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(Paw Paw) — A Michigan man who told police that he was shot in the neck with an arrow while searching for deer antlers has been charged with filing a false report of a felony. State police say Michael Downey actually fell on the arrow while in woods in Van Buren County in March. Investigators say he made up the …

Three Rivers police continue their search for a suspect behind the shooting of a 31-year-old Sturgis man last week outside Paul’s Pantry in Three Rivers. Bobby Rouseau, 21, is wanted on charges of assault with intent to murder, discharging a firearm from a vehicle and felony firearm, according to authorities. Rouseau was most recently seen near Mintdale and Engle roads …

The few remaining residents at a White Pigeon Township trailer park worked late into the night Thursday to comply with a judge’s order to evacuate the property by midnight. While some people indicated they would return over the weekend to River Forest Mobile Home Park and gather whatever they didn’t take Thursday, others have come to terms with the situation …

Sheriff’s department officials are investigating a breaking-and-entering incident that took place last week in Flowerfield Township. The incident occurred between May 28 and last Wednesday at a residence in the 14000 block of Burlew Road in Flowerfield Township. The victim told authorities the suspect forced entry to the residence and stole building materials, electronic tools and equipment. Witnesses said a …

Four area school districts will take part in the annual “Meet Up and Eat Up” program this summer. The free meals will be offered to anyone 18 years of age and younger and available for the balance of the summer. The Centreville Public Schools program runs June 25 to Aug. 2, with breakfast and lunch offered Monday through Thursday at …

Three Rivers Health is excited to announce the recent opening of a balanced pain management program available to patients dealing with pain in our communities. Three Rivers has partnered with Pain Management Group, a hospital-based pain management provider, to establish this service line, and the clinic is staffed by Dr. Orlando Landrum, a board certifi ed and fellowship trained pain …

A man was injured last weekend in a tractor accident in Cass County. The incident occurred Sunday on Roth Road near Dewey Lake in Wayne Township, where authorities said Leonard Phillips, 59, of Dowagiac, was operating a tractor on his property when he fell from it and was run over by one of the wheels. He was taken to Borgess …

Centreville Public Schools Board of Education has approved starting a K-6 before-and after-school program for the 2018-19 academic year. Superintendent Stephanie Lemmer said the budget for the program would be about $70,000, with total anticipated revenue of more than $130,000, based on the number of parents who have said they would be interested. Any profit earned would go toward scholarships …

State Rep. Aaron Miller has announced his monthly, in-district office hours with local residents. A Sturgis-area resident, Miller said he enjoys connecting with his constituents and hearing what matters most to them. He emphasized that it is important to be accessible to everyone. Miller will hold this month’s office hours June 25 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Broadway Café …

Work on converting the former Three Rivers Inn to the new St. Joseph County Commission On Aging site is continuing, though at a pace a bit slower than COA officials had hoped. During last week’s COA advisory board meeting, agency director Tim Stoll said work continues on the financing component of the process. He said he recently attended what he …