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Constantine Township Library is open, though library officials wish to note specifics related to limited access and services. Temporary hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Reserved time for vulnerable patrons and seniors is 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday. …

Police in southwestern Michigan said two brothers who were electrocuted when the mast of the sailboat they were moving hit a power line, were in stable condition Sunday at an Indiana hospital.  Emergency personnel were called to the scene after Austin Francis, age 31, of Kalamazoo and Cassopolis, and his brother Lane Francis, age 19, of Cassopolis, were accidentally electrocuted. …

A trial for St. Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney John McDonough will be scheduled when COVID-19-related sanctions allow. During a Zoom-broadcasted pretrial conference Friday afternoon, Kalamazoo County District Court Judge Vincent Westra said the matter will move forward when the St. Joseph County courts system is at a level where it can conduct such legal proceedings. At this time, St. Joseph …

Charges are pending against a 27-year-old man who police say allegedly was behind the wheel of a hit-and-run incident last month in the Three Rivers Meijer parking lot. Three Rivers Det. Sam Smallcombe said a warrant request was submitted Friday to the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s office regarding charges against Thomas Stambaugh. Stambaugh could face charges of driving on a …

A Dowagiac woman died after she was accidentally run over by a golf cart driven by her husband. Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called around 1:30 p.m. Friday to a location on 67th Street in Wayne Township in response to a golf-cart crash with injuries. First responders told authorities they found that a female subject had been …

Sturgis city hall will be open five days a week beginning Aug. 24. Vice mayor Jon Good said city residents deserve to have accessibility to city hall for a full week. For several years, city hall has been closed on Tuesdays. City manager Mike Hughes said the initial closure was an effort to save money by not filling the positions …

A motion hearing for Wade Allen, a Sturgis resident accused of murdering and dismembering his girlfriend in May 2019, was continued Wednesday. St. Joseph County Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman said the delay, which could stretch into early August, is necessary for him to review transcripts from the previous two hearings involving Allen’s case. The case against the 35-year-old Allen …

A pickup was stolen earlier this week from a business in White Pigeon Township. State police troopers responded to R.E. Miller and Sons Trucking in the 69000 block of U.S. 131, where they were told a three-quarter-ton, 1990 Dodge pickup was stolen sometime between 6 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Wednesday. The body of the truck is red, and it …

State Rep. Aaron Miller has supported a plan to rectify an error that contributed to the COVID-related deaths of nearly 2,000 nursing-home residents. The legislative plan requires the state’s Health and Human Services Department, along with the state department for Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, to complete an evaluation and report of the current policies regarding COVID-19 patients and nursing homes …

The issue of a letter requesting the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners dismiss prosecutor John McDonough was discussed briefly during its meeting Tuesday. Board chairman Dennis Allen, however, said the letter would be brought up during Wednesday’s 8 a.m. executive committee meeting and there would be in-depth discourse at that time. Colon Township resident Tadd Davis, who co-authored the …