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Three Rivers Community Schools recently announced the employment of Justin Holbrook as the district’s school-safety coordinator. The grant-funded position was offered to Holbrook, an officer with the Three Rivers Police Department. Holbrook’s salary is covered through a third-party contract with Grand Rapids-based Secure Environment Consultants Shield. Holbrook started the job a month ago and is charged with handling, implementing and …

The survivor of a two-car crash that killed a Mendon-area woman last week remains hospitalized. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said the 24-year-old man from Hillsdale County has not been arrested or charged as his recovery takes place at Bronson Hospital. The man was driving a car north on Silver Street around 8 a.m. May 30 when it crossed the center line …

The Sturgis splash pad, located between Thurston Woods Park and the Doyle Community Center, marks its inaugural season following a ceremonial ribbon cutting and grand opening Thursday. Municipal officials and other local dignitaries were on hand for the occasion. The splash pad had its soft opening in mid-May. The pad, constructed at a cost of about $160,000, is laid out …

Michigan State Police troopers are seeking the owner of a trailer found earlier this spring abandoned in Fawn River Township. According to a department media release, troopers in April were sent to a location on Carls Road, near U.S. 12, in response to an abandoned trailer that was deemed a traffic hazard. The trailer was towed from the scene but …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating the theft of copper wire from a location in Mottville Township. The incident occurred between May 29 and May 30 in the 10000 block of North River Road. Investigators said several large spools of wire were stolen.

St. Joseph County Substance Abuse Task Force is ramping up its annual Underage Drinking-Prevention Campaign. Mikayla Finnerman, prevention specialist for the Centreville-based agency, said the 2024 theme is “Talk. They hear you.” Finnerman said the goal of the campaign is to provide parents and caregivers the resources they need to address the issue of alcohol and other drugs with children …

Satori Salon and Spa is inviting food-truck owners to set up shop at their Cass County location in Jones. Satori is on M-60, offering access to a heavy volume of traffic. Its staff and clients are also expected to be regular customers. More information is available by phoning 269-244-5510.

The Shipshewana/LaGrange County Conference and Visitor’s Bureau won the bid to host the 2024 Midwest Travel Network’s Annual Conference. Next week will be the first time the conference is held in Indiana. The Midwest Travel Network was created to provide opportunities for travel writers and destinations to connect, and will hold its annual conference June 13-15 in Shipshewana at both …

A pedestrian died Monday following what appears to be a hit-and-run incident in Cass County’s Porter Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called around 6:30 a.m. to an area along U.S. 12, west of Mason Street. Deputies responded to a 911 call fielded by the county’s central dispatch. The caller indicated seeing a body alongside the roadway and believed …

The city of Sturgis this weekend is hosting its second of four Styrofoam recycling events of 2024. The drop-off runs 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the city’s compost site, 27751 E. Fawn River Road. Acceptable items include polystyrene foam, such as foam cups and “to-go” containers, egg cartons, ice chests, rinsed meat trays, protective packaging foam often used to …