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Westside Landfill Recycling Center confirmed Tuesday it will continue its quarterly Styrofoam recycling collection, resuming the program this weekend. Fabius Township Supervisor John Kroggel, who has helped organize the collection since its inception a few years ago, said he is prepared to go ahead with Saturday’s event. It will take place 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 60050 Roberts Road, on …

A White Pigeon business is preparing to celebrate a milestone few others in St. Joseph County have been around long enough to experience. The Tasty Nut Shop is a century old this year and owner Marjorie Hamminga said a celebratory open house is schedule 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. She said door prizes, refreshments and fanfare will be a …

Michigan State Police troopers are appealing to the public for help in identifying a suspect who assaulted two adolescent males. According to a department media release, the incident occurred at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Mottville Canoe Park, off Riverside Drive in Mottville Township. Specific details were not included in the release. The suspect is identified as a white male in …

Sturgis Farmers Market has opened for the season. It is open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays at TSC parking lot on South Centerville Road. The market plans to remain open through October. For safety reasons, vendors will take merchandise to people in their vehicles during the pandemic and if they have mobility issues, upon request. Three Rivers will not …

Fire destroyed a vacant home last week in Sturgis, and two other fires in the city occurred over the weekend. The Sturgis Fire Department was dispatched just before 11 p.m. Friday to 223 Susan St., and arrived at the scene to find the home fully engulfed. The structure quickly began to collapse. Firefighters were able to stop flames from spreading …

This week’s Centreville Downtown Development Authority’s stimulus program was declared a success. A line of cars was waiting at Southern Michigan Bank & Trust’s Centreville branch as it opened for business Monday morning. As a component of the program, the village’s DDA committed $5,000 to support non-franchise, non-chain retail businesses within its district. Four restaurants and two hair salons chose …

Two men from Three Rivers were arrested following a pursuit that ended in Park Township Monday morning. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said deputies were called around 11 a.m. to the area of Harrison Road, near Crampton Road in Mottville Township, in an effort to locate a stolen truck from Elkhart County. In the meantime, the vehicle was located by detectives from …

A Vandalia man was injured in a single-vehicle accident last week in Cass County’s Calvin Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly after 9 a.m. Friday to Calvin Center Road, near Williamsville Street, in response to a car off the roadway. Upon arrival, emergency personnel found a vehicle driven by Tyrone Muscat, 66, had struck a telephone pole. Muscat …

A St. Joseph County dam is rated in poor condition, according to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy. The state agency said the Portage Plant Dam in Three Rivers is one of five in the state considered “high hazard” and in poor condition as deemed by the state. The Portage Plant Dam, which once generated electricity, creates …

A Constantine man and Sturgis woman were injured after being thrown from the motorcycle on which they were riding over the weekend in Cass County’s Mason Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday to an area on Mason Road, just east of Calvin Center. Authorities said a motorcycle driven by 27-year-old Adrain Black of …