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Sarah Bleything was recently sworn in as Constantine’s newest part-time police officer. Bleything graduated from the Kalamazoo Valley Community College police academy in early July, having been sponsored by the Constantine agency. Bleything served in the Army for eight years starting in 2006 and was deployed to Iraq twice. She earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 2015 at …

Does anyone send “Thank You” notes anymore? I seriously doubt many people take the time to do this act of appreciation. I’m sure folks have valid reasons for not taking the time to purchase the notes, writing a few words of gratitude, addressing an envelope, affixing a stamp, and finally mailing the card. By sending a “Thank You” note to …

The Michigan High School Athletic Association on Friday moved the football season to next spring but said other fall sports would proceed as scheduled during the coronavirus pandemic. The move came days after the Big Ten postponed all fall sports and said it hoped to make them up in the second semester. The MHSAA had previously allowed lower-risk fall sports — golf, …

An already-overwhelmed St. Joseph County Animal Control was dealt another blow this week, as agency director Greg Musser was called Wednesday to assist with the county’s second cat-hoarding case within an eight-day period. Though not as large as the 150-plus cats taken from a Park Township residence Aug. 4, Wednesday’s situation in Three Rivers yielded at least 50 cats. Musser …

A Battle Creek man was killed in a two-vehicle crash late Wednesday in Sherman Township. Justin Noel, 19, was airlifted to Bronson Methodist Hospital following the incident, and later died. He was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Erandi Tzitziki, 19, also of Battle Creek. Police said Tzitziki was driving north on North Centerville Road and failed to stop at …

The Three Rivers Food Site has announced it will be closed Tuesday next week. Agency officials said the food site will undergo a thorough cleaning before re-opening Thursday.

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a theft incident at a business in Nottawa Township. According to a department media release, a catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle at Nottawa Auto Sales, located in the 26000 block of M-86. The catalytic converter was cut off a 2015 Jeep Patriot between Aug. 4 and Aug. 12.

St. Joseph County officials appear poised to implement a 35-hour work week for county staff. For the second consecutive executive committee meeting, commissioners focused on ways to close an anticipated financial shortfall of $150,000. With 2020 revenue coming in less than budgeted, the potential deficit has emerged as a priority for commissioners. The proposed measure would cut five hours of …

Sheriff’s deputies responded to a complaint of stolen property at a residence in Constantine Township. Deputies responded July 31 to a location on Winding River Road. The victim told authorities a Mercury outboard motor, a half-ton floor jack, a 30-ton bottle jack and a 12-ton bottle jack were stolen from a shed in the yard on the river side of …

St. Joseph County commissioners have recommended applying for a grant to retain additional manpower. During their executive committee meeting Wednesday, commissioners fielded a request from Sheriff Mark Lillywhite regarding a state-issued Secondary Road Patrol grant application. It’s a grant the county has received for a number of years, Lillywhite said. The grant provides partial funding for two additional deputies specifically …