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Two Shipshewana women died following a two-vehicle crash last week in White Pigeon Township. St. Joseph County Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said deputies were called shortly after 10:30 p.m. Friday to Indian Prairie Road, near Kalamazoo Road, in response to a personal-injury incident. Investigators said an Escalade driven by a 19-year-old Lagrange County man was heading west on Indian Prairie when …

Constantine Village Manager Mark Honeysett said a boil-water advisory issued last week was lifted by mid-afternoon Friday. The precaution was the result of a drop in pressure in the village’s water supply Thursday morning. The pressure drop, which occurred during a water main break Wednesday, had the potential to create bacterial contamination. Honeysett said the village’s water system was back …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a criminal-damage-to-property incident in Calhoun County’s Marengo Township. Law-enforcement officials said an object was thrown through the window of a chapel door between 11:30 a.m. Wednesday and 2 p.m. Thursday. The incident occurred at St. Mary’s Cemetery.

A Burr Oak woman was arrested earlier this week on drug-related offenses following a traffic stop in Burr Oak Township. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said the traffic stop occurred shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday on Big Hill Road, near Kelly Road. During the stop, deputies located methamphetamine and suspicious pills inside the vehicle. Bingaman said deputies further discovered that the pills …

Supporters who vowed to save the 159-year-old Tasty Nut Shop building in downtown White Pigeon have grudgingly accepted the fact it will meet its fate within the next year. Over the course of an hour Tuesday evening, short- and long-term precautions to keep the building and its vicinity safe were discussed by White Pigeon Construction Board of Appeals. Eventually, talk …

A Three Rivers-area woman was arrested last week after she refused to exit a house and subsequently set it on fire in Sherman Township. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said deputies responded Friday to a residence in the 67000 block of Ottawa Drive to assist Branch County authorities in locating a wanted subject. Bingaman said deputies approached the residence and attempted to …

The first of a four-part summer series sponsored by the Three Rivers Public Library takes place in July. The July 11 event is “A Taste of History: Suds and Civilization, a Social History.” It will be held 5:30-6:30 at Useless Creatures Brewing Co. in Three Rivers. On July 18, the library will host “Discover Falconry.” It, too, will be from …

A three-member panel decided Tuesday that wording of petitions seeking the recall of four White Pigeon Township Board members lacked clarity. As a result, the petitions to recall supervisor Don Gloy, treasurer Trudy Gloy, and township trustees Jean Tefft and Vince Schroen were rejected. The matter was fielded by the St. Joseph County Election Commission, whose members – Probate Court …

Centreville Public Schools Superintendent Chad Brady received an encouraging evaluation of his first year as the district’s highest-ranking employee. During their meeting Monday, Centreville Board of Education members rated the 46-year-old Brady highly effective for the 2022-23 academic year. The board agreed to extend Brady’s contract one year, keeping him on board through the 2025-26 academic year. Brady was also …

St. Joseph County officials took part Tuesday in a unique event to mark the start of a construction project related to its satellite courthouse in Three Rivers. In lieu of a traditional ground-breaking ceremony, sledgehammers and a sheet of drywall were used to conduct a “demolition event.” County officials and project team members donned hard hats and took a whack …