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The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners earlier this month agreed to make a pair of exceptions to its hiring freeze. Due to extenuating circumstances, commissioners agreed to a request for a deputy juvenile register and a juvenile day treatment monitor. Sought by juvenile court director Tom Robertson, the request for a deputy juvenile register was made based on the …

Please note that due to roadwork upgrades currently under construction within the City of Three Rivers, the following access points will be available at Three Rivers Health for all of our services beginning Monday, September, 17. Accessible from Broadway Street entrance: The Emergency Room and primary Three Rivers Health facility including all Medical Office buildings located at 701 South Health …

State police report that the theft of merchandise was conveyed by store clerks at the Prairie Lake Marathon gas station in Sherman Township. A department media release stated the incident occurred at 11:40 a.m. Wednesday, when a heavyset white male, wearing a white bandana, white hat, white tank top and blue jeans, stole unspecified items upon leaving the store. The …

State police troopers are investigating a breaking-and-entering incident that occurred between 6 and 9 p.m. Sept. 7 in the 20000 block of Mahnke Road in Lockport Township. Authorities said suspects broke into a detached garage and stole several items, including a shotgun and pellet gun.

Indiana Michigan Power sent crews to the Mid-Atlantic states to be on standby in advance of Hurricane Florence making landfall. Company officials said they have communicated with energy providers on the East Coast, and I&M sent about 200 contractors and employees to participate in the restoration after the storm. Those crews came from across I&M’s service territory in Indiana as …

Speculation that Dollar General variety store has interest in establishing a store in Colon was confirmed during Tuesday’s village council meeting. Code-enforcement officer Doug Kuhlman said the Tennessee-based company would like to build as soon as possible on the east end of town. He said the next step for the proposal is a public hearing before the village’s planning commission. …

The St. Joseph County Grange Fair Board hosted its annual media day Wednesday, affording fair manager Bill Johnson the opportunity to shed light on next week’s annual event that starts Sunday. Johnson said he is looking forward to a fair without the daily 90-degree heat the annual event experienced a year ago. In addition, Johnson said the 2018 fair will …

A Colon Township woman was injured after she was involved in a two-vehicle accident Tuesday night in Mendon Township. Sheriff’s deputies said a 34-year-old woman from Mendon was driving east on Prairie Corners Road at 9:05 p.m., when she attempted to turn left into a driveway in the 26000 block. The woman turned in the path of a westbound vehicle …

Three Rivers Health Sleep Clinic in Three Rivers recently received program accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). “The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates Three Rivers Health Sleep Clinic on meeting the high standards required to earn accreditation as a sleep disorders center,” said Dr. Douglas Kirsch, AASM president. “Three Rivers Health Sleep Clinic is an important …

State police said two Centreville-area girls reported missing Monday morning were found around 10 a.m. Tuesday. Det./Sgt. Todd Petersen said 13-year-old Kasandra Walter and 12-year-old Elle Schuring were reported missing around 6 a.m. Monday from their residence in the 61000 block of Klinger Lake Road. They were last seen at their home about five hours earlier. Details about where and …