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Last week I wrote quite a bit about “Fiber”. I mentioned how important Fiber is to us and how we should try to include Fiber in our daily diet. Protein is another important item that should be included in our daily intake of food. Protein plays an essential role in muscle maintenance, metabolic function and overall physical well-being. As we …

Cass County Road Commission officials said an intersection with an unusually high volume of crashes is being made a four-way stop. Agency officials said a change was made this week to the intersection of Dailey Road and Pokagon Highway, just west of Cassopolis. Previously, east-west traffic on Pokagon Highway had the right of way, while north-south traffic on Dailey Road …

Three Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce is issuing a last call for anyone interested in its annual golf outing. It starts at 11 a.m. Aug. 27 at Sauganash Country Club. Cost is $75 per person and includes 18 holes and a cart, on-course contests and lunch. More information is available through the chamber’s website: trchamber.com.

Organizers behind the annual Colon Cruise-In said they are ready for the 2024 event. The eighth annual cruise-in starts at 10 a.m. Aug. 24 and concludes at 6 o’clock at Magic City Pickers, next to Village Market. It will feature the band Blackstone Creek and Friends, a food vendor, and arts and crafts. Anyone interested in setting up an arts-and-crafts …

Burr Oak Community Schools officials announced the district is forced to delay the start of its 2024-25 academic year until after Labor Day. Classes were to start Monday next week but due to construction-related delays, the first day has been pushed to Sept. 3, district officials said. Board members are expected to discuss how the delayed start will affect the …

Michigan Department of Transportation’s Chris Jacobs has issued an update regarding the second phase of U.S. 131 construction. The project, which started April 15, is concentrated to an area that includes the village of Schoolcraft and an area north to Shaver Road. According to Jacobs, recently completed work includes installation of storm sewers from the railroad crossing to Cass Street; …

A Cassopolis woman was injured after she was involved in a two-vehicle crash over the weekend in Cass County’s Mason Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies responded shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday to the intersection of Cassopolis Road and Mason Street in response to a personal-injury crash. Investigators determined a car driven by Detroit-area resident Jaime Anway, 47, was traveling …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a larceny from a motor vehicle in White Pigeon Township. Troopers said the incident took place overnight July 24 into July 25 in the 17000 block of Indian Prairie Road. Authorities said jumper cables and money were taken from the vehicle.

Michigan Department of Transportation has started work on one of its three planned projects this summer. A section of M-86, from South Main Street in Three Rivers to West Main Street in Centreville, started Monday. MDOT’s Nick Schirripa said the work involves a three-step process beginning with a chip-seal step, followed by a procedure Schirripa called a fog seal and …

An Indiana man was injured after the motorcycle he was driving struck a deer in Cass County’s Mason Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly before 9 p.m. July 30 to the area of Calvin Center Road and Mason Street. Investigators said 40-year-old South Bend resident Joshua Stillwagon was driving south on Calvin Center Road when a deer …