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A Sturgis man has been nominated by President Donald Trump to represent the United States on the International Joint Commission between the U.S. and Canada. Rob Sisson said the IJC was created in 1909 through the Boundary Waters Treaty with Canada. It is a six-person commission comprised of three representatives from the United States and three from Canada. The mission of the …

Please note that due to roadwork upgrades currently under construction within the City of Three Rivers, the following access points will be available at Three Rivers Health for all of our services beginning Tuesday, October 2. NOTE THAT THE BROADWAY STREET ENTRANCE IS CLOSED. Accessible from Millard and Hill Street ONLY: The Emergency Room and primary Three Rivers Health facility …

A special group of young men and women received a hero’s welcome Friday from the 850-member student body at Centreville Public Schools. The local Torch Run involved about 200 people: the 100 students at the Pathfinder Center, their teachers, aides, family members and law-enforcement authorities. Friday’s 10-minute procession maintained a years-long, annual bond between the Pathfinder Center’s students and their …

A floor-model freezer, two drills and a nail gun were among the items stolen from a Branch County residence last week, according to state police. Troopers said the incident occurred between Sept. 22 and Sept. 24 in the 3000 block of Gilead Lake Road.

Charges will be sought against the tenants of a Sherman Township residence after deputies found methamphetamine and stolen property last week. According to a sheriff’s department media release, the agency received a tip about stolen property in the 67000 block of Stubey Road. Deputies executed a search warrant at the property just after midnight Thursday and located a pair of …

Santa Fe police say they have made no arrests in a fatal shooting that killed a Michigan man. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the family of Richard Milan, who fatally shot Wednesday night, says he was on a cross-country road trip with his wife from California to their home in Kalamazoo. The 64-year-old man was fatally shot in the …

A 19-year-old Sturgis man was arrested following a domestic-assault incident earlier this week in Sturgis. Officers were called at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 200 block of Susan Avenue in response to a suspected burglary in progress. Officers arrived and noticed the suspect in the backyard of the residence. He attempted to break the grip of the arresting officer but …

Two Coldwater-area girls are being sought by state police, as they are considered runaways. According to a department media release, 15-year-old Nikkie Lee-Ann Fields, who stands 5-foot-6 and of slender build, was reported missing Tuesday morning from Branch County’s Girard Township. Her last known location was from where she was dropped off at her bus stop Monday afternoon following classes …

Cass County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded last week to the scene of a two-vehicle accident in Porter Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said the incident occurred shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of U.S. 12 and Baldwin Prairie Road. Investigators found that 22-year-old Kyle Kauffman, of Vandalia, was driving south on Baldwin Prairie and came to a stop at …

A Dowagiac man who fell asleep at the wheel was injured in a single-vehicle accident earlier this week in Cass County’s Jefferson Township. Cass County Sheriff’s officials said 31-year-old Matthew Bixby was driving west on Brownsville Street at 2:20 p.m. Monday when his vehicle went off the roadway and struck a dead tree. After the impact, the top of the …