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The 16th Burr Oak Heritage Festival continues through the weekend with a lengthy list of events and attractions. Today’s highlights include kids activities free of charge at Church Park beginning at 1:30. There will also be food vendors, a variety show, ghost tours and a Civil War re-enactment. Saturday features a 5K downtown, tractor pedal pulls, historical tours, kids’ rides …

Organizers behind Centreville’s annual Home Town Christmas Celebration event are appealing to the public for volunteers to assist with the 2025 program. Meetings to help plan the one-day event start this week. The fourth-annual Home Town Christmas Celebration is Dec. 6 and features a number of attractions at various locations in Centreville. The celebration has grown due to its success, …

Waste Management’s next quarterly Styrofoam recycling collection is coming up in a few weeks. The third of four collections this year takes place 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 9 at Westside Landfill Recycling Center, 60050 Roberts Road, Three Rivers. The recycling station is on the east side of the landfill. There is no charge and acceptable items include dinnerware, take-out …

A Sturgis man was arrested earlier this week after barricading himself in his residence. Sturgis Department of Public Safety officials said officers were dispatched around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to the 300 block of West Jerolene Street in response to an alleged domestic assault. Officers were joined by deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department in responding to what was …

A record number of participants were recently involved in an annual fishing event to benefit area youth. The 17th Larry Headley “Reeling in the Future” tournament took place July 12 at Sand Lake in Nottawa. Sponsored by Three Rivers Area Mentoring, “Reeling in the Future” pairs TRAM students with volunteers who offer their watercraft and fishing expertise with TRAM students. …

Three Rivers City Commission took action recently to acquire a trio of properties that had been declared tax-delinquent. During their July 15 meeting, commissioners OK’d purchasing the parcels in advance of the annual St. Joseph County tax sale. The purchases are all vacant lots. They are located at 509 Spring St., 819 Fifth St. and 418 S. Main St. A …

Organizers behind Colon Farmers Market are issuing a call-out for potential vendors interested in joining the weekly event. Ideal candidates would include crafters, bakers, gardeners who grow their own produce and anyone who sells unique items. The market is held 7 to 11 a.m. Saturdays at Colon Community Park pavilion through October. Fee is $10 for two picnic tables and …

A Cass County teenager died last week after the dirt bike he was driving was hit by a truck in Jefferson Township. Deputies from the Cass County Sheriff’s Department were called shortly after 12:30 p.m. Friday to an area near Mullen Road and Hospital Street in response to a two-vehicle crash. Investigators said a 15-year-old was driving the dirt bike …

Burr Oak municipal officials have issued an announcement regarding golf carts and village residents. Starting next week, increased enforcement is planned to confirm golf carts are registered with the village and driven by licensed individuals, 16 years of age or older. Golf carts can be registered at the village office. Village officials said an exception to the registration requirement is …

Michigan’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate went down over the one-month period from May to June. According to information from Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget, the state’s jobless rate lowered from 5.4 percent in May to 5.3 percent in June. Employment ebbed by 4,000 over the month and the number of unemployed people fell by 6,000, according to agency …