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State Rep. Aaron Miller has announced in-district office hours with local residents will take place at the end of the week. Constituents are encouraged to meet with Miller 4 to 5:30 p.m. Friday at The Baker’s Rhapsody, on South Front Street in Dowagiac. He will be available again 8 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at L.A.’s Coffee Café in Three Rivers. Miller …

The Three Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has issued a media release, in which it endorses an upcoming millage request sought by Glen Oaks Community College. The chamber stated it believes the college has been fiscally responsible in pursuing the November request of 0.5 mills. Glen Oaks Community College has listened to local employers, who have consistently …

Two Sturgis men were arrested earlier this week on drug-related offenses. According to the Sturgis Police Department, officers stopped the suspects, who were on bicycles and committed a minor traffic violation, around 10 p.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of South Clay Street. The subjects were eventually arrested on outstanding warrants and officers also located drugs and drug equipment. Police …

Southwestern Michigan authorities say a man accused of killing his girlfriend is back behind bars after escaping from jail. Kalamazoo County sheriff’s officials say the inmate had been in the county jail’s recreation area on Wednesday when he climbed fences and escaped. He ditched his jail-issued orange jumpsuit after getting free, but was found by authorities about a half-hour later …

An essential component associated with redevelopment of the former Three Rivers Inn was solved Tuesday by the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. The board approved a resolution to authorize issuance of general-obligation bonds. The result will eventually be $3.6 million to help finance the conversion of the 100-room hotel into Commission On Aging headquarters and 46 senior-housing residences. Attorney …

A Sturgis woman was injured after the vehicle she was driving was struck by a semi Monday afternoon in Sturgis Township. Sheriff’s officials said the incident occurred around 1 p.m. on U.S. 12 near Shimmel Road, where an eastbound semi swerved into the westbound lane of U.S. 12 in order to avoid a fire truck parked on the shoulder of …

The Three Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce has taken a position on November’s ballot measure seeking the legalization of marijuana for recreational use. In a media release issued this week, the chamber said it is not endorsing the request primarily because area businesses are struggling to find qualified candidates for a number of jobs that are perpetually unfilled. The chamber’s …

Multiple agencies responded to a fire Monday at Nissley Disposal and Sturgis Towing – located at the former site of Carter Lumber – just south of Sturgis. The blaze resulted in considerable damage to one of the buildings. The fire was eventually brought under control with the aid of departments from Sturgis, Tri-Township, Burr Oak, Colon and White Pigeon. No …

State police troopers are investigating the theft of copper wire from an irrigation system in Park Township. The victim said the incident occurred between Sept. 1 and 15 in an area along Carpenter Road, between Heimbach and Edgerton roads, where electrical wire was cut from two spans of a nearby irrigation pivot. The incident was reported at 7 p.m. Saturday.

The White Pigeon Area Community Foundation – a geographic affiliate of the Sturgis Area Community Foundation – recently approved $4,500 in grant awards during its 2018 competitive-grant program. The Fund for White Pigeon, and the Richard and Mary Magee Fund, provided grant support to the White Pigeon Downtown Revitalization Association for the Tasty Nut Shop Window Restoration/plants project. Grant support …