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Two new COVID-19 cases reported at Three Rivers schools

Three Rivers Community Schools Superintendent Ron Moag said two positive cases of COVID-19 associated with high school students were reported to the district Friday. Moag said all schools will remain open. He also said anyone identified as a close contact will be notified by district administrators as part of its COVID-19 investigation process. He also said the district is following …

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Driver injured in semi crash

A collision between two semi-trucks Thursday in Sturgis sent one driver to the hospital, according to emergency officials. Public safety officers were dispatched shortly before 5:30 a.m. to the intersection of Lakeview Avenue and U.S. 12, where they found a semi-trailer had rear-ended another semi. The driver of the second truck was unresponsive, removed from the vehicle and taken by ambulance …

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Man killed in southwestern Michigan police shooting

Police officers fatally shot a 28-year-old man in southwestern Michigan after authorities say he charged at them with a knife. The confrontation happened about 11 p.m. Thursday at a trailer park near Niles after a 911 caller reported a man with a knife, the Berrien County sheriff’s office said in a statement. Sheriff’s deputies found Chaz McGowen of Benton Harbor, …

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Health department rescinds quarantine order

The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency is being forced to rescind last week’s public-health order requiring that employers, educational institutions and persons in Branch, Hillsdale and St. Joseph counties quarantine after a close-contact exposure with a person infected with COVID-19 – or face a loss of approximately $1 million in state budget funding. The order was rescinded as of Thursday …

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Truck and trailer stolen in Mendon Township

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a stolen truck on a trailer from a location in Mendon Township. The incident occurred between 10 p.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday. Investigators said suspects stole a pickup and the trailer it was sitting on from a location in the 27000 block of M-60. The truck is a 2001 Ford F250, red on …

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Search begins for new TR police chief

The job of chief of police in Three Rivers has been posted and city officials are hoping for a strong pool of candidates. City manager Joe Bippus said Chief Tom Bringman had made clear several months ago he would be retiring in November. Now, a Michigan-based search firm called The CAUTION Group has been tapped to recruit Bringman’s replacement. The …

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Work continues at hydroelectric plant

Indiana Michigan Power said work is continuing on routine maintenance at the Constantine Hydroelectric Plant. The company two weeks ago lowered the level of the St. Joseph River in advance of the task. The level will remain at the lower level until early October, if weather conditions permit. The water level upstream of the facility was to be lowered by …

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Colon Caring Kitchen ends free meals

Colon Caring Kitchen has discontinued its free weekly meals due to a lack of volunteer workers to prepare and serve food. The organization plans to turn its focus to help residents who have a “critical” food emergency or require other types of assistance. Caring Kitchen has alerted local churches regarding the change. The CCK board continues to accept donations to assist …

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Centreville schools enrollment less than projected

Enrollment at Centreville Public Schools is slightly less than projected, but the district maintains a considerably high number of out-of-district students. Superintendent Stephanie Lemmer provided an enrollment update during the board’s regularly scheduled meeting Monday. A week before the school year started, Lemmer said she expected enrollment to be at 880 students. As of Monday, the district is at 871 …

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Volunteers needed to plant trees

Volunteers are being sought by an agency that intends to plant 50 trees in Sturgis next month. ReLeaf Michigan, a non-profit tree organization, is partnering with the city of Sturgis, the St. Joseph River Basin Commission and others for the task. It will take place 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 16 at Sturgis Memorial Garden Cemetery. Volunteers are asked …

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