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A southwestern Michigan police chief has died after crashing his vehicle into a tree. Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Sgt. Craig Schmaltz says 59-year-old Nashville Police Chief Chris Allen Koster died in the crash about 8:30 a.m. Thursday in Richland Township. Investigators say Koster’s vehicle went off a road and struck a tree. No other passengers were in Koster’s vehicle at the …

Resurfacing of a major route in Branch County begins next week. Michigan Department of Transportation’s Nick Schirripa said the $2 million project will cover a stretch of U.S. 12 from St. Joe Road at the county line east to Wayne Street. Schirripa said the construction zone will feature single-lane closures with traffic regulators to manage the flow of traffic. The …

Bronson Healthcare system has selected sites – including one in Three Rivers – for seven new primary-care practices scheduled to open next summer. Construction on five of the buildings started in August, and work on the two remaining sites will begin this fall. As announced in January, the new primary-care practices will be staffed by approximately 60 providers from Portage …

Sturgis Public Schools Board of Education members recently approved the sale of the former Fawn River School property. Located at 69090 Carls Road in Fawn River Township, the school was sold for $25,000. Superintendent Art Ebert said the property had not been listed, as a family living in close proximity to the property had long expressed interest in it. Ebert …

Project Connect and its Veteran Stand Down program is seeking volunteers willing to work during next week’s event. The Oct. 4 program is a community-resource fair for individuals and families who are low income, homeless and/or veterans. It is designed to give a hand up and improve their quality of life. Event organizers said it is the county’s largest outreach event …

Homecoming-related activities at Three Rivers Community Schools will take place Friday, as scheduled, but times have been adjusted for the school day, the parade and the game’s kickoff. Superintendent Ron Moag said Friday will now be a half day. That means high school dismissal at 10:43 a.m., middle school release at 10:51 a.m., Andrews and Hoppin elementaries at 11:05 a.m., …

A Centreville woman was seriously injured in a two-vehicle accident earlier this week in Florence Township. Sheriff’s deputies said the incident occurred at 7:44 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Centreville-Constantine Road and Roys Road. An investigation found that Centreville resident Heather Teadt was traveling in an unknown direction on Roys Road when she failed to stop at the intersection …

Several items were reported stolen from a storage unit on Division Street in the village of Sherwood. State police troopers said the incident occurred between February and May from a facility on Division Street. The items stolen include household goods, a coffee table, two end tables, a floor clock featuring a Paris theme on its face, and a five-piece Pearl …

A Sturgis man was arrested after attempting to steal a car last week from the St. Joseph County fairgrounds. St. Joseph County Sheriff’s deputies stopped a vehicle shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday just outside the Centreville village limits for an equipment violation. During their interaction with the driver, deputies discovered the vehicle had been stolen from the fairgrounds. Deputies made …

State police are investigating separate cases involving incidents of breaking-and-entering. The first occurred between July 26 and 27 in the 17000 block of South River Road in Lockport Township. Clothing, jewelry and other personal items were taken. The next incident took place between July 24 and 27 in the 19000 block of South River Road in Lockport Township. Various tools …