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A man riding a skateboard on a state highway was struck and killed shortly before 3:30 a.m. Thursday in Sturgis Township. St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department deputies said the incident occurred on M-66 near Bogen Road. Authorities were called after a southbound Ford F-150 struck the pedestrian. Despite lifesaving attempts by emergency personnel, the man was pronounced dead at the …

St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners took another step toward a major renovation of its 50-year-old courts building. During their monthly meeting Tuesday, the seven-member panel OK’d a plan to authorize up to $6 million in bonds to help finance the projected $10.5 million undertaking. Commissioner Ken Malone said the issue was the center of concerns expressed by more than …

The Pass It Forward Shop, open just eight weekends of the year, has announced dates of its four spring weekends. The Athens-area store, a ministry of Factoryville Bible Church, will be open April 4-5 and 18-19, and May 9-10 and 23-24. Friday hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Its Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free clothing …

A drug-related arrest was made this week in Cass County. Officials from the Cass County Drug Enforcement Team said the agency was called Tuesday to a residence on Telegraph Street in Dowagiac. A search warrant was executed and authorities discovered an undisclosed quantity of methamphetamine. A 39-year-old man was charged with possession of meth, officials said.

The first of St. Joseph County’s twice-a-year collection of household hazardous waste and electronics recycling event is coming up in May. Now undertaken by the St. Joseph County Conservation District, the collection returns 2 to 6 p.m. May 6. The fall follow-up collection is Oct. 7. Both events are on a Tuesday and are held at the St. Joseph County …

A Sturgis man died after being struck by a car earlier this week in the area of South Centerville Road and Forest Avenue. Sturgis Department of Public Safety officials said the agency was called around 9 p.m. Monday in response to a car-versus-pedestrian crash. The victim, whose age and identity were not released in a department media release, was pronounced …

Nottawa Township Board members on Monday recognized two teenagers for their community service work that helped the duo earn their Eagle Scout. Sturgis resident Hope Collins, 18, and Centreville’s Aiden Kohlhoff, a 17-year-old Centreville High School senior, are just the second and third recipients of the township’s William Dobrowolski Memorial Citizenship Award, established in 2016. Collins, a freshman at Kalamazoo …

Identity of the victim in a single-vehicle car crash last week in Nottawa Township has been confirmed. CaleighAnne Schlabach died at the scene of the crash, which occurred on Nottawa Road, just south of M-86. The 20-year-old Sturgis resident was driving a car that sheriff’s deputies attempted to stop shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday for a speeding violation, investigators said. …

Michigan State Police troopers are continuing their investigation into a fatal crash that occurred over the weekend in Branch County’s Sherwood Township. Investigators said troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning at the intersection of Athens Road and Dunks Road. Troopers said a 39-year-old Union City woman was driving a Chevrolet Silverado southbound on Athens Road. The vehicle …

Illegal drugs were found last week at locations in Branch County following the execution of search warrants. Southwest Enforcement Team members and Michigan State Police executed the search warrants Wednesday following a joint investigation into the production of a product called butane hash oil. Law-enforcement officials confiscated more than 300 marijuana plants, three firearms and components used to manufacture drugs, …