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Speed may have been a factor in a personal-injury incident over the weekend in Cass County’s Penn Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called at 8 p.m. Sunday to the intersection of Dutch Settlement Road and East Street in response to a motorcycle involved in a crash. Central dispatch received a 9-1-1 call regarding a subject walking up a driveway in the …

The Salvation Army in St. Joseph County will begin accepting applications for Christmas assistance beginning today through Nov. 13. Applicants are required to provide a photo ID for head of household only, birth certificates or shot records for each child age 16 and younger, and proof of income for the entire household for the last 30 days. The Salvation Army will serve …

Glen Oaks president David Devier said the college will continue to practice enhanced safety measures put in place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. During last week’s board meeting, Devier said Glen Oaks will continue following the safety measures at least through the end of the current semester. Devier said those on campus will be asked to continue wearing …

St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners has agreed to ask Michigan’s governor for direction on how to remove prosecutor John McDonough from office. The issue was brought up during their meeting last week, six days after extensive discussion at their executive committee meeting. In the end, commissioners agreed to pursue the letter despite the fact McDonough’s term expires in less …

Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an armed robbery that took place last week in an area of Lockport Township. Deputies responded shortly after 2 a.m. Friday to North Main Street, where the victim told authorities he was in his vehicle when he was approached by a black man who appeared to be in his early 30s. The suspect was further described …

St. Joseph County commissioners authorized the renegotiation of a sales agreement between Covered Bridge Healthcare and an adjacent car wash to its east. CBH director Rick Shaffer said the agency is attempting to purchase the car wash property in order to expand its office and add a drive-thru option for the benefit of its pharmacy. The land-contract arrangement hit a …

State Rep. Aaron Miller issued a statement after it was revealed Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was the target of a kidnapping plot. The plan was never executed and went awry after FBI agents infiltrated the group of citizens planning to carry out the act. Miller said he is horrified to think of the dangerous and despicable plot being made by the …

Constantine Village Manager Mark Honeysett said the municipality’s plan to build a sewer plant has hit a snag. The council last year took a series of steps to receive funds from USDA World Development to renovate its sanitary sewer system plant. Meanwhile, Honeysett said the village has waited six months for approval of a discharge application from Michigan Department of …

The coordinator of the Palmer Lake Fourth of July Flotilla has announced the theme for the 2021 event. Tim Taylor said the theme to the 15th annual event is “World Cities.” Next year’s flotilla will be July 3. Participants will be encouraged to decorate their pontoon, dock, fishing boat or shoreline around the theme of a world city. The 2020 …

Three Rivers High School’s varsity football team faces its toughest opponent of the six-game regular season this evening, as the Wildcats will square off against Wolverine Conference powerhouse Edwardsburg. Three Rivers is still trying to find its footing this season. It is off to an 0-and-3 start and fell to Jackson County’s Parma Western last week, 42-to-7. Edwardsburg, meanwhile, is …