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Board members of the St. Joseph County Road Commission received good news during their meeting Wednesday. Garrett Myland, assistant manager/engineer, said the agency was awarded $760,000 from the Southwest Michigan Bridge Council. The multi-county council fielded more than $42 million in requests from its members and had about $4 million available to award to more than half a dozen counties …

A 35-year-old Sturgis man has been charged with first-degree homicide stemming from a fatal shooting last week in Sturgis. An arraignment took place Friday in St. Joseph County Court for Erik Davis, a suspect in the shooting. His bond was set at $750,000. Davis was arrested after a 33-year-old man died from multiple gunshot wounds following the shooting, which occurred …

Three Rivers Community School Superintendent Ron Moag said the district was notified by the Branch-Hillsdale-St Joseph Community Health Agency that two students at Park Elementary have tested positive for COVID-19. Through the contact-tracing process, along with the case reported at the start of the week, the district has identified a significant number of staff and students required to quarantine. As …

State police are looking for the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run incident last week in Branch County’s Sherwood Township. Troopers said the incident occurred between 7 and 8 p.m. Friday near the intersection of Oliverda Road and M-60. Investigators said a female pedestrian was struck by the driver of an older, two-door, white Ford pickup. It features …

Two major road projects – one in Nottawa Township, the other in Lockport Township – are nearing completion. St. Joseph County Road Commission Manager John Lindsey said work on a portion of Nottawa Road was to resume Monday. Meanwhile, attention will focus next week on stretches of Holtom and Schweitzer roads in Lockport Township. Lindsey said the Nottawa Road project …

Here’s an election-related bit of information from St. Joseph County Clerk Lindsay Oswald. She said there have been a number of inquiries about straight-ticket votes in advance of the Nov. 3 general election. She said in straight-ticket voting, voters may vote in the straight-party race and select the party of their choosing – this will award votes up to the …

August’s unemployment rate in St. Joseph County was 1.1 percent lower than the figure from the previous month. The monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed the county’s drop in unemployment went from 9.3 percent in July to 8.2 percent. Allegan County featured the lowest unemployment rate in the region in August, at 6.4 …

Members of the St. Joseph County Grange Fair Board acknowledged the source of a $10,000 grant Thursday. Mike Boring, sales manager of the Anderson Foundation, met up with fair board members at the Centreville property for a photo opportunity. Boring, on behalf of the Anderson Family Foundation, was responsible for providing the money to the board. Matched by a $10,000 …

Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic hit a bright note Thursday, as United Airlines returned to the airport. Airport director Craig Williams said United had pulled its schedule for July, August and September to navigate the impact of COVID-19 on flight operations. United will operate one or two flights daily to and from its Chicago O’Hare gateway, …

Michigan Department of Transportation has announced crews will begin the final stage of U.S. 131 reconstruction in Three Rivers starting today. Traffic will be in the right lanes of northbound and southbound U.S. 131 while construction is completed on the median and Michigan-left turn lanes. Construction is expected to be completed by Nov. 15. Until then, left turns will be …