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A Sturgis woman has been charged with tampering with a consumer product, United States Attorney Andrew Birge announced Tuesday. Alison Marshall, 46, has been charged by a federal grand jury. According to the indictment, while working as a registered nurse in the interventional-radiology unit of a hospital in July and August of 2020, Marshall allegedly tampered with bottles of fentanyl …

Michigan reported far fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Jan. 30, adding more than 110,000 new cases. That’s down almost 21 percent from the previous week’s tally. St. Joseph County reported 592 cases and two deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 696 cases and seven deaths. Throughout the pandemic, it has reported 12,916 cases …

St. Joseph County Human Resources Commission has announced details of a new distribution of perishable food. The weekly event takes place noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays in Mendon. The address is 218 N. Locust St. The only information required is reporting number of people in a household and a home number. This distribution is an affiliate of 12Baskets.org.

Constantine Village Council members last week decided against refurbishing the municipality’s fire station. Village manager Mark Honeysett submitted an estimate of $39,000 from Roberts Brothers Excavating to demolish the building and remove all concrete. A conservative estimate shows it would cost nearly $267,000 to rehabilitate the station. Honeysett recommended relocating the fire department to the site of the former D&S, at 175 …

A Three Rivers man was arrested on drug and weapon charges following a traffic stop over the weekend within the city limits. According to a department media release, Three Rivers officers stopped a vehicle at 11:40 p.m. Saturday in the 300 block of West Michigan Avenue after its driver was observed committing a civil infraction. During the course of the …

Michigan State Police and the Branch County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a recent phone scam going through the area. According to a state police media release, Branch County residents are receiving calls from a phone number that appears to be local and the caller claims to be a deputy with the Branch County Sheriff’s Department. The caller proceeds to say …

Glen Oaks Community College plans to feature a “Health and Education Career Fair” later this month. The event is set for 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 22 at the concourse. Organizers said the career fair is geared toward people interested in learning more about health-care education. Representatives from health-care facilities will explain what they offer. Also involved are universities that …

A Michigan ballot drive that was launched Monday would make it easier to vote, creating more than a week of early voting, letting all voters request an absentee ballot for future elections and requiring prepaid postage on return envelopes. The proposed constitutional amendment also would prohibit legislative or other attempts to “unreasonably” burden the right to vote and would enshrine the duties …

December’s unemployment rate in St. Joseph County decreased by three-tenths of a percent from November. 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 fell from 4 percent in November to 3.7 percent in December. The rate was 6.2 percent 12 months earlier. Meanwhile, Cass County …

Branch Hillsdale St. Joseph Community Health Agency and the Area Agency on Aging have received KN-95 masks, which are ready for distribution. Community members can receive a package of 10 masks starting Tuesday at their local health department office. There is a limit of one, 10-mask package per person and they will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis while …