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Officials from the Three Rivers Area Community Foundation announced the agency is accepting grant applications through the end of the month. Eligible applicants include schools, government entities, and other 501(c)3 organizations within the City of Three Rivers and surrounding townships.  Final grant awards will require 25 percent matching funds. Selected grant recipients will be notified by mid-August informing them the award amount …

The Three Rivers Health System Board announced at its June meeting that the hospital’s management contract with the company Quorum Health Resources has been renewed. Chief Executive Officer William Russell said he is pleased that the System Board has confidence in Tennessee-based QHR to operate the hospital, and he looks forward to continue serving the board and community.

The boat launch at Prairie Lake in Sherman Township has temporarily been closed due to high water levels and local flooding. There has also been a no-wake order placed into effect on the lake. Sheriff Brad Balk said violators of the no-wake order who cause damage to personal property could be criminally prosecuted. The sheriff’s department will advise when the …

The May unemployment rate in St. Joseph County increased by eight-tenths of a percent compared to a month earlier. The monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed St. Joseph County’s 7.7 percent May unemployment rate was more than April’s 6.9 percent. May’s unemployment rate, however, was eight-tenths of a percent less than the same …

A 22-year-old Three Rivers man was arrested last week after attempting to flee from authorities in Park Township. The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department said a deputy attempted to stop a suspicious vehicle around 1 a.m. Friday on Carpenter Road, near the intersection of Edgerton Road. In an attempt to elude the deputy, the driver drove west on Edgerton Road, where …

A Sturgis man and a Three Rivers resident were charged with methamphetamine-related offenses after they were stopped Wednesday in Three Rivers. Police said the men were observed entering businesses and purchasing items typically used in the production of meth. Their vehicle was pulled over and searched. Troopers from the Michigan State Police discovered in the back of the truck a …

A Howe, Ind., woman sought medical treatment at a Kalamazoo hospital after she was involved in a two-vehicle accident Monday in Fawn River Township. State police said the woman was a passenger in a vehicle driven north on Big Hill Road by her husband, 30-year-old Matthew Case. Case failed to stop at Fawn River Road and struck a westbound vehicle …

A 42-year-old Porter Township man faces up to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of stalking and assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, by a Cass County jury earlier this month. Cass County Prosecutor Victor Fitz said Shawn Lockmondy will be sentenced July 12 in Circuit Court after the two-day jury trial …

An 87-year-ol Constantine man was not injured after he drove into a farm vehicle last week in Florence Township. Michigan State Police said George Cole was cited for disobeying a stop sign after he struck an ATV driven by 74-year-old Paul Steffel, of Sturgis. Steffel was thrown from his ATV and was treated at Sturgis Hospital for minor injuries. Steffel …

A 16-year-old Three Rivers girl has returned home after she was reported missing June 14. Three Rivers Police said they received contact from Aleah Means Friday evening, a week after she was believed to be in Kalamazoo with a 21-year-old man. Police have not provided information about where she spent the week, though they noted Means left Three Rivers on …