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The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency urges residents to talk to their doctor about preventative screening related to colorectal cancer, which is the second-leading cancer killer in the United States. Screening can find precancerous polyps that can be removed before they turn into cancer. According to Yvonne Atwood, director of personal health and disease prevention, screening also helps find colorectal …

A 52-year-old Kalamazoo man was one of three people killed in a car-versus-semi accident last week on U.S. 131 in Park Township. Names of the victims have not yet been released but sheriff’s deputies said the driver of the car was heading east on Johnson Road around 8 p.m. Friday. The driver neglected to stop at the U.S. 131 intersection …

A Sturgis convenience store was robbed by an armed suspect over the weekend. Sturgis police said the incident occurred at 12:36 a.m. Sunday at Sunny Mart, located in the 1200 block of East Chicago Road. Investigators said a male suspect entered the business and was wearing a black hoodie, gray sweatpants and what appeared to be a black mask. The …

A Constantine man was one of two people injured in a weekend crash in Florence Township. Sheriff’s deputies said the incident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday at the corner of Featherstone and Sevison roads. Investigators said a car driven by Nani Miller, of Allen Park, was heading north on Sevison Road when she failed to stop at the Featherstone …

A Calhoun County boy died in a house fire last weekend in the village of Burlington. State police troopers said the 7-year-old boy was inside a house that caught fire shortly before 1:30 a.m. Area fire departments put out the blaze but troopers on the scene discovered the body of a boy inside the residence. A Michigan State Police Fire …

Deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a Friday night, fatal car accident on U.S. 131 in Park Township. Details of the incident were not made available over the weekend, but officials confirmed three people died. U.S. 131 was closed between Michigan Avenue and Moorepark Road, as the accident reportedly occurred in the vicinity of Johnson Road, …

Here’s the latest update from Michigan Department of Transportation regarding the redevelopment of U.S. 131 in Three Rivers. Stage 3 traffic pattern remains in place, resulting in two-way traffic on northbound U.S. 131 at its southern junction with M-60, and two-way northbound traffic at the Hoffman Road/Rocky River bridge. Utility relocation work remains ongoing throughout the project, while work at …

Two Indiana residents were injured in a single-vehicle, rollover accident last week in Cass County’s Penn Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called around 6 p.m., Wednesday in regards to a personal-injury accident on Decatur Road, north of Shurte Street. Investigators said a car driven by Christopher Lee, 40, went off the roadway and into a curb, causing it …

Three Rivers Community Schools is seeking applications for a vacant position on the board of education. The person appointed to fill the vacant position – created as a result of the recent passing of Mike Bosma – will serve until the November 2020 election. Any registered voter who resides within the Three Rivers Community School District is eligible to apply. …

A Three Rivers man was injured following a bicycle/semi tractor-trailer collision this week on U.S. 131. Sheriff’s deputies said 61-year-old Lawrence Heard was riding a bicycle around 1 p.m. Wednesday in the area of U.S. 131 and Broadway Road. Witnesses told authorities Heard was bicycling east on Broadway when he crashed his bicycle into a tractor-trailer in the southbound lane …