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Three Rivers has announced its lineup of downtown events for 2025. The first, the city’s annual Spring Cleanup, is May 3. The next three events, “Music on Main,” will be held May 15, June 19 and July 17. “Art on Main,” a popular summertime event, takes place July 19. The annual “Sass in the City” is Aug. 1. Next, HarmonyFest …

Colon Township Library is appealing to the public for help with its charity event later this year. It is asking for donations of wooden chairs, small tables and shelves. The items are then decorated and/or painted, then made available later in the year during a fundraiser to benefit the library. Anyone able to help should take donations to the library …

February’s unemployment rate in St. Joseph County decreased by half of a percent from January. Figures from the monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget show St. Joseph County’s unemployment rate fell from 6.3 percent in January to 5.8 percent in February. The county’s February rate from a year earlier was 4.5 percent. Meanwhile, Cass …

A Three Rivers man was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday in Calhoun County’s Burlington Township. Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched shortly after 5:30 a.m. to an area on 11 Mile Road, near Q Drive South. According to investigators, the 79-year-old man, who was not identified, was driving north on 11 Mile Road when he encountered a disabled semi blocking …

A Decatur woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash last week in Cass County’s Silver Creek Township. Sheriff Clint Roach said deputies were called shortly before 9:30 p.m. Friday to the intersection of M-51 and M-152. Investigators said Kerry Darrigan, a 70-year-old Decatur man, was heading north on M-51 when he approached from behind a vehicle stopped at the intersection …

Beacon Health System, owner of Three Rivers Health, has signed an agreement to acquire the Ascension healthcare system in southwest Michigan. The transaction is expected to close this summer, subject to standard regulatory approvals. Once the arrangement is complete, Beacon Health System will own Ascension’s network of four hospitals, 35 outpatient clinics and an ambulatory surgery center. The hospitals include …

A Branch County man was charged with a number of drug-related offenses following his arrest last week. Members of the Southwest Enforcement Team responded Thursday to a residence on Burr Oak Road. A search warrant was executed and investigators discovered a variety of suspected drugs. Bronson Township resident Robert Daggs, 35, was arrested and charged with delivery and manufacture of …

We are approaching the festival season here in Three Rivers. From May through November, you’ll find many events to attend that will interest every member of the family. I suggest you get out your calendars and mark these dates so that you won’t miss anything. — Saturday, May 3, everyone is invited to come down to the Main Street business …

MSU Extension is hosting an online session covering how to prepare and sell foods to the public under Michigan’s Cottage Food Law. The two-hour workshop combines education about the state’s Cottage Food Law, and the food-safety aspects of preparing and selling cottage foods. Michigan Cottage Food Law allows residents to manufacture foods in home kitchens and storing products at home. …

A Coldwater man faces a number of charges, including offenses related to criminal-sexual conduct. Branch County Sheriff Fred Blankenship said deputies arrested Ray Zierle March 28 at his residence on Bidwell Road after they executed a search warrant at his home. Authorities said Zierle is a night custodian with Union City Community Schools. Blankenship said deputies found electronic devices containing …