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A 50-year-old Cassopolis man drowned last week at a lake in Cass County’s Penn Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called around 7:30 a.m. Friday to an area at Belas Lake, where a kayak was located adrift at the northwest corner of the lake. The kayak was unoccupied but hunting and fishing equipment was floating near it. Authorities investigated …

St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite recently acknowledged citizens from three separate incidents for their acts of bravery and heroism. During a ceremony last week at the sheriff’s department, Lillywhite commended Rod and Tammy Chupp for their role in a May 1 crash at the intersection of M-86 and Nottawa Road in Nottawa Township. The Chupps rendered aid that likely …

Michigan State Police troopers responded to a two-vehicle, fatal crash last week in Branch County’s Sherwood Township. Troopers were called shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday to M-60, near Blossom Road. Investigators said 45-year-old Genesee County resident Mollie Royce was heading east on M-60 when her vehicle crossed the center line. It collided head-on into a vehicle driven by 56-year-old Billy …

What month is this and what season are we in? We’ve been experiencing temperatures in the forties and fifties for a couple of days, then over the weekend we enjoyed temps in the seventies. We’ve had cloudy days, rainy days and just plane chilly days. There is no doubt in my mind that we are living in the state of …

North Branch 50, Three Rivers 13 Constantine 37, Benton Harbor 20 Buchanan 36, Centreville 28 White Pigeon 55, White Cloud 0 Edwardsburg 58, Sturgis 21 Schoolcraft 1, Saugatuck 0 Sand Creek 68, Cassopolis 6 Marcellus 64, Eau Claire 24

A Three Rivers woman died earlier this week in a two-vehicle crash in Constantine Township. State police troopers were called at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday to the area of U.S. 131 and Dickinson Road. Authorities said the 39-year-old woman was driving south on U.S. 131 and her vehicle collided head-on into a northbound pickup driven by a 59-year-old man from Owosso. …

Sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help in locating the driver of a car involved in a hit-and-run incident Thursday in Mottville Township. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said deputies were alerted to a car-pedestrian situation at 5:35 a.m. in the area of U.S. 12 and Riverside Drive. A passerby told authorities there was an injured pedestrian in the roadway. Investigators …

I am “Jack”, a tri colored beagle, two years old.  I am neutered, current on my vaccinations and licensed in St. Joseph County.  I am not fully house trained yet.  I am waiting for someone with time and patience to teach me. I hope I can share Thanksgiving with you.  My docket number is 53279, at the St. Joseph County …

Several details regarding a 13-mile project centering on U.S. 131 in St. Joseph and Kalamazoo counties were provided by Michigan Department of Transportation officials Wednesday during an information session at Schoolcraft Village Office. Project manager Sarah Fedders said the $52 million project will begin at the Rocky River in Three Rivers next spring and conclude for the season at XY …

Fourteen St. Joseph County employees were recognized this week for milestone years of service. Leading this year’s group were corrections sergeant Mason Stratton, custodian Michael Pahl and Kathy Griffin, circuit/probate court administrator. They are observing 25 years of employment. Next on the seniority list were 20-year employees detective sergeant Brian Stears, and corrections officers Frank Metz and Luke Lori. Three …