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A local farmer had a strong showing in a national contest for corn yields. Marshall Landis, a Three Rivers-area resident, placed third among participants in the state in the National Corn Yield Contest. The event is overseen by the National Corn Growers Association. Landis produced a yield of 281.3293 bushels per acre. Landis, who was one of 530 state winners …

February’s unemployment rate in St. Joseph County remained unchanged from the previous month. The monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget was released recently. It showed St. Joseph County’s unemployment rate remained 3.9 percent for the second consecutive month. Meanwhile, Cass County experienced an increase in its unemployment figures from January to February. Its January …

Michigan State Police troopers were dispatched to a report of a stolen ATV from a location in Branch County. According to a department media release, troopers were called to the 800 block of Southern Road in California Township. The theft was believed to have taken place between Friday and Saturday. The stolen ATV is described as a 2000s model, Yamaha …

Two people were arrested Friday after attempting to flee from police in Sturgis. The Sturgis Police Department said officers attempted to stop a Buick Rendezvous at 11:40 p.m. Friday on South Centerville Road at Fawn River Road. The vehicle had been reported stolen earlier in the day. The driver of the vehicle drove from police and continued east on Fawn …

Voters in Sturgis will be asked May 3 to consider a 10-year, 3-mill dedicated street millage renewal. Voters approved the original request in 2013. The millage is limited to streets under the city’s jurisdiction and does not include state or county routes, such as U.S. 12 and Centerville Road. The city’s website at sturgismi.gov has a link on the front …

New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026, up from about 28 mpg, under new federal rules unveiled Friday that undo a rollback of standards enacted under President Donald Trump. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said its new fuel economy requirements are the strongest to date and the maximum …

A veteran member of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners has announced his bid for re-election to a fourth, two-year term. Meanwhile, a former state legislator and current member of the Sturgis City Commission is contemplating a run of his own for the county board. Dennis Allen, presently in his sixth year as a county commissioner, said he is …

A special, land-use request was recently heard by members of the Sturgis Planning Commission regarding a car wash in the 100 block of South Centerville Road, site of the former Johnston Skate O’Rama. Tom and Tim Houseman, representing Turn-Key Carwash Systems of Grand Rapids, said they plan to convert the vacant lot into a three-bay car wash: two automatic and …

Three Rivers Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance with a case involving a missing person. Agency officials said David Michael Abrams was last seen Dec. 25 in the 200 block of East Michigan Avenue. Abrams, 66, is 5-foot-6 and weighs about 125 pounds. Anyone with information about Abrams is asked to contact Det. Smallcomb at the Three Rivers Police …

The St. Joseph County Conservation District’s annual spring seedling tree sale has returned for 2022. Orders will be accepted through April 29. Pick up dates are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 6 and 9 a.m. to noon May 7 at the St. Joseph County Fairgrounds. Varieties include conifers, deciduous, shrubs and a limited number of plants. More information about …