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Kalamazoo legal case assigned to St. Joseph County

A Kalamazoo woman has been charged with a number of offenses in a case being tried by St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office. Prosecuting attorney Deb Davis said Tami Rayshawn Rey has been charged with two felony counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer and two misdemeanor charges of domestic violence. The alleged offenses occurred May 23 in Kalamazoo. The case was …

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Man sentenced in sexual assault case

A Clare County man was sentenced last week in Centreville for sexually assaulting a relative two decades ago in St. Joseph County. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said 69-year-old Geral Whitney will serve up to 30 years in prison after he was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman. Whitney was found guilty by a jury in May of one …

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Dump truck stolen in Constantine Township

Troopers from Michigan State Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying suspects involved in the theft and arson of a dump truck in St. Joseph County. According to a department media release, the vehicle was stolen in the early morning hours Saturday from a farm field in Constantine Township. It was later located in a cornfield near Three Rivers. …

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Police search for person of interest in Dowagiac murder investigation

Cass County authorities are on the lookout for a person of interest in a murder investigation. Dowagiac Police Chief Steven Grinnewald said officers were called shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday to the area of Clay Street and Halstead Street following a call to central dispatch reporting shots fired. Officers determined a verbal altercation allegedly occurred at some point between two …

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Out and About – Week of July 14th

The Fourth of July weekend is now in the history books and the local lakes are now resting from all the busy lake traffic. The population on Pleasant Lake has dwindled down to what is considered normal. One has to look a little harder to find an Illinois or Indiana license plate. Not to worry, our neighbors will be back …

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Prosecutor’s office adds assistant attorney

St. Joseph County Prosecutor Deb Davis recently announced the addition of assistant prosecuting attorney Angelique Camfield. The addition of Camfield marks what Davis called a step in the right direction toward fulfilling her campaign promise to rebuild the prosecutor’s office into a fully staffed, high-functioning legal team. Davis said she remains focused on the work voters elected her to do. …

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Kalamazoo airport receives grant

Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport has secured an Airport Improvement Program grant in excess of $14 million. Airport director Craig Williams said the grant, issued through the Federal Aviation Administration, will allow the airport to construct a 450-foot extension to one of its runways. In addition, Williams said the funding will also allow the airport to make several supporting infrastructure improvements. …

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Name released – Fatal motorcycle crash

Authorities have released the name of the man killed in a motorcycle crash last Wednesday evening north of Three Rivers. 35-year-old John Paul Lewis of Three Rivers died after losing control of his motorcycle and striking the rear of another southbound vehicle on U.S. 131 near Flowerfield Road in Park Township. Lewis was pronounced dead at the scene. He was …

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Second sewer spill in Fabius Township

The second sewer spill within a month in Fabius Township was reported in late June. Constantine Village Manager Mark Honeysett said the incident was reported shortly before 9 a.m. June 25 in the 15000 block of Gleason Road, near the intersection of King Road. Honeysett said the incident was in the general vicinity of a previous spill June 11. He …

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One person injured in golf cart crash

One person was injured after a golf cart was struck by a pickup last week in Cass County’s Penn Township. Sheriff Clint Roach said deputies were called shortly after 9 p.m. July 4 to the area of Schultz Court and Shore Acres Road in response to a crash with injury. Deputies said a juvenile was driving a golf cart and …

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