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Amos Sturgis Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution plans to honor an American Revolution soldier buried in a Nottawa Township cemetery. A 2 p.m. ceremony Sept. 28 takes place at Pioneer Cemetery, off Spring Creek Road. The event will honor soldier Pardon Field. DAR officials said Field was 13 when he enlisted in the 5th Connecticut Regiment and …

Three people were arrested for probation violations following a parole-and-probation compliance check last week in Three Rivers. Police Chief Scott Boling said officials from Michigan Department of Corrections and Michigan State Police Southwest Enforcement joined forces Thursday to conduct the operation. Seven compliance checks were performed. As a result, three subjects were arrested, Boling said. Additionally, three cases will be …

We all have an expiration date. There are at least two things we must do and there’s not much we can do about them. We are all going to die sometime and we must all pay taxes. You really don’t need to pay taxes, but you must be careful not to get caught. Ever since the day we are born, …

Constantine Public Schools officials said an infrastructure issue earlier this week forced the district to cancel classes for a day. Acting superintendent Patrick Breen said the incident involved a village of Constantine sewer-line break last weekend. As a result, the district canceled classes Tuesday, creating a five-day weekend for its students. Repairs on the impacted line did not start until …

Here’s a reminder from St. Joseph County United Way regarding an event it is hosting next month. The Centreville-based agency is reaching its allocation of tickets for the 13th Mega Raffle. Event organizers said tickets are $100 each, and 26 of the 330 tickets will pay out at least $100. Top prize is $5,000. Meanwhile, additional prizes of $1,000, $2,000, …

Michigan Department of Transportation officials said a sinkhole on a state route between Colon and Coldwater has forced agency officials to close a stretch of the roadway. M-86 is closed between Batavia Road and U.S. 12 until further notice, the Branch County Sheriff’s Department said. The highway remained closed Wednesday as road officials worked to replace and repair the section …

Organizers behind the twice-a-year household hazardous waste collection and electronics recycling are urging the public to start setting aside items for next month’s event. Staged at the St. Joseph County Fairgrounds, the fall collection takes place 2 to 6 p.m. Oct. 2. Organizers wish to note this falls on a Wednesday, not a weekend. The collection will allow residents to …

The third of three annual roadside cleanup events in Michigan begins later this month. Between Sept. 21 and 29, volunteers will fan out across lower Michigan to give state highway roadsides their final cleaning of 2024. The Adopt-A-Highway program began in Michigan in 1990. Today, around 2,900 groups have adopted more than 6,000 miles of state highway. In a typical …

After announcing it was temporarily discontinuing its non-stop service between Kalamazoo and Orlando, Avelo Airlines has decided to discontinue its presence at Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport. Airport director Craig Williams said the airline’s last flight between Kalamazoo and the Orlando area was April 8. He said no flights were canceled, as Avelo simply made tickets available through April 8 and …

Here’s a look at September’s Fresh Food Distributions in St. Joseph County. Seventh-Day Adventist Church, east of Centreville on M-86, hosts the first distribution. It starts at 4 p.m. Sept. 10. Meanwhile, First Presbyterian Church on Lakeview Avenue in Sturgis will oversee the following distribution. It is scheduled for 4 p.m. Sept. 12. Railroad Park in Burr Oak hosts the …