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Cass County has filled the post of interim prosecutor. With Victor Fitz vacating the position last month, Sarah Scoggin was sworn in Thursday, albeit in a temporary capacity. Scoggin took the oath with more positions soon to be filled. She has spent the past 13 of 18 professional years at her own law office in Cass County. County officials said …

A longtime fixture at the Colon Police Department is retiring. Chief Mark Brinkert, who joined the agency in 1993, is helping with the task of finding his replacement. Brinkert, who graduated from the Kalamazoo Regional Recruit Academy in 1984, has previously worked for police departments in Vicksburg and Schoolcraft, and in 1982 he was named Benton Harbor Police Department’s “Officer …

The strike at Dauch Corporation in Three Rivers has entered its second day. Nearly 1,000 members of United Auto Workers Local 2093 remain off the job after contract negotiations failed to produce a new agreement. Union leaders say the dispute centers on wages and benefits. The Three Rivers plant supplies axle components to General Motors facilities around the country. Neither …

Neighbors near Dowagiac’s Hyperscale data center have filed a federal class-action lawsuit against owners of Hyperscale Data, “Alliance Cloud Services.” According to WSBT, neighbors are making strides to stop what they say is a perpetual noise emitting from the center. Neighbors have said they hear a constant humming sound detectable even from inside their homes. The perpetual sound is created …

Nearly 1,000 union workers at Dauch Corporation in Three Rivers walked off the job at midnight Monday after contract negotiations failed to produce a new labor agreement. According to WWMT, members of United Auto Workers Local 2093 began the strike following months of negotiations with the company, formerly known as American Axle. Union leaders say workers have not received what …

Cass County Sheriff Clint Roach issued a media release last week detailing an encounter with former prosecutor Victor Fitz. Last Wednesday, Roach and Undersheriff Tim Schuur attended what they believed was going to be a press conference. Roach said he was confronted by a person as he entered the venue. Roach said he was then approached by Fitz, who advised …

Here’s a look at June’s Fresh Food Distribution events in St. Joseph County. 4 o’clock June 9 at Seventh-Day Adventist Church, east of Centreville on M-86. 4 p.m. June 11 at First Presbyterian Church in Sturgis. Its address is 1320 S. Lakeview Ave. 3:45 p.m. June 16 at Constantine High School. 3 p.m. June 17 at Railroad Park in Burr …

April’s unemployment rate in St. Joseph County decreased by two-tenths of a percent from March. Figures from the monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget show St. Joseph County’s unemployment rate fell from 4.3 percent in March to 4.1 percent in April. Meanwhile, Cass County also experienced a decrease in its unemployment figures from March …

The Annual Water Festival will be here in just another week or so. This is the festival of the year for St. Joe County. For the next couple of weeks you’ll see all the hullabaloo that makes this annual festival come to life. Not only will there be a fantastic parade to kick the festivities off on Thursday, June 18, …

A federal dam safety order will likely lower the St. Joseph River for a year or more. MLive reports that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has ordered a 3-foot drawdown due to embankment safety concerns at the Sturgis Dam. Sturgis city officials were ordered to lower the reservoir by July 15 as an interim risk-reduction measure after inspectors found continued …