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Michigan parents have their dog to thank for leaving a trail of paw prints that police used to track a 2-year-old who was missing for several hours. Van Buren County authorities returned Princeton Peake to his parents after he escaped his locked home in Paw Paw early Wednesday. Myhia Perez, Princeton’s mother, said she woke up Wednesday to find her …

Four days after claiming the Division 4 state softball crown, Centreville Bulldogs players and coaches were recognized Wednesday during the squad’s sports banquet, which doubled as a community rally. With parents, grandparents and even fans with no ties to the school in attendance, high school principal Matt Hawkins said the team should be remembered for its character as much as …

A 3 percent raise for teachers is included in a tentative 2018-19 budget for Three Rivers Community Schools. Its board of education this week approved the preliminary budget before discussion focused on the need for a potential millage or sinking-fund request. The district’s need for facilities improvements are a major need, according to interim superintendent Rob Kuhlman. Board member Pete …

St. Joseph County’s registered voters will have another ballot question before them in November. County commissioners on Tuesday authorized a millage-renewal request sought by the St. Joseph County Commission On Aging. The renewal will not seek any additional money, but will simply continue funding three-quarters of a mill the agency receives presently. If approved, the request will cover a six-year …

A pair of company officials from Minnesota-based Geronimo Energy staged an informational session Tuesday before the Mendon Township planning commission. David Shifflin, Michigan project manager, and Kara Bakke, Geronimo’s permitting specialist, said the gathering was a courtesy to the township officials whose ultimate recommendation will likely determine the fate of an ordinance related to the presence of solar panels in …

Several golf carts were stolen earlier this week from a business in Mottville Township, according to state police. Troopers said the incident occurred between 4:30 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tuesday in the 68000 block of U.S. 131. The owner of the carts said it appears someone cut their way through a fence and took the golf carts, which were …

State Rep. Aaron Miller recently voted for a state budget that reins in government spending and pays down debt, while investing in public-safety measures to better protect taxpayers and their families. Miller, who chairs the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State Police, said statewide trooper strength will be at its highest level in 18 years. He said the state is training …

The family of Muhammad Ali has put the late boxing legend’s Michigan estate on the market for nearly $2.9 million. The 81-acre property in southwestern Michigan’s Berrien Springs features a full-size boxing ring, a private gym, steam room, a main home and a guest house. There also is an outdoor pool, bathhouse and cabana. The estate is on the St. …

Officials with St. Joseph County’s Habitat for Humanity said the agency is looking for three families for the upcoming year. The three construction projects are: the Centreville build, which has already started and will be wrapped up in September; the Three Rivers build with help from students in the local CTE program, starting in September 2018 and finishing in June …

Two Cass County residents were injured following an accident earlier this week in Newberg Township. Sheriff Richard Beheke said deputies were called at 6:45 a.m. Monday to M-60 near Monkey Run Road. Investigators found 33-year-old Charles Rosen II and his wife, 24-year-old Natasha Rosen, were traveling west on M-60 when the car experienced some sort of malfunction. Rosen told deputies he …