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Five annual reports highlight today’s St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting. The reports will start with District Court, followed by Circuit Court, succeeded by Friend of the Court. Commissioners will then hear the juvenile court report, before concluding with the county clerk and register of deeds. Also on today’s agenda is a request from the sheriff’s department for an …

Saturday’s 31st annual Walk For Warmth event in Three Rivers helped raise nearly $10,000, according to event organizers. Sponsored by the organization Community Action, the walk generated $9,800 and all funds raised through the event will stay in St. Joseph County. More than a dozen people participated in the walk, including a pair of longtime boosters, Colon resident Nancy Percival …

St. Joseph County Clerk Lindsay Oswald has issued a press release with details about next week’s presidential primary election. Oswald said the March 8 election is to participate in the process of choosing the presidential candidates for the Republican and Democratic parties. Oswald, however, said each voter must choose only one party in which to participate. Those who show up …

Lottery officials say a western Michigan man had a winning Powerball ticket in his wallet for two months before realizing he had won $1 million. In a news release, lottery officials said 53-year-old Daniel Chase of Alto won $1 million when his ticket matched the five white balls drawn Dec. 16. The Morning Sun reports the Kent County man bought …

The former president of a motorcycle club who was accused of stealing money from a fundraiser for a Kalamazoo police officer who was killed while on duty in 2011 is awaiting sentencing in the case. WOOD-TV reports Joseph Weeks Sr. of Kalamazoo County’s Comstock Township last week pleaded no contest to charges including embezzlement from a nonprofit of $200 or …

The condition of a 14-year-old girl is improving, more than a week after she survived a mass shooting in southwestern Michigan. Vickie Kopf posted an update about her daughter on Facebook. She says Abigail Kopf’s ventilator was removed Sunday and she’s breathing on her own. Abigail was outside a Kalamazoo-area restaurant when she was shot in the head on Feb. …

The Doyle Community Center in Sturgis is expected to begin a capital fundraising campaign in March. Director Michael Liston said the goal is to raise up to $200,000 to pay for a 3,000-square-foot weight room addition. Liston said the community center hopes to complete the project by January 2017 and that it would allow weight-training equipment to be moved off …

Three Rivers Middle School last week won the 32nd annual St. Joseph County middle school quiz bowl. The competition took place at the St. Joseph County Intermediate School District. White Pigeon finished second and Sturgis placed third. Also participating at the quiz bowl were teams from Centreville, Colon, Constantine, Howardsville Christian, Mendon and Nottawa. Members of the Three Rivers team …

The Three Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce is reminding local groups, businesses and individuals that applications for a variety of events related to the 60th annual Three Rivers Water Festival are available on its website. Applications for the event’s arts and crafts vendors, commercial vendors, non-profit booths and sponsorship forms can be downloaded at the website: trchamber.com.

Michigan officials are considering whether to expand coyote hunting in the state as part of an effort to deal with complaints about the animals in residential areas. The Times Herald of Port Huron reports the Natural Resources Commission at its March meeting plans to consider a recommendation on the issue. Currently, coyotes may be killed in daylight statewide from July …