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A TSA PreCheck enrollment event scheduled for this week at Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport has been postponed to the fall. AZO director Craig Williams said the event will now take place Oct. 7-10. Travelers will be able to enroll or renew their membership between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the airport. The TSA PreCheck Application Program is open to …

Business services for Burr Oak Community Schools will now be handled by a neighboring district. Sturgis Public Schools officials recently agreed to a contract to handle the task for Burr Oak. The deal closely resembles an agreement Sturgis has had with Colon Community Schools for a number of years. Sturgis Superintendent Art Ebert said as a result of the agreement, …

St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is continuing its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a Lockport Township woman. The investigation into what the agency has called a suspicious death started Aug. 12 at a location in the 17000 block of South River Road. Deputies arrived after Central Dispatch was notified about an unresponsive individual. Authorities identified the victim …

St. Joseph County Road Commission Board Chairman Eric Shafer said more than 23 miles of new road surface was applied in the 2024 calendar year. Presenting the agency’s annual report to St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners during their monthly meeting Tuesday, Shafer said the road commission’s primary road project last year was the reconstruction of North Angling and Butler …

A number appointments were made by St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners during their monthly meeting Tuesday. Five people were named to the Workforce Development Board for Michigan Works Southwest. Karen Marcath is a new appointee and will serve a term that expires Sept. 30, 2026. Ross Daniels is also new to the board. His term will run through September …

St. Joseph County United Way has created a Family Catastrophic Fund in support of the family of a Three Rivers woman. Agency officials said the fund, managed by the Three Rivers High School cross-country team, will assist the children of Beatrice Jones-Taylor. The 36-year-old Three Rivers woman died last week when the vehicle she was driving was struck by a …

A St. Joseph County Transportation Authority driver was killed last week in a two-vehicle crash east of Mendon. St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Zachary Zuk said emergency crews were called shortly before 2 p.m. Friday to the intersection of M-60 and M-66, just north of the St. Joseph River in Mendon Township. Investigators said a CTA van driven …

A Sturgis Township woman will be sentenced next week following a plea deal in a case involving the death of her 2-year-old child. St. Joseph County court officials said Paige Bohne, 21, recently pled no contest to charges of first-degree child abuse and assault with intent to do bodily harm. As a result of the plea deal, charges of murder …

St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is hoping security footage might provide a clue into the circumstances surrounding a Lockport Township man. Deputies were called Tuesday to the 17000 block of South River Road regarding an unresponsive individual. Authorities decided the situation required further investigation to determine whether foul play was involved. Sheriff’s officials said the victim, whose name is being …

Colon Township Supervisor Sandy Jackson said Palmer Lake Beach is now open for swimming. She cautioned of a few situations to be aware of, however. First, the pavilion is not yet ready for use. In addition, fencing around the property is not yet completed. Jackson said anyone who chooses to swim does so at their own risk.