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Leasa Griffith and Bobby Kretschman have each been tabbed for promotions at Mendon Public Schools. Both are Mendon alumni. Griffith will be the new superintendent for the district, which has 530 students. She was tabbed as the interim following the passing of Roger Rathburn in an accident last December. This year begins the 26th for Griffith at Mendon. Kretschman, the …

The St. Joseph County sheriff’s department is hosting a boater’s safety class on Saturday. The event will be held at the White Pigeon Fire Department from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Students must be at least 12 years old to participate in the class. Lunch will be provided courtesy of the Klinger Lake association and the class is free of …

Three Rivers Police Department K9 Jake helped locate a discarded electronic tether that was damaged and taken off a suspect. The TRPD said Jake helped locate the device on Strobel Road, near Cenreville-Constantine Road on Tuesday afternoon. It took Jake approximately 15 minutes to find the device. Authorities said the tether was obviously cut and thrown into the tall soybean …

A 36-year-old Three Rivers man was arrested for retail fraud and possession of methamphetamine on Tuesday. Police said they were sent to Walmart for a theft in progress at approximately 2:30 p.m. K9 Jake was brought in as the subject fled the store on foot. K9 Jake established a track and stolen merchandise was located and later returned. The track continued approximately a mile …

Two people were injured in a minor accident in White Pigeon on Monday. Police said a vehicle driven by a 82-year-old White Pigeon woman turned in front of a vehicle driven by a 37-year-old man from Vandalia on U.S. 12 near Elkhart Street. Both drivers sustained minor injuries. The woman was cited for failing to yield right of way while …

Stephanie Lemmer, the Superintendent at Centreville Public Schools, received a one-year contract extension at Monday’s board of education meeting. The board rated Lemmer as “effective.” Lemmer, beginning her second year in the district, received a two percent increase on her $107,000 base salary, a $2,000 annuity, and for her “effective” rating, a $1,000 bonus. Board president Jeff Troyer said they …

They call me Ginger.  My owner is moving and can’t take me with them.  I am sad right now but I was friendly with the staff.  My coat is red and short haired.  I am spayed and currently licensed.  I sit on request and I like other dogs and cats.  Staff say I am on the small side at about …

A 24-year-old Decatur man was injured while riding his bike on Decatur Road on Sunday. Authorities said the man suffered minor injuries in the accident, where he was struck from behind in a hit-and-run crash. Jason Howard was riding his bike north on Decatur Road when he was hit, that resulted in him being transported to Borgess Hospital in Dowagiac …

A 57-year-old Three Rivers man was killed in a two-vehicle accident Friday in Charleston Township in southeastern Kalamazoo County. The Kalamazoo County sheriff’s department has identified the man as Robert Wayne Neidlinger, who was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. The incident happened around 7 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Mercury Drive and Watkins Road. Authorities said …

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale authored “The Power of Positive Thinking” quite some time ago. I’ve never read the book and I’m pretty sure that if I had read it, my life and attitude would have been much more positive. There are those individuals that live almost every day in a negative attitude. The glass is always half empty instead of …