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The 31st year of the Mendon Riverfest community festival is in the books and organizers are declaring the three-day celebration a success. Riverfest planning committee member Roger Cupp said attendance was strong, entertainment was solid and all other components of the festival appeared to be well received. Cupp said in his opinion, the event-ending fireworks display Saturday night was the …

A Sturgis woman has been arraigned after she was accused of embezzling more than $100,000 from her employer. State police said 43-year-old Jill Schmidt was arraigned this week after it was alleged she stole the money from BHS Group, a property/real-estate company for which she worked until last year. She had been an employee at the Sturgis business as an …

Renovation of Glen Oaks Community College’s concourse began earlier this week with a ceremonial event led by school president David Devier. The $2.2 million job will be led by Frederick Construction of Vicksburg as general contractor and Mishawaka-based Arkos Design will serve as project architect. The college’s board is expected to meet Tuesday to finalize a loan through the U.S. …

Two people were injured as the result of an accident in the village of Marcellus Tuesday afternoon. Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly after 4:30 p.m. to the intersection of Main and Centre streets. Investigators said Muriel Oswalt, 29, of Marcellus, was driving east on Main Street when she struck a vehicle driven by 69-year-old David …

Last Fall Deb Rohdy, owner of the Bow Wow Bakery and Bath in Dowagiac, started a community project to “Keep Nellie Cool”  This project was to purchase a heat sensor for the patrol car used by Nellie and her handler Deputy TK Graves. Nellie is a Bloodhound used by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office for trailing of lost, missing, and endangered …

Authorities have positively identified a couple whose remains were recovered from the wreckage of a small plane that crashed more than 20 years ago in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Mackinac County Sheriff Scott Strait said Thursday the remains have been positively identified as those of missing couple Mark and Janet Davies. The single-engine Piper PA-28 that 45-year-old Mark Davies was …

Committee members charged with recommending a candidate to the St. Joseph County Commission On Aging Board reached an impasse, meaning the spot will be left unfilled for the time being. County commissioners at Wednesday’s executive committee meeting said the three candidates interviewed within the past week each brought their own, unique strengths. In the end, Commissioner Dan Czajkowski said, the …

The St. Joseph County Road Commission didn’t have to look far to find its new managing director. Members of the road commission board agreed Monday to offer the position to John Lindsey. He joined the Centreville-based agency 8 1/2 years ago and serves as director of fleet and facilities. A 57-year-old lifelong Bronson resident, Lindsey previously spent 30 years in …

A 28-year-old Grand Rapids man was seriously injured after leading police on a pursuit across St. Joseph County earlier this week. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, the incident started at 11 p.m. Tuesday after deputies attempted to stop a vehicle for speeding on Michigan Avenue at Hutchinson Road in Park Township. The driver, Nicholas Spoors, attempted to …

Four people were injured in a two-vehicle accident last week in Fawn River Township. Sheriff’s deputies said a vehicle driven Jerry Farler was heading east on U.S. 12 when the driver attempted to turn left onto County Farm Road in front of a westbound car driven by Diane Brochue. Brochue and a passenger, Jasmine Kilpatrick, were airlifted to Bronson Methodist …