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Howardsville Christian senior Dylan Jergens is The Associated Press Division 4 boys basketball Player of the Year. The three-time first team All-State selection was a unanimous pick by a panel of nine Michigan sportswriters. Jergens this year set the Michigan High School Athletic Association record for points in a season with 971. He is third on the all-time points list …

The city of Three Rivers will soon begin looking for a new member to join its city commission. During last week’s meeting, Norm Stutesman announced he will be moving out of the city and as a result will be forced to vacate his seat. His resignation becomes effective Monday. Stutesman joined the seven-member commission in January 2017 to replace Diane …

A medical condition likely caused a one-vehicle accident Tuesday in Cass County’s Newberg Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called at 6:30 a.m. to M-40, north of Bair Lake Road. Investigators said 51-year-old Alfred Hooker was heading north on M-40 when he began to experience dizziness. Authorities said Hooker attempted to pull off to the side of the roadway …

Three Rivers Health employees have selected registered nurse Diane Hawkins as 2018 “Employee of the Year.” Hawkins was honored last week at the “Three Rivers Health Employee Gala” at Pine View Golf Club. She has been with Three Rivers Health since 1990 and currently works as a registered nurse in the Perioperative Department. She was described by her peers as …

House painters won’t need a license under a new Michigan law. The law starts Thursday. It removes painting and decorating from a list of trades covered by a state license for residential maintenance and alteration. The Senate Fiscal Agency says there were 432 Michigan contractors licensed in painting and decorating in December. They had to complete 60 hours of education …

Sturgis police arrested a Three Rivers man last week following an attempted retail fraud incident. According to a department media release, officers were called shortly before 11 p.m. Friday to the 400 block of West South Street regarding a retail fraud in progress. Officers arrived and took a 21-year-old man into custody. He was also charged with retail fraud and …

According to a March 13 report from Detroit News, Michigan will cut anticipated road-funding payments to local governments by $31 million this year after mistakenly sending them extra money last year. St. Joseph County Road Commission managing director John Lindsey said St. Joseph County’s overpayment was more than $145,000. Michigan Department of Transportation will deduct 10 percent of that from …

Members of the Mendon Community Schools Board of Education agreed last week to change to the amount of community-service hours required for graduation. Currently, students are required to have four hours of community service to graduate. These community service hours must be through an approved organization such as the school, local library, the village or township, a church, or any …

The two local chapters of Daughters of the American Revolution recognized this year’s DAR Good Citizens earlier this month by holding a reception in their honor at Centreville United Methodist Church. Selected for their dependability, service, leadership and patriotism were Zoe Yoquelet of Sturgis High School, Samara Schlabach from Centreville High School, Holly Ann Seman from Constantine High School, Elizabeth …

St. Joseph County sheriff ’s deputies, along with five K-9 units from Michigan State Police, recently searched several areas in Fawn River Township for a woman reported missing late last year. Brittany Nichole Shank was most recently seen around 9:30 p.m. Nov. 30 in the 33000 block of Fawn River Road after her vehicle went off the road. The area …