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Constantine Village Manager Mark Honeysett said the municipality’s plan to build a sewer plant has hit a snag. The council last year took a series of steps to receive funds from USDA World Development to renovate its sanitary sewer system plant. Meanwhile, Honeysett said the village has waited six months for approval of a discharge application from Michigan Department of …

The coordinator of the Palmer Lake Fourth of July Flotilla has announced the theme for the 2021 event. Tim Taylor said the theme to the 15th annual event is “World Cities.” Next year’s flotilla will be July 3. Participants will be encouraged to decorate their pontoon, dock, fishing boat or shoreline around the theme of a world city. The 2020 …

Three Rivers High School’s varsity football team faces its toughest opponent of the six-game regular season this evening, as the Wildcats will square off against Wolverine Conference powerhouse Edwardsburg. Three Rivers is still trying to find its footing this season. It is off to an 0-and-3 start and fell to Jackson County’s Parma Western last week, 42-to-7. Edwardsburg, meanwhile, is …

My name is Cooper.  I am trying to get ready for fall with my gourds and pumpkin.  I lost my home because my owner was no longer able to care for me.  I am a white terrier mix, six years old.  I am a neutered male that requires regular grooming.  I am housetrained and I get along with other dogs.  …

Board members of the St. Joseph County Road Commission received good news during their meeting Wednesday. Garrett Myland, assistant manager/engineer, said the agency was awarded $760,000 from the Southwest Michigan Bridge Council. The multi-county council fielded more than $42 million in requests from its members and had about $4 million available to award to more than half a dozen counties …

A 35-year-old Sturgis man has been charged with first-degree homicide stemming from a fatal shooting last week in Sturgis. An arraignment took place Friday in St. Joseph County Court for Erik Davis, a suspect in the shooting. His bond was set at $750,000. Davis was arrested after a 33-year-old man died from multiple gunshot wounds following the shooting, which occurred …

Three Rivers Community School Superintendent Ron Moag said the district was notified by the Branch-Hillsdale-St Joseph Community Health Agency that two students at Park Elementary have tested positive for COVID-19. Through the contact-tracing process, along with the case reported at the start of the week, the district has identified a significant number of staff and students required to quarantine. As …

State police are looking for the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run incident last week in Branch County’s Sherwood Township. Troopers said the incident occurred between 7 and 8 p.m. Friday near the intersection of Oliverda Road and M-60. Investigators said a female pedestrian was struck by the driver of an older, two-door, white Ford pickup. It features …

Two major road projects – one in Nottawa Township, the other in Lockport Township – are nearing completion. St. Joseph County Road Commission Manager John Lindsey said work on a portion of Nottawa Road was to resume Monday. Meanwhile, attention will focus next week on stretches of Holtom and Schweitzer roads in Lockport Township. Lindsey said the Nottawa Road project …

Here’s an election-related bit of information from St. Joseph County Clerk Lindsay Oswald. She said there have been a number of inquiries about straight-ticket votes in advance of the Nov. 3 general election. She said in straight-ticket voting, voters may vote in the straight-party race and select the party of their choosing – this will award votes up to the …