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The city of Sturgis remains under a citywide snow-removal emergency as a result of Tuesday’s snowfall. By ordinance, parking is prohibited on all city streets until streets have been cleared of snow between two successive street intersections, or if the city terminates the declaration with a public announcement.

The man responsible for killing 11-year-old Constantine resident Jodi Parrack in 2007 will serve at least 30 years in prison. Daniel Furlong was sentenced by St. Joseph County Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman Monday afternoon. Furlong, 65, pled guilty to the crime of second-degree murder in November after he was taken into custody in July at his White Pigeon residence. …

The Three Rivers Lions Club is accepting nominations for its “Bruce C. Snook Citizen of the Year” award. Since 1965, the Three Rivers Lions Club has recognized residents who – through a commitment to service – have given unselfishly of themselves for the betterment of the community. The “Bruce C. Snook Citizen of the Year” will be honored during a …

A clerk at the Admiral gas station in Sturgis was robbed Monday morning. Sturgis police said the suspect entered the store, located at 1207 E. Chicago Road, during the early morning hours and displayed a handgun. The clerk complied with the man’s request for money from the store’s cash register. He left the scene in an unknown direction. The suspect …

A 21-year-old Three Rivers man was arrested in Elkhart County after allegedly stealing a car from the Three Rivers Meijer. The theft occurred shortly before 10 p.m. Thursday. Three Rivers and Constantine officers pursued the vehicle on U.S. 131, before the suspect crossed into Indiana. The pursuit ended after the stolen car was involved in a two-vehicle crash in Goshen. …

A Shipshewana man was arrested following a traffic stop Thursday in White Pigeon Township. State police said troopers stopped a 1991 Camaro on Lake Street, near South Kalamazoo Street, for failing to signal before turning. The suspect had a suspended driver’s license in both Michigan and Indiana. Meanwhile, further investigation found that he also had a felony criminal sexual conduct …

A Cass County judge did not take action on an appeal regarding the effort to recall three members of the Three Rivers school board. With the 40-day window for circuit court Judge Michael Dodge closed, organizers of the attempted recall against Pete Bennett, Diana DeGraaf and Erin Nowak started collecting petition signatures Saturday. Dodge in early December was assigned the …

Three people were arrested last week on drug-related charges following a several-month investigation by the St. Joseph County Area Narcotics unit. Sheriff’s deputies responded Friday to a residence in the 20000 block of South River Road in Lockport Township. Investigators had received information about a location where it was suspected that methamphetamine production was taking place. Deputies obtained a search …

The November unemployment rate in St. Joseph County decreased by two-tenths of a percent compared to a month earlier. The monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed St. Joseph County’s 3.5 percent November unemployment rate was less than October’s 3.7 percent. November’s unemployment rate was nine-tenths of a percent less than the same month …

State police are investigating a breaking-and-entering incident that took place last week at a seasonal residence in White Pigeon Township. Troopers responded around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 16000 block of Lake Street at Fish Lake, where the residence had been illegally entered and ransacked. A fair amount of damage was reported by the owner, who told authorities the incident …