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Members of Colon High School’s class of 2027 are appealing to the public for help in supporting a fundraiser. The freshman class is asking for returnable bottles and cans as a means of raising funds to host programs and events next year. High school teacher Jessica Bowers said arrangements can be made to meet or to pick up bottles and …

A Cassopolis man died in a single-vehicle crash over the weekend in Cass County’s Wayne Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called at 7:40 a.m. Saturday to Dutch Settlement Road in an area near Nubour Street. Behnke said 72-year-old Doren Preston was traveling east on Dutch Settlement Road when the vehicle he was driving left the roadway and struck a …

Constantine village officials have established a municipal building authority, putting the community a step closer to funding for a new fire station. During their Feb. 5 meeting, council members approved the measure as a prerequisite to apply for a federal Rural Development loan. The federal loans typically come with lower interest rates than traditional bank loans, village authorities said. The …

The city of Three Rivers has a continued lead-action level exceedance for its drinking water system. According to a media release issued last week, lead-action level exceedance means that locations within the city’s drinking water system have lead test results over 15 parts per billion, which is recognized as the EPA’s drinking water Action Level. Tests collected between July and …

A woman who allegedly stole a horse and buggy last month from the Walmart parking lot in Sturgis has been arraigned. Lona Latoski, 31, pleaded not guilty to two counts following the Jan. 20 incident outside the South Centerville Road business. Authorities said Latoski allegedly left the parking lot in a horse-drawn buggy belonging to a Shipshewana family. Latoski later …

Kalamazoo County Salvation Army is issuing a “Save the Date” notice for a fundraising and volunteer event this summer. A golf outing will take place Aug. 22 at Heritage Glen Golf Club in Paw Paw. Volunteer coordinator Oliver Knuth said the event is an opportunity for potential volunteers to lend a hand as an alternative to helping out with bell-ringing …

Bronson Community Schools Board of Education members have filled a vacant seat to the seven-member panel. Erica Norton was offered the position last week. She replaces a seat made vacant by the resignation of Bob Cary in January. District officials said Norton will serve the remainder Cary’s term, which concludes at the end of the calendar year. Norton was one …

This Saturday, February 17, the Three Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce will host “Ice Breaker 2024”. This is the twenty-second annual ice breaker held by the Chamber. The Ice Breaker will be held at the Armstrong Recreation Hall, located at the corner of Armstrong Boulevard and Maple Street in Three Rivers, and is open to the public. The fun begins …

Some of Constantine Street history had been written in previous articles in the history of other streets that intersect with Constantine Street. Many important sites at intersections are marked by DAR Historical Markers: City Hall at W. Michigan, La Salle Park, (now Rohrer Park) at South St. and Moab at Broadway. #112 is presumed to be the site of the 1828 cabin home of Jacob McEnterfer’s …

Laura Brott, collaborative coordinator for the St. Joseph County Human Services Commission, said any person or organization who took part in the Jan. 31 Point-In-Time homelessness count should submit their data as soon as possible. Data-collection forms should be returned to Neighborhoods Inc. It is located at St. Joseph County Habitat for Humanity in Centreville. Forms can be scanned and …