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The deadline for orders from the St. Joseph County Conservation District’s Spring Seedling Sale is less than a month away. Agency officials said this year’s inventory includes white oak, hazelnut, white cedar Douglas fir, redbud, Eastern white pine, flowering dogwood and shagbark. More information is available through the conservation district’s website: stjoecountycd.com. Order deadline is April 24. Orders can be …

A White Pigeon man was involved in a four-vehicle crash last week in Elkhart County. According to the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called around 5:30 a.m. March 17 to the intersection of County Road 2 and County Road 37. Investigators said a vehicle driven by an 18-year-old Indiana man was eastbound on County Road 2 and crossed the …

No students were injured after the school bus they were in was struck by a vehicle earlier this week in Colon Township. Nottawa Community School Superintendent Jerome Wolff issued a statement detailing the situation, which occurred shortly after 7 a.m. Monday. Wolff said the driver of the bus was exiting a private driveway on M-86 near Lepley Road when it …

A popular attraction at Scidmore Park Zoo passed away last week. Beau, a 29-year-old mini donkey, died March 19. Zoo officials said Beau had developed arthritis in his joints as a result of his age. In addition, his teeth had worn down drastically, which made eating difficult. Over the winter, his ailments gradually worsened, capped by a rapid decline in …

St. Joseph County Intermediate School District has named an internal candidate as the agency’s next superintendent. Board members on Monday agreed to offer the post to Jim Berry. He is currently career and technical education director for the Centreville-based ISD. He will replace Teresa Belote, who is retiring at the end of the current academic year. Berry was one of …

A Centreville Elementary School teacher is a finalist for a competition staged by the Detroit Red Wings hockey club. Special education teacher Alyssa Henneman is one of three remaining teachers from a field of 75 candidates for the “Best in Class” teacher-recognition program, sponsored in part by Meijer. As a result of Henneman advancing to the finals, she was awarded …

After COVID, a number of false starts, a variety of setbacks and lingering questions by a minority of the county’s board of commissioners, the county courts building project is about to begin. A budget of $14 million has been set, though its estimated price tag is $12.5 million. County Administrator Teresa Cupp said the public will see construction equipment on …

The Michigan Secretary of State office on Vans Avenue in Coldwater will close Monday for one week while it relocates to a temporary site to allow for a remodeling project. Its temporary location opens at 9 a.m. April 6 at 490 Marshall St., in Coldwater. The project includes redesigning the office layout and adding a public restroom, new signage and …

Three Rivers Police Department K-9 Officer Goose will soon receive a bullet- and stab-protective vest. Agency officials said the protective gear is being offered through Vested Interest In K9’s, a charitable organization. Delivery of the equipment is expected in June. Vested Interest In K9’s was established in 2009. Its mission is to provide bullet- and stab-protective vests, and other assistance …

A proposal for a new, larger Shell gas station at a busy intersection in Vicksburg cleared its first hurdle recently, as members of the Vicksburg Village Council OK’d a rezoning request. Despite pleas from more than a dozen area residents urging denial, the request was approved unanimously. The Vicksburg Planning Commission on Feb. 9 recommended the request, albeit by a …