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St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said a Mendon man is in custody after being involved in a standoff with authorities over the weekend. Lillywhite said deputies responded around 9 p.m. Saturday to a location in town in response to a report of domestic violence. Authorities said the home was in the vicinity of Mendon Elementary School. Lillywhite said deputies …

A 52-year-old Sturgis woman will be sentenced next month on drug-related offenses. St. Joseph County Prosecutor David Marvin said Stephani Webb was convicted by a jury last week and found guilty of possession of methamphetamine and possession of hydrocodone, a controlled substance. Marvin said Webb was arrested Aug. 30 in the 200 block of Michigan Avenue in Three Rivers. She …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a breaking-and-entering incident reported last week in Sturgis Township. According to a department media release, the incident occurred between 9:30 p.m. Sept. 12 and noon Sept. 13 at Heartland Storage in the 68000 block of White School Road. Authorities said the suspect cut a hole in the fencing along the north end of the …

Ashley Lefebvre hugs her unborn daughter’s urn each night. Sarah Halsey treasures the tiny hat worn by her baby who lived just 38 minutes. Abi Frazier moved away from her home with a furnished nursery. All ended wanted pregnancies because of grave fetal medical problems. It’s a side of abortion seldom discussed in national debates — the termination of pregnancies because of …

St. Joseph County Grange Fair officials say they are ready for the start of the annual, seven-day event. Led by Mindy Timm, marketing director for the St. Joseph County Grange Fair, the annual media luncheon Thursday provided a detailed overview of the 2022 fair. Timm said food vendors, animal barns and commercial barns open at noon Sunday, designated as “Family …

Allan and Trudy Murk of Centreville have been honored by the Centreville Lions Club with a Melvin Jones Fellowship, the highest honor bestowed by the civic group. The couple was surprised Wednesday at the club’s September meeting when the award was announced in front of a group of family and friends. Lion Pattie Bender told the group gathered at the …

The name of the man fatally injured in a 2-vehicle crash west of Three Rivers Monday evening has been released. He is identified as 77-year-old E. John Boroughf of Lawton. He was reportedly northbound on Youngs Prairie Road, when he apparently failed to stop at the M-60 intersection, and collided with a westbound truck driven by a 43-year-old Constantine man, …

Authorities are investigating a fire originating from a bathroom Wednesday at Mendon Middle/High School. Mendon Community Schools Superintendent Leasa Griffith-Mathews said the incident was reported at 9:30 a.m. and was confined to a boys’ bathroom. She said the school’s fire-drill protocol was implemented and all students evacuated safely. Staff and administrators moved all of the building’s 270 students to bleachers …

A fundraising effort to construct a memorial pavilion shelter is being spearheaded by the St. Joseph County Grange Fair. The memorial is to honor Jerry Waltke, Fair Board president in 2021 and a 13-year Fair Board director. Before that, Waltke had been involved in the fair for decades. He passed away unexpectedly in November. Fair officials said his granddaughter, Brynleigh …

The Division of Health Sciences at Glen Oaks Community College has announced two new nursing faculty members: Melissa Blair and Lisa Cripe. Blair, a Coldwater resident, worked as an emergency room nurse for 15 years and is the owner of Premier Health Education LLC, which provides health education, such as CPR classes, to the community. Cripe, a Sturgis resident, is …