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The Centreville school board has rated superintendent Stephanie Lemmer “highly effective” and extended her contract through 2021. The 37-year-old Lemmer received an overall evaluation score of 91 percent. Board president Jeff Troyer said that over the past year, Lemmer showed growth in labor relations and staff relations. Financial terms of Lemmer’s contract call for a two percent base salary increase, to …

Members of the Centreville Public Schools Board of Education approved some personnel matters Monday. The board approved hiring Laura Schmidt as elementary school social worker and appointed elementary librarian Mary Beals as the high school’s summer school teacher. Board members renewed coaching contracts for Shawn Hulin, girls’ track; Mike Hunter, boys’ track; Stephen Larsen, golf; and Scott Logan, softball. Baseball …

White Pigeon Days, the third community festival in St. Joseph County this summer, wraps up today. The fire department pancake and sausage breakfast starts at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, which will complement a car show that begins at 8 a.m. The midway – featuring merchants, booths and inflatables – opens at 9 a.m. A home run derby starts at 10 a.m. …

You want me to WHAT?  Find the hot dog slices under the tennis balls?  I guess I can do that.  I am a catahoula mix, named Gracie.  I have a brindle/spotted coat and I am about one and a half years old.  I am spayed and up to date on my vaccinations.  I am good with children and other dogs …

St. Joseph County commissioners are expected to approve the hiring of two new sheriff’s department deputies. Commissioners during Wednesday’s executive committee meeting recommended a request from Undersheriff Mark Lillywhite, who was seeking an exception to the county’s hiring freeze in order to fill two spots created by a pair of resignations. Commissioners agreed to the request but also planned to …

State police troopers are investigating the theft of several kayaks from the Corey Lake area in Fabius Township. The first vessel was a Necky brand tandem kayak, blue in color and taken from a residence in the 11000 block of Point Road. The other two are Dolphin brand, single-person kayaks. They are blue in color and were taken from a …

An Edwardsburg man was injured last weekend after he was involved in an accident driving an all-terrain vehicle. Sheriff Richard Behnke said the incident occurred shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday in the 20000 block of Old 205 in Mason Township. Deputies said Brenden Friday, 51, was operating an ATV on private property. Witnesses told authorities Friday was going too fast …

Gathered for a special meeting Wednesday, St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners approved two resolutions that featured corrected information. County administrator Teresa Doehring said action on the first resolution replaces a resolution approved earlier this month. She explained the original resolution featured a typo regarding an interest-rate figure. The corrected figure – 2.8999 percent – was included in a resolution …

A Sturgis man was injured after the motorcycle he was riding struck a raccoon last week in Cass County’s Newburg Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said the incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. Saturday in the 15000 block of Quaker Street. Deputies found that 37-year-old Jeremy Tomlinson was traveling west on Quaker Street when his motorcycle struck the raccoon, causing the bike …

The Michigan Department of Transportation has announced the weekly details of its work taking place on U.S. 131 in Three Rivers. Stage 2 traffic is in place and operating with two-way traffic on southbound U.S. 131 at M-60 junction, toward the south end of the project north to the Hoffman Road/Rocky River bridge area. Meanwhile, Hoffman Road has been closed …