorities said. The garage was completely engulfed, a …

Park Township residents will be asked whether to support a millage request dedicated to local road improvements. Township board members recently agreed to move forward with an August 4 request to seek four-tenths of a mill for improvements to Moorepark Road, and portions of Parkville and Thompson Lane, among others. Park Township had funding through a local road millage from …

A teenager was injured in a one-vehicle crash last week in Cass County’s Porter Township. Sheriff Clint Roach said deputies were called at 7:45 p.m. Friday to an area of Bellows Road, south of Sweet Road. Investigators said a 16-year-old Edwardsburg resident was driving south on Bellows Road and his vehicle collided with a log in the road. The driver …

Two Cass County men have been charged with drug-related offenses after they were arrested last week in Mason Township. Sheriff Clint Roach said deputies paired up with Cass County Drug Enforcement Team to execute a search warrant Friday at a residence in the 19000 block of Stateline Road. Authorities arrested a 57-year-old man and a 36-year-old man. They face charges …

Sheriff Chad Spence reports that in the early hours of Tuesday, March 31, 2026, deputies responded to the 400 block of North Swan Street in Colon for a report of a missing 5-year-old child. A search was conducted, and the child was located unconscious in a stream between Palmer Lake and Sturgeon Lake within the Village of Colon. Lifesaving measures …

The Three Rivers Fire Department has issued an advisory, asking residents to not burn yard waste or tree debris. Department officials said burning brush and yard waste has the potential to lead to uncontrolled fires caused by dry grass, leaves and vegetation. The risk is compounded on windy days, fire personnel said. Residents may dispose of organic yard waste at …

Cass County Sheriff Clint Roach said an Indiana man died last week in a one-vehicle crash in Jefferson Township. Roach said deputies were called at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday to Oil City Road, south of M-62. Investigators said a vehicle driven by 66-year-old Mishawaka resident Todd Willingham was heading south on Oil City Road when it left the roadway and crashed …