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Labor union supporters and the governor who made this the first right-to-work Labor Day in Michigan have been on the march on opposite ends of the state as America observed the holiday honoring working people. Gov. Rick Snyder set a fast pace as he led thousands of walkers across the 5-mile Mackinac Bridge that links Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas. …

More wind and solar energy users in Michigan are getting billing credit for excess power they generate. State regulators issued a report last week showing utility customers with their own windmills and solar panels onsite increased the net metering program’s production size by 55 percent from 2011 to 2012. There also were more than 300 additional residential or business customers …

A 56-year-old Three Rivers man suffered minor injuries last week after his motorcycle was forced off the road in Florence Township. A media release from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department stated Michael Manes was southbound on Constantine Road when an oncoming vehicle passed another car, forcing Manes to drive off the roadway in order to avoid a head-on collision. …

Investigators from the St. Joseph County Area Narcotics unit executed a search warrant last week for methamphetamine production at a Sturgis location. According to a department media release, SCAN members Saturday descended upon a room at the Country Hearth Inn, where two inactive methamphetamine labs – along with components to manufacture methamphetamine – were found. The room’s occupant, a 43-year-old …

Three Rivers Police last week arrested a woman suspected of allegedly committing an armed robbery at a Three Rivers business. Yasmeen Campbell, 25, was arrested late Thursday after her alleged involvement in an armed robbery at the Admiral gas station Wednesday. According to a department media release, Campbell was arrested without incident in the 100 block of East Michigan Avenue. …

Funeral services for a longtime media personality and ambassador for Three Rivers have been announced by Hohner Funeral Home. Bruce Snook, a Colon native who spent several years on the radio as an employee at WLKM, passed away Thursday following a month-long illness. Services for the 66-year-old Snook begin with visitation 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday …

The Three Rivers Waste Water Treatment Plant received notice Wednesday evening that the pipeline servicing the village of Constantine was discharging raw sewage into a ditch. The incident occurred at the intersection of southbound U.S. 131 and the newly constructed U.S. 131 bypass. City staff arrived shortly before 8 o’clock and found the discharge was from a newly installed air-release …

The White Pigeon Rotary Club’s Perri Saunders is a recent recipient of an esteemed honor. Rotary District Governor Terry Allen earlier this month presented Saunders with a certificate, recognizing her as a Paul Harris Fellow. The distinguished recognition was given to Saunders for her relentless effort in serving her community. Saunders, director of the White Pigeon Township Library, has been …

The Sturgis Women Infants and Children Satellite Clinic would like to advise the public of its new location. Beginning today, the new location of the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency’s Sturgis WIC Satellite Clinic will be the Grobhiser Building. The site is in Suite 104 at 600 S. Lakeview Ave. The location will continue to offer scheduled appointments for WIC …

A volunteer team of eight people pulled more than 800 pounds of debris from the White Pigeon River during a clean-up event last weekend in Mottville Township. Staged by the St. Joseph County Conservation District, Saturday’s clean-up effort covered 2.7 miles between Vistula and Thomas roads. Conservation district administrator Jen Miller said the largest items retrieved included a fiberglass jeep …