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Three Rivers agrees to Carnegie building sale

Three Rivers municipal leaders last week approved the sale of the Carnegie building. City officials said the sale to the Carnegie Center for the Arts was for $54,000. The deal also means the end of a lease agreement between Carnegie Center for the Arts and the Three Rivers Woman’s Club. The breakdown that led to the lack of continuing the …

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Murder suspect pleaded guilty

The suspect in a Three Rivers murder case has pled guilty. Randall Miller, 34, appeared before St. Joseph County Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman last week. The occasion stems from the March 2019 death of Lori Norman. Miller pleaded guilty to second-degree murder as part of a plea deal, which calls for the dismissal of all other charges related to …

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Park Township Planning Commission virtual meeting

Due to new COVID 19 restrictions that will take effect on November 18, 2020, limiting 10 persons in a building, those wanting to attend the special meeting of the Park Township Planning Commission on Thursday, November 19, 2020 will need to attend virtually. The public may participate in the meeting through Zoom access by computer and smart phone using the …

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Michigan governor says she has authority for stay-home order

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Monday she has the authority to issue a second stay-at-home order to curb the spiking coronavirus if necessary and called a comment by an adviser to President Donald Trump urging people to “rise up” against Michigan’s latest restrictions “incredibly reckless.” The Democratic governor spoke with Capitol reporters a day after announcing limits amid a surge of COVID-19 cases …

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DNR leads search and rescue for missing North Carolina hunter near Sleeping Bear Dunes

Rain, cool temperatures and 40 mph winds created challenges for emergency responders searching for a lost North Carolina man on opening day of the 2020 firearm deer season. “Sunday night, Conservation Officer Amanda McCurdy coordinated a successful multiagency search and rescue for a missing hunter,” said Chief Gary Hagler, Michigan Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division. “First responders faced …

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White Pigeon man killed in crash

A White Pigeon man died in a two-vehicle collision Friday evening in Florence Township. State police said 40-year-old Clarence Bryant was driving south on Sevison Road when his vehicle failed to stop at the intersection of Dickinson Road and collided with an eastbound car. Its driver was treated at Sturgis Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Bryant died at the scene, authorities …

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Fatal crash near Marcellus – Two dead

Two people died in a single-vehicle crash over the weekend in Marcellus Township. Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday to investigate a personal-injury incident near the intersection of M-40 and Dutch Settlement Road. Behnke said a car driven by 69-year-old Marcellus resident Stanley Bridges was traveling north on M-40 when it left …

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Boil water notice in Lockport Township

Lockport Township officials have issued a boil water notice after the township’s water system detected the presence of coliform bacteria in its supply. Deputy clerk Rhonda Wright said the water department office routinely monitors for the presence of drinking water contaminants and recent water samples showed the presence of coliform bacteria. Wright advised residents to not drink tap water without boiling …

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SJC jury trials postponed

Here’s a message from St. Joseph County courts: Pursuant to a local administrative order, St. Joseph County’s courts are able to conduct jury trials when the number of COVID-related cases is below a threshold set by the Michigan Supreme Court. At this time, the case count per million and the positivity rate remain too high for jury trials to be …

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Michigan halts high school classes, indoor restaurant dining

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration on Sunday ordered high schools and colleges to stop in-person classes, closed restaurants to indoor dining and stopped organized sports — including the football playoffs — in a bid to curb Michigan’s spiking coronavirus cases. The restrictions will begin Wednesday and last three weeks. They are not nearly as sweeping as when the governor issued a …

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