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Three Rivers Health was recently notified of a data security incident involving Wolverine Solutions Group, a subcontractor to a vendor the hospital uses for patient billing services. The incident did not involve Three Rivers Health’s electronic medical records or other information systems. Wolverine Solutions Group is handling the matter directly and is in the process of notifying potentially affected individuals …

State police investigators are looking into the theft of a cargo trailer from a location in Mottville Township. According to an agency media release, the theft occurred between Feb. 11 and Feb. 19 near the intersection of Barker Road and Thomas Drive. The 2004 U.S. Cargo trailer is 6 1/2-by 12 feet in length with a mesh gate. It features …

A man reported missing earlier this week has been found and is safe, according to Sturgis police. The agency said Andrew Scott Nichols, 35, had been missing since Tuesday, possibly in the Klinger Lake Road area. Details regarding where he was located were not available in a department media release.

State troopers were called this week to a report of a stolen welder in Flowerfield Township. The Miller Big 40 welder was stolen Tuesday or Wednesday from a location near the intersection of M-216 and Pulver Road. The welder is blue and attached to a two-wheel axel with a trailer hitch.

State Rep. Aaron Miller voted in favor of a plan that would help increase access to local trails from the city of Dowagiac by creating a link to eight miles of existing trails. The legislation approved by the House Appropriations Committee includes $56,200 to purchase an easement along the south side of Dowagiac Creek. The city plans to use the …

No-reason mail-in voting has launched in Michigan, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced today, explaining it will make voting easier for people across the state. “If you want to fill out your ballot at home, you should be able to do so. And if you want to avoid the stress of finding time to get to the polls on Election …

Despite the reservations of a few dozen audience members, Mendon Township Planning Commission has recommended an ordinance related to a solar-panel development. A few minor modifications were made during Tuesday’s meeting before the five-member panel voted to recommend the ordinance. The fate of the ordinance now rests in the hands of the Mendon Township Board. If approved, the ordinance will …

The chair of a board that oversees mental-health services in St. Joseph County resigned Tuesday. Tim Carmichael, who took over as head of the 12-member Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Board in 2016, cited dissatisfaction with a personnel issue as the impetus for his decision. At the onset of Tuesday’s monthly meeting, Carmichael elaborated on an issue that …

Members of the Centreville Village Council agreed last week to adjust the expiration dates for terms of office for members of the Centreville Downtown Development Authority. Currently, one member’s term expires in September 2019, another in December 2019, the next in October 2020, two in January 2022 and two in October 2022. DDA member Pattie Bender suggested terms expire Oct. …