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A Sherwood Township man was arrested Tuesday on a charge of arson and possession of methamphetamine. State police said troopers were called to the 1200 block of Chippewa Drive in Branch County in response to a 40-year-old man setting a shed on fire. Investigators learned the property’s landlord planned to evict the man and his wife, and that the arson …

The amenities at an under-construction development in Three Rivers will include a pair of pickleball courts, thanks to the family with ties to an area senior community. Three Rivers municipal officials and enthusiasts of the tennis-like sport gathered at Kline’s Resort in Mendon Township Tuesday morning for the announcement that Paul and Joyce Kline are donating a five-figure amount. The …

An interview committee will meet with three candidates to fill an open seat on the St. Joseph County Commission On Aging Board. During Wednesday’s county commission executive committee meeting, commissioners Al Balog and Dan Czajkowski were assigned to head the interview team. As soon as a date and times can be coordinated, the committee will interview Nottawa Township’s Judy Nelson, …

Two area residents were arrested following a traffic stop this week in Sturgis. According to the Sturgis Police Department, a vehicle with improper registration was pulled over at 11:30 p.m. Sunday on U.S. 12 at White School Road. Once the vehicle was stopped, officers discovered that the passenger was wanted on a warrant from St. Joseph County. While placing the …

Nominations are being sought for the Daniel J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award to honor exceptional service to Michigan’s children. Jointly sponsored by the Michigan Supreme Court and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the award is presented each year in conjunction with efforts to encourage and celebrate adoption. As part of its November Adoption Month initiative, the Supreme Court …

Indiana Michigan Power officials have announced a proposed final line route for the Three Rivers Transmission Line Rebuild Project. Much of the line will be rebuilt where it is currently located, although a section of the line west of North Main Street and north of Hoffman Road will shift and run parallel to US 131. The $13 million investment will …

A Centreville woman died over the weekend after the car in which she was a passenger was rear-ended by a vehicle being followed by police. Kalamazoo County sheriff’s officials said the collision occurred at 3:45 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of South 14th Street and West XY Avenue in Schoolcraft Township. Investigators said Jamie Jourdan, 50, died after the car …

An investigation is ongoing into the cause of a barn fire early Monday in Constantine Township. According to Central Dispatch, a call reporting the blaze was fielded just after 4 a.m. Monday regarding a structure fire in the 63000 block of U.S. 131. A limited amount of information is available but it has been reported that departments from 10 agencies …

A 36-year-old Burr Oak man, wanted on a warrant from authorities in Louisiana, was arrested earlier this week. Sturgis Police officers stopped a vehicle at 7:15 p.m. Sunday in the 400 block of West Congress Street after realizing the person whose name to which the car was registered was wanted on the undisclosed warrant. Officers searched the vehicle after the …

Cass County Sheriff’s deputies responded last weekend to a personal-injury accident involving a motorcyclist. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were dispatched at 8:30 p.m. Saturday to an area near the intersection of U.S. 12 and Calvin Center Road in Mason Township. A motorcycle driven by 31-year-old Casey Madden, of Elkhart, was eastbound on U.S.12 when the passenger’s side of a …