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Cass County deputies were called to a single-vehicle accident last weekend in Porter Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies responded at 1:30 p.m. Sunday to M-40 near Spatterdock Lake Street. Investigators said 63-year-old Randy Riley, whose community of residence was not listed in a department media release, was driving north on M-40 when his vehicle went off the roadway and …

An intersection reconfiguration in Colon Township will be at the center of a public hearing next month. The St. Joseph County Road Commission will conduct the public hearing at 6 p.m. April 4 to discuss the installation of a roundabout at Colon and Farrand roads in Colon Township. The hearing will take place at the Colon Fire Department, 1063 M-86. …

An Indiana man was arrested last weekend after he was observed speeding on U.S. 131 in Park Township. Troopers stopped a 2015 Audi A4 at 6:35 p.m. Sunday after it was observed traveling 74 miles per hour in a 55 miles-per-hour zone. It was stopped near the intersection of M-216. The driver, a 49-year-old man from Goshen, was charged with …

A Three Rivers man was injured after he was involved in a single-vehicle accident earlier this week in Florence Township. State troopers were called at 11:10 p.m. Sunday to the 63000 block of Lutz Road in response to a Jeep that had crashed into a tree. The 22-year-old driver told authorities he was driving south on Lutz Road when his …

January’s unemployment rate in St. Joseph County was one-half of a percent higher than the previous month. The monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed the county’s 4.5 percent January unemployment rate marked a decrease from December’s 4 percent. St. Joseph County was below the state unemployment average, which was 4.6 percent in January. …

A Nottawa Township residence was heavily damaged by fire over the weekend. Firefighters from a number of area departments responded around 11:30 a.m. Sunday to the 25000 block M-86. Additional information was not available by midday Monday.

An area farmer has been recognized for production through the 2018 National Corn Yield Contest. The national contest, sponsored annually by the National Corn Growers Association, recognizes farmers from across the country for their exceptional efforts. Marshall Landis of Schoolcraft placed first in the state in the No-Till/Strip-Till Irrigated Class with a yield of more than 288.8 bushels per acre. …

A 50-year-old Three Rivers man was arrested early Thursday after leading police on a chase that ended in White Pigeon Township. The pursuit concluded after the suspect’s vehicle rammed a police vehicle, prompting an officer to discharge his weapon. The officer had attempted to stop the pickup just after 2:30 a.m. near County Road 131 and State Road 120 in …

Cass County sheriff’s deputies were called over the weekend to investigate a single-vehicle accident in Newberg Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were summoned at 2:30 a.m. Saturday to M-40 in the area of Shavehead Lake Road. Emergency personnel found that a southbound car had crashed on the east side of the road into a farm field after side swiping a telephone pole. …

State Rep. Aaron Miller has announced two upcoming dates where he will hold in-district office hours for the month of March. Miller said transparency is essential to both good government and effective representation, and he encourages anyone with a question to attend. Miller will be available 7 to 9 a.m. Saturday at Yoder’s Country Market in Centreville, and on March …