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Two area residents were arrested following a traffic stop this week in Sturgis. According to the Sturgis Police Department, a vehicle with improper registration was pulled over at 11:30 p.m. Sunday on U.S. 12 at White School Road. Once the vehicle was stopped, officers discovered that the passenger was wanted on a warrant from St. Joseph County. While placing the …

Nominations are being sought for the Daniel J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award to honor exceptional service to Michigan’s children. Jointly sponsored by the Michigan Supreme Court and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the award is presented each year in conjunction with efforts to encourage and celebrate adoption. As part of its November Adoption Month initiative, the Supreme Court …

Indiana Michigan Power officials have announced a proposed final line route for the Three Rivers Transmission Line Rebuild Project. Much of the line will be rebuilt where it is currently located, although a section of the line west of North Main Street and north of Hoffman Road will shift and run parallel to US 131. The $13 million investment will …

At this time of the year, everyone should be aware how important it is to keep yourself hydrated. We should consume more water even if we’re not thirsty. Staying hydrated year-round is equally important, yet is easily overlooked. Driving while dehydrated might cause you to lane drift or be late in braking your vehicle. According to “Men’s Health”, a person’s …

A Centreville woman died over the weekend after the car in which she was a passenger was rear-ended by a vehicle being followed by police. Kalamazoo County sheriff’s officials said the collision occurred at 3:45 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of South 14th Street and West XY Avenue in Schoolcraft Township. Investigators said Jamie Jourdan, 50, died after the car …

An investigation is ongoing into the cause of a barn fire early Monday in Constantine Township. According to Central Dispatch, a call reporting the blaze was fielded just after 4 a.m. Monday regarding a structure fire in the 63000 block of U.S. 131. A limited amount of information is available but it has been reported that departments from 10 agencies …

A 36-year-old Burr Oak man, wanted on a warrant from authorities in Louisiana, was arrested earlier this week. Sturgis Police officers stopped a vehicle at 7:15 p.m. Sunday in the 400 block of West Congress Street after realizing the person whose name to which the car was registered was wanted on the undisclosed warrant. Officers searched the vehicle after the …

Cass County Sheriff’s deputies responded last weekend to a personal-injury accident involving a motorcyclist. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were dispatched at 8:30 p.m. Saturday to an area near the intersection of U.S. 12 and Calvin Center Road in Mason Township. A motorcycle driven by 31-year-old Casey Madden, of Elkhart, was eastbound on U.S.12 when the passenger’s side of a …

St. Joseph County Treasurer Judie Ratering issued a media release Monday, offering support and prayers to the family of her Cass County counterpart. Ratering said she was saddened to find out Monday that Cass County Treasurer Linda Pruett had passed away Sunday evening from an undisclosed illness. Pruett had been Cass County treasurer since 2002.

A Sturgis man was issued a citation after the semi tractor-trailer he was driving overturned last week in Colon Township. The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department said 25-year-old Ryan Allen was driving south on M-66, when the load of liquid manure in the trailer he was hauling shifted and caused the rig to overturn as he was attempting to head …