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A popular residential service is returning to Vicksburg this fall. Village council members last week approved funding a curbside junk pickup. The service will be offered in September. Village Manager Jim Mallery said a $35,000 contract will be formalized with College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving Inc. to perform the service. He noted the service was previously conducted in the …

Fabius Township’s former supervisor was found guilty last week of sexual assault. Kenneth Linn, 57, was previously charged with four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct for assaulting a Sauganash Country Club golf cart beverage cart driver in August 2010, according to Attorney General Dana Nessel and Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting. According to WWMT News Channel 3, Linn’s attorney …

Vicksburg’s 2024 Public Improvement Grant program features six recipients who have committed to making upgrades that benefit the public. Village Manager Jim Mallery detailed the situation during Village Council’s March 18 meeting. According to Mallery, the second year of the program saw funds made available to: 117 E. Prairie St., former offices for the Hideaway, $3,750. Gilbert & Ivy, $7,000. …

A Glen Oaks Community College student has won a logo-design contest as part of an effort to rebrand the St. Joseph County Adult Education program. Jalisa Pope is the winner of the contest to brand the adult education program as it transitions into a consortium. Pope, a high school junior from Three Rivers, captured the essence of the adult education …

A 38-year-old St. Joseph County man was sentenced to at least 10 years in prison Friday on a charge of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. Richard Jackson was sentenced by St. Joseph County Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman after pleading guilty Feb. 15. Jackson’s plea agreement was negotiated by prosecutor David Marvin, who met with the 9-year-old victim and her family …

A mediation session involving Sturgis Public Schools last week was unsuccessful, meaning the matter is now headed to a nine-day jury trial in January 2025. An administrative law judge had previously found that Sturgis Public Schools denied the plaintiff’s disabled son a free and appropriate public education, as required by the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act. The boy’s parent …

Work crews were expected to complete their demolition Saturday of the former Tasty Nut Shop in downtown White Pigeon. The expected work Saturday morning came after crews relieved the pressure off the southwest corner of the building on Tuesday by taking down an area of the third floor. Doug Kuhlman, village zoning administrator, said specially trained workers were brought in …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a larceny involving tools from a location in Constantine Township. According to a department media release, investigators were called last week to the 15000 block of Withers Road. The victim stated a Milwaukee brand cut-off tool and a Milwaukee impact drill were taken from the property on or after March 12. The theft was …

St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners this week agreed to support a millage-renewal request sought by Commission on Aging. If approved, the 6-year proposal would generate nearly $1.9 million annually for the Three Rivers-based agency. COA director Pam Riley said renewal of three-quarters of a mill may not seem like a lot, but it is the difference between whether the …

A Three Rivers man was arrested on alcohol-related charges following an incident earlier this week in Three Rivers. Authorities said the man was involved in a single-vehicle crash shortly after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Jefferson and Fourth streets. A 5-year-old child inside the driver’s vehicle suffered serious injuries to the facial area, investigators said. Medical personnel from …