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St. Joseph County officials are weighing several requests as they move forward with deciding how to spend nearly $12 million in federally issued funds. During their executive committee meeting Tuesday, commissioners fielded requests from various county officials in hopes their proposal makes the cut. St. Joseph County last year received a one-time payment of $11.8 million through the American Rescue …

Centreville Public Schools Board of Education members have established a roster of four candidates to interview for superintendent. During a special meeting Monday, the board narrowed a list of 17 applicants to the quartet who will be interviewed later this month. In addition, board members reviewed a number of potential questions and settled on 12 that will be posed to …

A longtime county employee is ending his career on a high note later this month. Dennis Brandenburg, who has served as director of the county’s E-911 Central Dispatch center since October 2014, plans to retire April 28. Combined with his time as a member of the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department and subsequent years as a dispatcher, Brandenburg has been …

The Three Rivers Lions Club has established a new scholarship in memory of the wife of a longtime club member. Lion Dave Miller’s wife, Denise, passed away in late February. Using donations in her memory, club members decided to create a new scholarship designated for a Three Rivers High School senior who plans a career in the trades. This unique …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating the theft of scrap metal and a trail camera. Investigators were told by the victim that the thefts occurred in the early morning hours April 4 from a business in the 21000 block of U.S. 12 in White Pigeon Township.

Two South Bend police officers were injured when a man armed with two screwdrivers attacked them, authorities said. One officer was diagnosed with a broken cheekbone at a hospital after his face was cut, and the other suffered a minor hand injury, police said. The suspect was arrested and charged with four counts of resisting arrest and battery against a …

Avian influenza has been detected in a second northern Indiana duck farm, state officials said Tuesday. Laboratory testing of a second commercial duck flock in Elkhart County came back as presumptively positive for the virus, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health said. The samples are being verified at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Iowa. The …

A dead body was found Monday afternoon in a wooded area in Three Rivers. Three Rivers Police Chief Scott Boling said the department was alerted shortly after 1 p.m. to the discovery of the body in the 300 block of Second Avenue. Boling said authorities were notified by a person walking their dog. Boling said the body was found between …

Michigan reported fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday, adding nearly 3,800 new cases. That’s down 30.6 percent from the previous week’s tally of more than 5,400 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19. St. Joseph County reported 12 cases and no deaths in the latest week. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 13,667 cases and 204 deaths. …

Sturgis City Commission members will interview two candidates for a vacant seat on the council, prior to its regular meeting Wednesday. Following commissioner Karl Littman’s resignation, city officials sought applications for the appointment to the unexpired term of the Precinct 4 commissioner. Frank Perez and Luis Perez are the two applicants for the vacancy. Candidates will be interviewed starting at …