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April’s unemployment rate in St. Joseph County was four-tenths of a percent lower than the previous month. The monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed the county’s 3.3 percent April unemployment rate marked a decrease from March’s 3.7 percent. St. Joseph County was below the state unemployment average, which was 4 percent in April. …

Two people were taken into custody following a reckless-driving incident last week in and around Three Rivers. According to Three Rivers police, the department was notified around 4:30 p.m. Thursday of a reckless driver on U.S. 131 in Three Rivers. Officers pursued the vehicle until it struck another car near Marcellus Road. The driver and passenger of the suspect car …

The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department has removed postings at the county’s public accesses, where boaters had been requested to reduce their wake. Water levels remain high on many county lakes, however, and operators of boats and personal watercraft should be aware that if they are operating in a manner that causes property damage, they may still be subject to …

Sturgis Missionary Church has announced it will have a volunteer and computer available starting next month for anyone needing assistance with paperwork or internet access. Starting June 8, help will be available for anyone who needs assistance applying for services, housing, online job applications or printing materials. Volunteers will even offer assistance with filling out print-job applications and creating resumes. …

Representatives from a Sturgis company, and a Kalamazoo County authority on macroinvertebrate, were recognized by the St. Joseph County Conservation District at its annual meeting Wednesday. Kim Bush, Environmental Health and Safety Specialist for Abbott Nutrition, was on hand to accept the “River Stewardship Award.” Bush and Abbott’s 42-member “Green Team” last summer spent a day tackling a portion of …

Police are looking for a person who broke into four businesses late Monday and early Tuesday in Sturgis. Police said a man forced his way into businesses on South Centerville and East Chicago roads. The suspect is believed to be driving an early- to mid-2000, dark-colored minivan.

Glen Oaks Community College has awarded Mendon High School’s Megan Happel the Professor Emeritus B. Swartz Scholarship for Excellence in Mathematics. Happel graduated with an associate of general studies degree during Glen Oaks’ graduation May 4, prior to receiving her high school diploma from Mendon on June 3. She plans to attend Michigan Technical University this fall to study engineering …

Members of the Centreville Village Council agreed this week to put a request for two mills on the November ballot. Funds from the millage request, if approved, would benefit the village’s fire department. Specifically, it would help cover the costs of fire trucks and a new truck bay. Chief Chris Loker told the board a rescue truck recently had to …

An Indiana teenager was injured in a single-vehicle accident this week in Nottawa Township. Sheriff’s officials said the 17-year-old driver from Osceola, Ind., appeared to have suffered a medical condition while driving at 6:20 p.m. Tuesday. Her vehicle left the roadway near Shimmel Road and M-86, and struck a tree, according to investigators. She was transported to Three Rivers Health …

Coordinators of the annual Huss Future Fest are looking for community organizations to be a part of this year’s one-day event. The 2018 festival is July 21 and will take place, as it does every summer, at the Huss Project building on 8th Street in Three Rivers. Nearly 1,000 people attended last year’s Huss Festival, which featured live music, food, art, …