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On Saturday, May 10, I missed the bottom step coming out of my sister’s house and kissed the concrete driveway. The laundry basket didn’t break my fall, because I had thrown it out of the way. This quick action saved the laundry from getting covered with blood. I ended up at the emergency room of Three Rivers Beacon Health. The …

Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency has announced dates related to screenings for children who will enter kindergarten or Young 5s in the fall. Hearing and vision screenings, immunizations and an oral health assessments will be administered Aug. 6 at the Three Rivers location; Aug. 12 at the agency’s Sturgis site; and June 12 and 26, July 10 and 24, and …

Organizers of the 2025 Three Rivers Water Festival are seeking participants in the opening-night parade. The procession starts at 7 p.m. June 12. Applications are online through the chamber’s website. The theme of the 68th Water Festival is “Dive Into the World of Board Game Fun.” The parade starts the three-day community celebration, the first of St. Joseph County’s seven …

Indiana authorities are warning of a scam related to an e-mail that states a balance is due to the agency. Indiana Department of Technology said messages from e-mail addresses belonging to the state of Indiana began arriving in inboxes earlier this week. Department of Technology officials said a contractor’s account was hacked, which was used to send the messages. Toll …

Several items were stolen during a breaking-and-entering incident last week in Lockport Township. According to Michigan State troopers, investigators were called to an area at M-60 and Haines Road. They learned that the incident took place between noon and 3 p.m. May 5. Items stolen include a drill and battery pack, a bicycle and a rifle.

A K-9 officer played a key role in apprehension of a suspect in a home-invasion incident last weekend in Cass County. Sheriff Clint Roach said deputies were notified shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday about a request for assistance from Cassopolis Police Department. Upon arrival, deputies were advised a suspect had fled from the residence. As a result, K-9 Sitka was …

Time is running out to get in on St. Joseph County United Way’s 2025 Golf Cart Raffle. Up for grabs is a 2025 Classic Evolution. It is Arctic gray in color and can reach a maximum speed of 25 miles per hour. It has luxury steering, an extended roof and flip-flop rear seat. Tickets are $40 each, or three for …

Centreville Public Schools added two new staff members but accepted the retirement of another during the district’s board of education meeting Monday. First, the board hired Ashley Bailey to teach third grade. The opening became available with the retirement of kindergarten teacher Betsy Breitenbach followed by internal shuffling. Bailey, a Saginaw Valley grad, has 15 years of teaching experience, most …

Centreville Elementary School’s recently completed addition was formally dedicated Monday, when district officials staged a ceremonial ribbon cutting. The 5,155-square-foot addition, made possible by district voters in a May 2023 vote, features a new cafeteria and a separate, new music room. District officials, including superintendent Chad Brady, principal Dennis Kirby and board of education members, took part in the ceremonial …

A Dowagiac man died after being struck by a car over the weekend in Cass County’s LaGrange Township. Sheriff Clint Roach said deputies responded shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday to the 5700 block of Wilbur Hill Road in response to a car-versus-pedestrian crash. Deputies said 60-year-old Dowagiac resident Johnny Moore was driving north and his vehicle struck Dalton Prentice, 30. …