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Three Rivers Community Schools officials decided this week to cancel the high school’s graduation ceremony. Principal Carrie Balk said the district’s administrative team met Tuesday, and decided in the best interest and safety of graduates and their family members, the Aug. 6 ceremony will not take place. Three Rivers High School had already twice postponed its graduation ceremony, which was …

The St. Joseph County Commission on Aging has issued a media release, stating it remains open but on a limited basis. Lobbies at the Sturgis and Three Rivers centers are open, and seniors are welcome to stop in and purchase restaurant tickets, become a member, borrow from its Medical Loan Closet or conduct any other business that can be handled …

Troopers from Michigan State Police are investigating the theft of a construction trailer from a location in White Pigeon Township. Investigators said the incident occurred during overnight hours between Sunday and Monday from the 68000 block of Klinger Lake Road. The trailer is 16 feet in length, dark blue in color and has the words “Smoll’s Construction” on both sides.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was unreceptive Tuesday to Republican-passed legislation that would require public schools to offer in-person instruction to students in kindergarten through fifth grade amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Democratic governor’s comments came after several districts announced they would start the academic year solely with distance learning regardless of whether Whitmer moves the rest of Michigan into phase five …

Sturgis police arrested a suspect over the weekend after fielding multiple reports of vandalism throughout the city. Officers responded about 8:30 a.m. Saturday to reports of a man breaking the glass from front-door windows to various businesses. They included Carmen’s Salon, Wings Etc. and Bofa in the downtown district, and the Michigan Secretary of State office on South Centerville Road. …

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 …