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The suspect behind this week’s robbery of Century Bank and Trust in Three Rivers is in custody. Authorities said Demario Shelton, age unknown, allegedly handed a teller a note, in which he demanded money. The incident occurred Monday afternoon. A K-9 unit tracked the suspect’s scent to a parking lot north of the Broadway Street bank but officers were unable …

A Constantine woman was sentenced to prison in relation to a case of first-degree child abuse. Angel Rickett was sentenced to eight to 40 years after she pled guilty to the charge in October. Rickett, 20, and Derek Allen Lamere, 26, the parents of a seven-month-old child, were facing the abuse charges after being arrested by Constantine police. Officers were …

St. Joseph County Clerk Lindsay Oswald said a recount conducted Tuesday by the county’s board of canvassers confirmed the ballots cast in the Nov. 5 election in Mendon Township. The recount centered on a vote in support of or opposed to a township ordinance to allow zoning to accommodate solar-panel developments. Tuesday’s recount resulted in the same numbers cast election …

Two people were arrested Friday after Three Rivers officers were called to Walmart regarding a suspicious situation. Officers were requested to the store in response to an altercation in the store parking lot. A woman who fled the scene on foot was detained near Meijer and charged with possession of drug equipment. A truck involved in the incident was spotted …

Century Bank and Trust in Three Rivers was robbed Monday, and a suspect has been arrested. Authorities said a man handed a teller a note, in which he demanded money. The man was wearing a blue sweatshirt, a dark Carhartt cap and blue jeans. The man was found following tips from the community.

Michigan health authorities are reporting a 6th fatality linked to Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Berrien County Health Department officials said Monday the victim was one of two people who contracted the mosquito borne virus. The death occurred Saturday. Cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis first appeared in West Michigan at the end of August. The virus has been reported in Barry, Berrien, …

An Edwardsburg woman was injured last week after the vehicle she was driving struck a deer. The incident occurred at 4 a.m. Friday in Cass County’s Mason Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called to U.S. 12 near Kessington Road, where Jeanie Haines, 50, was driving east when her vehicle struck a deer that ran into the roadway. Haines …

The St. Joseph County United Way has begun its annual holiday-themed fundraiser. Tickets for the Christmas Cash Fundraiser raffle are now on sale, with all proceeds to benefit the Centreville-based agency. Tickets, which are $5 each or five for $20, are available from the United Way office and Sturgis City Hall. The drawing will take place during the Sturgis City …

The St. Joseph County Commission On Aging is close to reaching its goal set through a crowdfunding campaign to help create an outdoor park as well as a public space inside the former Three Rivers Inn. Above and beyond the $4.6 million in renovations to the hotel itself, which led to the creation of a senior center and 46 independent-senior …

A recount of votes cast during last week’s vote in Mendon Township will take place later this month. St. Joseph County Clerk Lindsay Oswald said the county’s Board of Canvassers will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday to recount the 650 votes cast Nov. 5. The meeting will take place in the county courthouse History Room. The recount centers on a …