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St. Joseph County United Way Director Kelly Hostetler will receive the Book of Golden Deeds award March 20, according to a community announcement. The Sturgis Exchange Club will honor her at its 82nd annual ceremony. The event, which takes place at Sturges-Young Center, is part of the club’s regular meeting, starting at 11:45 a.m. Hostetler was chosen for her volunteer …

By now everyone should have their clocks set to the correct time. You’ll notice that you are probably getting up in the dark and watching the sunset around 7 PM. It would be nice if this could have been the last time we had to reset our clocks. We are approaching the season when we are able to get out …

The first block of S. Grant Ave. begins at W. Michigan (formerly 1st North St.) and ends at South St. (formerly 1st South St.). The present Andrews School property on the corners of S. Douglas(s), Millard (formerly 2nd South St.) and present South Street, does not touch S. Lincoln. It is built on what was part of a three and …

An ABC newsmagazine program will feature a case involving the murder of a Three Rivers woman dating to 1988. The program, 20/20, will showcase on tonight’s episode how technology played a critical part in solving the cold-case murder of Cathy Swartz. She was 19 when she was murdered at her Riverside Townhouse apartment by Robert Waters in December 1988. Waters …

A change order for construction of a wastewater-treatment plant in Constantine was approved by village officials earlier this week. Village Manager Mark Honeysett said the $50,000 change order will be applied toward the final stages of construction of the facility. It is projected to cost $18.5 million. The plant is being funded by the USDA Rural Development program and a …

Sturgis Area Community Foundation, the Three Rivers Area Community Foundation, White Pigeon Area Community Foundation and Constantine Area Community Foundation have announced a collective donation of $100,000 to ROOTED of St. Joseph County’s Safe House Capital campaign. ROOTED officials said the contribution will be applied toward their $300,000 fundraising goal. The Centreville-based agency plans to construct a transitional safe house …

The identity of an Indiana man who died in a two-vehicle crash earlier this week in Florence Township has been confirmed. An obituary posted by Hess Funeral Home and Cremation Services in LaGrange states Francisco Javier Ramirez Munoz, 27, died at the scene of a crash at Lutz Road and Stears Road. Munoz, a Howe resident, was driving east on …

Michigan State Police troopers assisted with the apprehension of a LaGrange County man following a pursuit that made its way through St. Joseph County and ended in Branch County. Troopers pursued the U-Haul truck Tuesday once it entered St. Joseph County from Indiana. Stop sticks were successfully deployed as the 48-year-old driver continued east into Branch County. Its sheriff’s department …

Farrand Hall in Colon is set to begin a weekly event every Wednesday starting next week. “Community Dinners … a casual dining experience at Farrand Hall,” features a three-course meal for $45 per person. The meal starts at 6:30 and takes about 90 minutes. Farrand Hall is located in the 58000 block of Farrand Road in Colon Township. Tickets can …

A LaGrange County man died this week in a two-vehicle crash in Florence Township. Sheriff Chad Spence said deputies were called shortly before 4 p.m. Monday to the intersection of Lutz Road and Stears Road in response to a crash with injuries. Investigators said a 27-year-old man from Howe, Ind., identified as Francisco Javier Ramirez Munoz, was driving east on …