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  Constantine Public Schools superintendent Chuck Frisbie told the board of education Monday that he is retiring in two years. Furthermore, Frisbie said athletic director Mike Messner is retiring at the end of the 2014-15 academic year. Frisbie, a Colon native who turns 53 next month, has served as superintendent since July 2008 following a 20-year career at Mendon Community …

  Organizers of the 10th annual Doggy Wash are optimistic about a good turnout this weekend. Sponsored by the St. Joseph County Animal Rescue Fund, the event takes place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the TSC store on U.S. 131 in Three Rivers. Pet owners also have the opportunity for their dogs to have their nails done and …

The teenager suspected of killing a Kalamazoo man last week is now in police custody.  18-year-old DaQuan Pritchett turned himself in to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety on Sunday. 19-year-old Christopher Adams was shot and killed on the city’s northeast side on July 23.  According to reports, the Kalamazoo County Prosecutor plans to charge Pritchett with open murder. He …

Even though its the middle of summer when beach water is usually warm, officials this week are warning swimmers and boaters about the dangers of hypothermia. Brandon  Hoving of the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids, says Lake Michigan water temperatures this week are down into the 40s in some areas. He says the sustained cool air temperatures, and the …

Police in southwest Michigan are looking for a missing Dowagiac woman. 25-year old Rose Morris was reported missing Sunday morning. Family members told police she was last seen Thursday evening when Morris said she was going out with friends. Police believe she was at a friend’s house for most of the night, but later left just before midnight. Morris is …

A Texas man, whose identity has not yet been confirmed, was struck by a vehicle and killed Sunday night in Sturgis Township. Sheriff’s department officials said the 40-year-old man was walking on M-66 when he was struck by a northbound car driven by a 58-year-old woman from Washtenaw County. The incident occurred near the intersection of Bogen Road.  

A Bristol, Ind., firm was chosen for the 2014 enhanced mill-and-resurface project in the city of Sturgis. During their meeting last week, members of the Sturgis City Commission awarded the job to low bidder Niblock Excavating Inc. The company’s bid was just over $1 million. Streets involved in the project are South Clay from U.S. 12 to West South Street; …

  An Indiana woman who was arrested after a police chase in April had her case bound over to Circuit Court last week by St. Joseph County District Judge Robert Pattison after a preliminary hearing. Aubrey Ann Coy, 34, remains in the St. Joseph County jail with a $150,000 bond. Coy faces charges of fleeing and eluding, operating a vehicle …

A Burr Oak woman, who faces pornography charges, had a preliminary hearing adjourned until next week. Meadow Marie Woodman, 33, is charged with one count of possession of child sexually abusive material and one count of using a computer to commit a crime. She is currently free on bond after turning herself in to authorities. Her preliminary hearing will take …

The June unemployment rate in St. Joseph County increased by four-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 6.1 percent June unemployment rate was more than May’s 5.7 percent. June’s unemployment rate was 2.2 percent less than the same month one year …