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Schoolcraft Village Manager Cheri Lutz said the community is looking for a new chief of police. Lutz, in a media release issued Wednesday, said Bryan Campbell has given notice that he will be retiring later this year. His last day of work will be Dec. 20. Campbell was appointed chief in August of 2005. Prospective candidates for the position must …

Nominations are being accepted for the 2019-20 John E. Oster Award for outstanding teaching and community service by a Sturgis Public Schools teacher. The award is in honor of the late John E. Oster, a Sturgis attorney who placed high value on both education and community service. This will be the 39th award. It has been given annually since the …

St. Joseph County Animal Rescue Fund’s “Walkathon” took place Saturday at Scidmore Park in Three Rivers. The event raised $275 in sponsorships, which will go toward spaying and neutering assistance, and emergency pet food. The weather cooperated more than it did Sept. 28, the originally scheduled date of the event. The Halloween-themed “Doggy Dash” agility course tested dogs’ ability to …

A Centreville woman has been selected from a field of four candidates to join the St. Joseph County Intermediate School District Board of Education. Sarah Vollmer was one of the four prospective members interviewed during a special meeting Monday. The seat to the seven-member board became available with last month’s passing of Three Rivers resident and board vice president Mike …

A search for a Constantine woman, missing since earlier this month, is continuing with assistance of Michigan State Police. Troopers said Jennifer Yuhas, 41, has been missing since early October. Investigators said Yuhas is white, stands 5-feet-7-inches and weighs about 150 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. Her vehicle is a green, 1996 Mercury. Its plate number is …

Bills advancing in Michigan’s Legislature would create an address confidentiality program to protect victims of domestic violence and stalking. The legislation was approved unanimously by the Senate on Tuesday. Crime victims certified to participate would have a state address and be able to keep their residential addresses secret in publicly available voting, driver’s license and other records. The state Department …

By all accounts, last weekend’s collection of household hazardous waste and electronics recycling was a success. St. Joseph County Solid Waste Committee Secretary Pat Kulikowski said Saturday’s four-hour collection netted 9,000 pounds of household hazardous waste, 1,000 cans of latex paint, 40,000 pounds of electronics, 600 tires, half a semi-trailer of paper and two fully loaded trailers of appliances. For …

A chainsaw was stolen from a Lockport Township residence last week. Deputies were called Friday to the 20000 block of South River Road in response to a larceny incident. The victim told authorities the theft occurred between 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. The chainsaw is an orange, Echo brand Model CS490, with a 20-inch bar.

A 60-year-old Sturgis man was injured after the bicycle he was riding was struck by a car in Sturgis over the weekend. According to a Sturgis Police media release, officers were called at 12:50 p.m. Saturday to the Walmart parking lot, in the 1500 block of South Centerville Road, where the man’s bicycle was struck by a moving vehicle. The …

A Three Rivers man was shot and killed by a police officer last week in White Pigeon. State police said the incident started around 12:30 a.m. Friday in Bristol, Ind., where officers from its police department were involved in a vehicle pursuit led by 46-year-old David Sanders. The pursuit entered White Pigeon and concluded when Sanders allegedly drove his vehicle …