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Officials from White Pigeon Community Schools said the district recently took delivery of five new buses. Purchased for nearly $400,000 with funds generated as a result of a 1-mill, $1.6 million millage request in May, the buses are being fitted with radios, cameras and other equipment. High school principal and acting superintendent Jon Keyer said the first of the five …

 Three Rivers police responded to a car-bicycle accident shortly after 11 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Broadway and Fourth streets. The incident occurred when a 52-year-old Three Rivers resident started to turn west onto Broadway from Fourth and failed to see a 54-year-old Three Rivers resident on a bicycle crossing the street. The victim was airlifted to Bronson Hospital …

Two Three Rivers men allegedly involved in the theft of equipment from Corey Lake Orchards last week were taken into custody after they initially eluded police. According to state police, Shannon David Kimble, 40, was arrested Tuesday night in a wooded area near Purgatory Road and Millers Mill Road in Constantine Township after a resident called 911 to report hearing …

Nearly 100 people took part in Saturday’s inaugural St. Joseph County United Way Adoption Fund color run, a 5K event that drew runners, joggers and walkers to the cross country course at Colon High School. Kelly Hostetler, director of the St. Joseph County United Way, said considering the fundraiser was in its first year, turnout was better than expected. The …

A 41-year-old Cassopolis woman sought medical treatment after she was involved in a one-vehicle accident Saturday morning. Sheriff Joe Underwood said deputies responded to the accident shortly after 10 o’clock on M-62, south of Kamp Kozy Street. A vehicle driven by Heather Bowman was southbound on M-62 when she lost control and the vehicle went off the road and overturned. …

A White Pigeon woman was cited for speeding after causing a three-vehicle, chain-reaction crash Thursday afternoon in Sturgis Township. The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department said Rosemary Regan, 59, was driving west on U.S. 12 near Shimmel Road when her vehicle struck the back of a Dodge Caravan driven by Lynda Hagen, 49, of Sturgis. Hagen’s vehicle, in turn, rear-ended …

Three Rivers Police were called to Hoppin School Wednesday morning in response to a report of a student who brought a knife onto a school bus. According to Three Rivers Police, two students engaged in a verbal exchange and one of the students showed a knife and made threatening statements. No further action was taken by the suspect. The incident …

A battery from an irrigation pump was stolen in the past week from a field in Colon Township. In addition, 12 feet of three-quarter-inch plastic pipe was also stolen. The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department said the suspects drove three-quarters of a mile off Steinke Road to an irrigation pump in which the battery was housed. A portion of an …

Constantine High School’s Hall of Fame will welcome seven new members tonight during a ceremony before its homecoming football game. Inductees are the cross country teams from 1970, ’71 and ’72, football coach Clyde Lowler, three-sport star and class of ’91 graduate Scott Stears, three-sport athlete Angela Welburn from the class of 1994, and three-sport participant Jerrod Ambris, class of …

Sturgis City Manager Mike Hughes is a finalist for the job of city manager in Portage. Hughes was chosen by Portage officials Tuesday as one of three finalists for the post after a pool of five candidates was interviewed last week. The 40-year-old Hughes, who has served as Sturgis city manager since 2005, will join Paul Brake, city manager in …