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A Marcellus resident was injured when a tree fell on his car during a storm earlier this week in Cass County’s Marcellus Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said the incident occurred at 10:25 p.m. Tuesday on Hemlock Lake Road, near the intersection of Taylor Drive. Deputies said a car driven by 56-year-old James Joseph Hokauson was struck by the fallen tree. …

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners approved a number of appointments this week. Commissioners during Tuesday’s meeting reappointed Howard Bush and appointed Rose Ludwick and Gerald Loudenslager to the Community Corrections Board for terms to expire Dec. 31; Richard Anderson was named to the Workforce Development Board for a term to expire in September 2020; and David Mostrom, James …

Michigan State Police announced that preliminary reports indicate 11 people lost their lives in 11 separate traffic crashes during the 2018 Labor Day holiday weekend. During the 2017 Labor Day holiday weekend, 10 traffic crashes resulted in 15 deaths. Restraint use was unknown in four of the fatal crashes, two fatal crashes involved alcohol and three crashes involved both pedestrians and …

A White Pigeon couple was injured after a tree fell in front of the motorcycle on which they were riding Monday in Cass County. Sheriff’s deputies said the incident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. on M-40 near Teasdale Lake Street in Porter Township. The tree fell in front of a motorcycle driven by Ronnie Haas, 57. His wife, Eskalane Hass, …

Annual flooding problems at a St. Joseph County landmark could be resolved following action Tuesday by county commissioners. Acting on a request from parks and recreation director Jaymes MacDonald, commissioners approved a $20,000 contract with civil engineers Fleiss & Vandenbrink for the design and implementation of flood-mitigation actions. In a memo to commissioners, MacDonald said Rawson’s King Mill County Park …

A Schoolcraft woman died in a single-vehicle accident that may have been caused by a medical condition Tuesday afternoon in Park Township. The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department said the 81-year-old victim was driving west on Michigan Avenue when, according to witnesses, her car veered off the road near North Fisher Lake Road and struck a tree. The incident occurred …

The Three Rivers City Commission has vacancies it would like to fill on 10 different advisory boards and commissions. City clerk Melissa Bliss said there are five openings on the Airport Advisory Board, two on the city’s Board of Appeals, three on the Cemetery Advisory Board, one on the Downtown Development Authority Board, two on the Historic District Commission, one …

An Indiana man was arrested earlier this week after breaking into a residence and attempting to steal a vehicle in White Pigeon Township. State police said a resident in the 78000 block of Eagley Road was awakened at 6:35 a.m. Sunday after hearing a noise in the garage. The 68-year-old homeowner found an unknown male in the passenger compartment of …

A Benton Harbor man was injured when he was run over by a farm truck in a field in Cass County’s Howard Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called to the 2300 block of Lake Street shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday. Witnesses said Willie Lewis, 66, was lying in a field taking a break when he was run over by …

St. Joseph County sheriff’s deputies were called to an accident involving an ATV and pickup truck over the holiday weekend in Fabius Township. The incident occurred at 10:40 a.m. Monday on Arthur L. Jones Road, near the intersection of Corey Lake Road. A Dodge SUV driven south by a 30-year-old Three Rivers woman was southbound and attempting to pass an …