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A Cass County teenager died last week after the dirt bike he was driving was hit by a truck in Jefferson Township. Deputies from the Cass County Sheriff’s Department were called shortly after 12:30 p.m. Friday to an area near Mullen Road and Hospital Street in response to a two-vehicle crash. Investigators said a 15-year-old was driving the dirt bike …

Burr Oak municipal officials have issued an announcement regarding golf carts and village residents. Starting next week, increased enforcement is planned to confirm golf carts are registered with the village and driven by licensed individuals, 16 years of age or older. Golf carts can be registered at the village office. Village officials said an exception to the registration requirement is …

Michigan’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate went down over the one-month period from May to June. According to information from Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget, the state’s jobless rate lowered from 5.4 percent in May to 5.3 percent in June. Employment ebbed by 4,000 over the month and the number of unemployed people fell by 6,000, according to agency …

Marcellus Village President Dennis Irwin recently shared details related to improvements made to help correct perpetual flooding issues. Irwin said the work was completed thanks to a state grant in excess of $400,000. As a result, stormwater management was improved in areas throughout the village, including an area in front of the township’s library and an adjacent business. The work …

St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners has approved an environmental study to be performed at two county-owned facilities in Centreville. During Tuesday’s St. Joseph County Commission meeting, county administrator Teresa Cupp explained that air-quality testing conducted at Covered Bridge Healthcare and a section of the strip mall on Industrial Parkway – adjacent to St. Joseph County Animal Control –confirmed the …

After working without a contract since March, nurses at Three Rivers Beacon Health have ratified a new contract. Following several weeks of negotiations and an informational picket last month, the three-year contract takes effect immediately. According to union officials, the new agreement includes raises, improvement to health insurance and a limit on nurses forced to work overtime. About 75 nurses …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking the public to report any sighting of wild turkey hens with their babies as a part of a multi-state preservation effort. This is the third year for Michigan’s wild turkey brood survey. Since its launch, people reported more than 25,000 hens, 11,000 male turkeys and 65,000 babies in Michigan, according to the …

A Kalamazoo woman has been charged with a number of offenses in a case being tried by St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office. Prosecuting attorney Deb Davis said Tami Rayshawn Rey has been charged with two felony counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer and two misdemeanor charges of domestic violence. The alleged offenses occurred May 23 in Kalamazoo. The case was …

A Clare County man was sentenced last week in Centreville for sexually assaulting a relative two decades ago in St. Joseph County. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said 69-year-old Geral Whitney will serve up to 30 years in prison after he was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman. Whitney was found guilty by a jury in May of one …

Troopers from Michigan State Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying suspects involved in the theft and arson of a dump truck in St. Joseph County. According to a department media release, the vehicle was stolen in the early morning hours Saturday from a farm field in Constantine Township. It was later located in a cornfield near Three Rivers. …