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Alcohol appears to be a factor in a two-vehicle crash last week in Lockport Township. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said deputies were called shortly before midnight Friday to M-60, just east of Oakwood Drive, in response to a personal-injury crash. Investigators said a 46-year-old woman from Three Rivers was driving west on M-60 with the vehicle’s headlights off when her vehicle …

Here’s a reminder that a fundraiser for St. Joseph County Habitat for Humanity takes place Friday. “Hittin’ Fore Homes,” a golf outing at St. Joe Valley Golf Club, starts at 9 a.m. Cost is $240 per foursome, and includes food at the turn and after 18 holes. Prizes will be awarded for longest drive and longest putt. Meanwhile, the Larry …

A 47-year-old man faces several drug-related charges following his arrest this week at a Three Rivers motel. Southwest Enforcement Team detectives, Michigan State Police Emergency Support Team and St. Joseph County Sheriff deputies executed a search warrant Tuesday at Spartan Motel. The man, who was a guest at the motel, was wanted on an outstanding felony arrest warrant issued by …

The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting that took place over the weekend in Sturgis Township. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said deputies were called shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday to the 69000 block of M-66 in response to shots fired in a business parking lot. Investigators said several subjects were in a dispute and shots were fired at …

Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Department is reminding the public about a phone scam that has recently resurfaced. Chief Deputy Michelle Greenlee said the scam centers on callers misrepresenting themselves as a member of law enforcement. The ruse includes using the name of an actual member of the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Department, usually obtained through the internet. Caller ID will show the …

Glen Oaks Board of Trustees last month learned about plans that are underway as part of a $2 million state grant to help grow nursing talent in the region. Glen Oaks officials met recently with representatives from Baker College and are working on an agreement wherein Glen Oaks nursing alumni will have the opportunity achieve their bachelor of nursing degree …

“Burg Days of Summer,” a live-music series that village officials anticipate will draw a considerable number of people to downtown Vicksburg, kicks off its inaugural season Wednesday. Village Manager Jim Mallery said the nine-week series will take place Wednesdays through Aug. 16, though it will take the night off July 5. Music acts will perform approximately 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. …

A 35-year-old man has been killed and a 32-year-old man wounded during a shooting at a weekend concert that forced people to flee from a park in southwestern Michigan. The shooting occurred Saturday night as the concert in Kalamazoo’s Spring Valley Park was ending, according to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety. Marcus Tillman of Kalamazoo later was pronounced dead, …

Former Major League Baseball player Matt Thornton was the keynote speaker before more than 100 attendees at Saturday’s Centreville High School 2023 Alumni Banquet. The 1995 CHS graduate provided a brief recap of his 13-year major-league career and reminisced about the school’s 1994 and 1995 varsity basketball teams that made deep playoff runs in the MHSAA tournament. Thornton also acknowledged …

The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is looking for information from an incident involving a dog that was left in a crate near the courthouse last week. Authorities said a vehicle pulled into the west parking lot of the courthouse at 4:50 p.m. Wednesday and remained stationary for about six minutes. After other vehicles left, a subject got out of …