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A Sturgis man was arrested after he allegedly assaulted another man over the weekend in an area near downtown Sturgis. According to Sturgis police, the 67-year-old suspect brutally assaulted a 77-year-old Jonesville man. A department media release did not indicate the circumstances of the incident. The victim was treated at Sturgis Hospital. The suspect was charged with felonious assault, according …

A Three Rivers man was injured over the weekend after the all-terrain vehicle he was driving flipped and landed on top of him. Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly after 9:30 p.m. Friday to the 10000 block of Cranberry Lake Road in Marcellus Township. Investigators said 45-year-old John McDowell was riding the four-wheeler on private property. …

The Branch-Hillsdale, St. Joseph Community Health Agency encourages parents and health-care providers to talk to kids about tobacco use, and to remind them that spit tobacco and e-cigarettes are not a safe alternative to smoking cigarettes. Providing a tobacco-free example and home environment can also help protect kids from tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure. In addition, tobacco-free school policies …

Three Rivers resident Geoffrey Clark has announced he plans to run for the Three Rivers City Commission as a write-in candidate. Clark made the announcement last week and in response, Three Rivers resident Cody Sharpe said he will not pursue a write-in campaign of his own. Sharpe said he will instead support Clark as candidate for the city’s First District. …

A Three Rivers woman with a history of community involvement has been named interim director of the Three Rivers Public Library. Bobbi Schoon was named to the position during a special meeting Thursday. She steps in after Lynn Schofield-Dahl announce earlier in the week her resignation. Schofield-Dahl declined to state why she chose to resign, stating only that it was …

Summer vacation is over for the school children. Where did the summer go? With students back in the classroom, we all must be aware of the activity in and around the many school zones. One never knows when a child is going to dart out into the street from between parked cars. School buses are now busy picking up or …

Sturgis Hospital has been working with Ascension Borgess to take over Sturgis Medical Group. Hospital officials said last week they hope to have an agreement finalized as quickly as possible, hospital board vice president Joe Haas told Sturgis city commissioners at their meeting Wednesday. Ascension Borgess would rent Medical Commons 1 and some of Medical Commons 2, and purchase the equipment. …

Centreville Public Schools Board of Education members last week approved TowerPinkster as the architect of record for 2019-20, as the district looks to enter phase 3 of a bond project. Superintendent Stephanie Lemmer and board president Jeff Troyer, however, will meet with TowerPinkster regarding concerns the district had in the first two phases of the project, such as drainage issues …

A state police patrol car was struck while its driver was on patrol over the weekend along Interstate 94 in Calhoun County. According to a department media release, the trooper was driving in the westbound lane at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Beadle Lake Road, which is exit No. 100. The trooper had been patrolling a construction zone …

About 39% of Michigan communities that approved a recreational marijuana ballot measure last year have since introduced local bans that prohibit businesses selling pot. Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency issued emergency rules in July giving local authorities six months to introduce bans before it starts to accept applications for business licenses Nov. 1. MLive.com reports that 308 of the 792 cities …