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The St. Joseph County United Way is offering a sale of LuLa Roe clothing items. Executive director Kelly Hostetler said a generous donor gifted the remainder of their LuLa Roe inventory to the Centreville-based agency. Hostetler said the inventory includes many styles and sizes, ranging from XXS to 3X. All items are new and everything is $10 each. The sale …

A 34-year-old woman was shot during a domestic situation over the weekend in Cass County’s Mason Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly after 9:30 a.m. Sunday in the 19000 block of Chain Lake Street. Deputies arrived to the scene and sought the aid of ambulance personnel. The victim subsequently was flown to Memorial Hospital in South Bend. …

The passenger of a vehicle involved in a high-speed chase last week in Park Township was taken into custody. Her companion, the driver of what is being reported as a stolen vehicle, remains at large. A department media release indicated deputies were called at 8:10 a.m. Friday to the area of Heimbach Road and U.S. 131 Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said …

Michigan’s seasonally-adjusted jobless rate declined by two-tenths of a percent in September to 8.5 percent, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. The number of employed and unemployed lowered in September, as the state workforce decreased by 23,000 over the month. The U.S. jobless rate fell by half a percentage point between August and …

St. Joseph County health officials have reported an overall rise in COVID-19 cases over the past three weeks, including 31 on Monday, 19 on Tuesday and 12 on Wednesday last week. Branch-Hillsdale St. Joseph County Health Agency confirmed the increase in identified cases that had its first spike trend Sept. 24. On that day, 20 new cases were reported, the …

Burr Oak village officials have agreed to look into pending complaints against an unnamed village officer. The virtual meeting, held at the Burr Oak school complex Wednesday, opened in public session then entered into closed session to discuss the matter, centering on alleged misuse of village funds and an accompanying investigation. Officials said Thursday that the council, after returning to …

A couple of weeks ago I listed some words of wisdom. This week I’d like to share some words of wisdom about love. Love is one thing there’s too little of and we can always use much more. Share this words of wisdom and share a little more love: Love carries great expectations. Love always eases pain. Love all, trust …

White Pigeon Junior/ Senior High School closed Wednesday and is scheduled to remain shut through next week. District officials said two additional people in the building tested positive for COVID-19. Both were last in the building Oct. 5. After conferring with the local health agency, superintendent Jon Keyer (rhymes with “higher”) and associate superintendent Carrie Erlandson said the decision was …

Glen Oaks Community College Foundation is accepting scholarship applications from new and returning Glen Oaks students for the 2021-22 academic year. Through efforts of the foundation, endowed scholarships and charitable cash gifts provide students with financial assistance to pursue their continuing education. The foundation reported that for the current academic year, 66 students received more than $64,000 in scholarships. A …

Police are seeking help from the community to identify a vehicle whose occupants may have been part of a shooting incident Wednesday in Sturgis. Officers were called to the area of Williams and Jefferson streets around 9:40 a.m. following a report of shots fired. Responding officers learned that multiple shots had been fired from a vehicle and aimed toward a …