Health and Wellness

Members of the St. Joseph County Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services board were asked Tuesday to spare cuts on its clients who are mentally challenged. During the panel’s monthly meeting at its Centreville office, about two dozen clients gathered to ask that a proposed, 25 percent across-the-board cut not be leveled against the budget applicable to their services. …

An anonymous tip to the Three Rivers Police Department has prompted an investigation into marijuana-laced candy at Three Rivers High School. According to the Three Rivers Police Department, an officer was dispatched to the school Friday in response to a report of two students possessing marijuana-laced candy. The two students indicated they purchased the candy from another student, and other …

A Sturgis man was arrested for fourth-offense driving under the influence after he was arrested over the weekend. Quentin Banks, 29, was also wanted on a felony child-support warrant and driving with a suspended license after he was pulled over at 2 a.m. Saturday. Officers noticed his vehicle did not have its headlights on and initiated the traffic stop at …

An 18-year-old Sturgis resident suffered minor injuries following a one-vehicle accident last week in Sherman Township. The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department said Brooke Fayette was driving west on Featherstone Road when she lost control of the vehicle on a slippery patch near Fair Road. Her vehicle left the roadway and drove down an embankment. The vehicle struck an embankment …

A Holland man sustained serious injuries after his vehicle was broadsided by a semi tractor-trailer last week in Leonidas Township. St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department officials said 53-year-old Ronald Genzink was driving south on Fulton Road when he attempted to cross M-60, but drove into the path of a southbound semi driven by a 55-year-old Granger, Ind., man. Genzink, who …

Three people at a Colon residence were arrested for drug-related charges last week. Members of the St. Joseph County Area Narcotics unit executed a search warrant Friday morning at a house in the 300 block of St. Joseph Street. Once inside, police discovered a methamphetamine lab and other drug paraphernalia. A 30-year-old woman and two men, ages 43 and 24, …

A kick-off and planning session for the 2013 Sturgis Relay for Life took place Wednesday at the Sturgis VFW. Fundraising efforts for the June event were to begin with the meeting. The Sturgis Relay for Life, which takes place June 7 at Sturgis High School, will include the survivors lap, the luminaire ceremony and a fight-back ceremony. More details about …

Two Colon Township residents were charged with methamphetamine-related offenses Tuesday following a search warrant executed by the St. Joseph County Area Narcotics unit. Sheriff Brad Balk said SCAN members went to the residence in the 33000 block of Maryann Drive and found evidence of the manufacturing of meth. A 36-year-old woman and 37-year-old man were charged with operating and maintaining …

White Pigeon Township Library is promoting a guest speaker who will be on hand for a program next week. Perri Saunders, library director, said Jackson Kaguri  will appear at 7 p.m. Jan. 30 to discuss his book, “A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka.” Born in Uganda, Kaguri has been involved extensively in international community …

The death of an elderly Sturgis woman is being investigated by crime scene officials from the Sturgis Police Department and the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department. Officials said police were summoned to assist emergency medical services personnel responding to a woman in cardiac arrest in the 700 block of Myrtle Street. The woman, whose name and age were not released …