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St. Joseph County Conservation District has announced dates and locations of its 2023 River Cleanup program. Four dates will comprise this year’s effort. It starts June 12 with a weekday cleanup of the St. Joseph River in Leonidas Township. Work will start at Farrand Road and conclude at Jacksonburg Road. Next, on July 15, attention will focus on the Rocky …

Glen Oaks Community College President David Devier recognized several individuals during the college’s 55th commencement last week. The awards and their recipients acknowledged Friday were: President’s Award – Madisyn Tulley; Outstanding Service Award – Christopher Dao; part-time Faculty Teaching Excellence Award – Darci Skrzyniarz; E. J. Shaheen Chair for Teaching Excellence – Lori Hatfield; Distinguished Alumni Award – Kelly Bibb; …

Colon High School’s History Club is collecting pet food and pet items in support of its end-of-the-school-year animal drive. Donations of pet food, treats, leashes and collars, toys and pet beds can be dropped off at Colon Jr./Sr. High through May 30. All items will be taken to St. Joseph County Animal Control on May 31.

Here’s a look at this month’s Fresh Food Distribution in St. Joseph County. Seventh-Day Adventist Church, east of Centreville on M-86, will oversee the first distribution of the month. It will take place at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Next, First Presbyterian Church on Lakeview Avenue in Sturgis will host a distribution at 4 p.m. Thursday. Two distributions will occur May 18. …

A man who was arrested last month in the 1988 stabbing and strangulation of a Three Rivers woman has died in a South Carolina jail, where he was awaiting extradition to face a murder charge. Three Rivers Police said they were told Saturday about the death of Robert Waters, age 53, at the detention center in Beaufort County, South Carolina. …

Organizers of the semiannual electronics recycling and collection of household hazardous waste had no idea what to expect Wednesday, as the event for the first time in its 17-year history was held on a weekday. Pat Kulikowski, secretary of the St. Joseph County Solid Waste Committee, said the turnout exceeded her expectations. The collection was forced to a weekday because …

A residential unit in Constantine was destroyed by fire earlier this week. Constantine Fire Chief Mike Haydon said crews were dispatched shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday to the 200 block of West Water Street. Meanwhile, Michigan State Police troopers arrived on scene and found that all residents were safely outside the residence. First-arriving fire units found the structure fully consumed …

Here’s a summary of bridge projects currently or soon to be active in the city of Three Rivers. Bridge rehabilitations in 2023 are comprised of 5th Avenue, West Hoffman Street and Broadway Street. Bridges will be closed based on the following schedule: 5th Avenue, through May 13. West Hoffman Street, also through May 13. Broadway Street, through June 16. Total …

A Three Rivers man was sentenced to as many as 15 years in prison for his 10th conviction of drunken driving. Jeremy Tomlinson, 41, was sentenced to a minimum of 37 months and a maximum of 15 years Monday during proceedings in Branch County Circuit Court. Tomlinson pleaded guilty to felony operating under the influence of alcohol as a fourth-habitual …

Two Cass County entities were recipients of grants issued through the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. In all, 31 recipients shared grants from a pool of $2 million as part of the agency’s Neighborhood Enhancement Program. Funding is to be used to supplement innovative neighborhood-housing initiatives that make a positive impact in low-to-middle-income areas. Examples include exterior rehabilitation, housing enhancements, …