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A crowd of onlookers stood by Tuesday morning to witness demolition of the former Tasty Nut Shop. Despite a 90-minute delay in beginning the process – and an unexpected abbreviated amount of work – the historic building in downtown White Pigeon started coming down around 10:30 a.m. Doug Kuhlman, village zoning administrator, said the less-than-expected amount of work conducted Tuesday …

Three Rivers Police Chief Scott Boling said two suspects allegedly involved in a February bank robbery in Three Rivers have been apprehended. The arrests stem from a Feb. 3 incident in the 100 block of North Main Street. Officers were able to identify the vehicle used to flee the scene and used an automated license plate reader system to track …

St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners made a number of re-appointments to a few boards during their monthly meeting Tuesday. Three Rivers-area residents Henry Miller and Carolyn Grace were re-appointed to the county’s Agricultural Preservation Board. Their three-year terms will expire in March 2027. Meanwhile, Bill Walters, Nathan Brown and Frederick Yager were re-appointed to the St Joseph County Veterans …

St. Joseph County’s remaining team in the MHSAA girls’ basketball tournament came up short in its bid to advance to the Final Four. Mendon High School, which entered Tuesday’s quarterfinal game sporting a 23-3 record, fell, 51-to-32, to Fowler at Gobles High School. Mendon won its first regional title in two decades and advanced to the quarterfinals against Fowler, which …

The St. Joseph County ISD’s annual Quiz Bowl tournaments were held on February 28 & 29, 2024. Area schools brought a total of nine high school and ten middle school teams to compete. Teams prepared by studying a variety of subjects including literature and language arts, science, mathematics, social sciences, and more. The competition began with four team rounds and …

A Branch County man was arrested last week and charged in a child pornography investigation by Michigan State Police Cybercrimes Unit. MSP said a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children resulted in Google searches that identified Cameron Martinez as a suspect. According to the probable cause affidavit, a search warrant was executed Jan. 11 at Martinez’s …

Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld the sentence of a man convicted of running over a woman at a local grocery store nearly four years ago. Thomas Stambaugh argued in his appeal that his sentence of 19 to 40 years in prison was unconstitutional, disproportionate and cruel or unusual punishment. He also argued it was in violation of his due …

A Three Rivers man, who authorities said, has a violent criminal record and a history of resisting arrest, is facing multiple charges after he was taken into custody last week. On March 12, the Three Rivers Police Department and Michigan State Police Fifth District Fugitive Team located the individual entering a residence in Three Rivers. A search warrant was executed …

The trial for former Fabius Township Supervisor Ken Linn continued last week. Linn is charged with four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct after he allegedly sexually assaulted a Sauganash Country Club golf beverage cart driver in August 2010. According to WWMT News, witnesses testified on Friday, including Michigan State Police forensics officer Erica St. Clair. St. Clair was cross …

Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport Director Craig Williams said American Airlines has announced the addition of a third flight departing and arriving daily, starting April 4. The destination is Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The Texas-based company currently has two departures and three inbound flights daily. One departure is early morning while the other is late afternoon. The new flight will have …