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Branch County authorities are on the lookout for a man who was following a jogger last week. Sheriff’s officials said they were notified shortly after 10 a.m. June 28 that a woman who was jogging near Warren Road and Lake Drive in Ovid Township reported a man in a pickup was following her. The woman told investigators she ran away …

St. Joseph County Conservation District is just over a week away from conducting its second of four river-cleanup events of 2023. Volunteers are encouraged to help out, as the July 15 event will follow the Rocky River from Null Road at the Fabius/Flowerfield township border to Hanks Tavern on the River. Volunteers should show up by 9:15. Conservation District Director …

Branch and St. Joseph counties are in a severe drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor report issued last week. With heavy early spring rains, drought conditions are not yet a problem for farmers but could get worse as summer progresses. The drought is also serious for home gardeners who must water to maintain growth. Jeff Andresen, an agricultural meteorologist …

A motorcyclist injured over the weekend in a Leonidas Township crash has died. State police investigators said the man, whose age and identity were not immediately released, lost control of the motorcycle he was driving Saturday afternoon on northbound M-66 at Jacksonburg Road. Witnesses said the driver lost control of his motorcycle, crossed the center line and was thrown from …

The treasurer of Vicksburg Rocket Football has been charged with embezzling more than $30,000 from the youth program. FOX News 17 said Ashley Schippers was arraigned Monday on one count of embezzlement. The news channel reported the Vicksburg Rocket Football director indicated to police that the program’s treasurer had embezzled money from the program. When confronted by the board, Schippers …

A motorcyclist was injured over the weekend in a crash southeast of Mendon. State Police troopers responded Saturday to the intersection of M-66 and Jacksonburg Road in response to a single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle. Investigators said the motorcyclist was driving at a high rate of speed northbound on M-66. A witness told authorities the driver lost control of the …

St. Joseph County Undersheriff Jason Bingaman says the agency plans to use grant money to enforce a new law that went into effect last week. Three House bills focusing on districted driving went into effect Saturday. Essentially, the law forbids use of a hand-held cell phone while driving. This includes use of a mobile electronic device to do any task, …

The city of Sturgis wishes to advise motorists that a section of North Centerville Road will be closed until next week starting Wednesday. Contractors will close the 900 block of North Centreville in order to complete utility installation under the roadway. City officials said the work could continue through July 12, depending on a number of factors, including weather, contractor …

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 …