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Deputies rescued jet skiers who spilled in Lake Michigan
Deputies from the Marine Division of the Van Buren County Sheriff Department assigned to South Haven rescued jet ski boaters who were spilled in the high waves of Lake Michigan on Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred approximately two miles southwest of…
Lawrence Ox Roast & Homecoming festival set for Labor Day weekend
By Paul GarrodStaff Writernews4garrod@gmail.com LAWRENCE – The Lawrence Ox Roast & Homecoming festival on Labor Day weekend, Aug. 29 – Sept. 1, will see fireworks and more to celebrate a century-plus tradition, while marking the annual event.The event began on…
Mattawan Stadium ribbon cutting to be held September 5
A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on Friday, Sept. 5, celebrating the completion of Phase One of Mattawan Stadium, a new turf and track, at Mattawan Consolidated School. It will be held at 6:45 p.m., just prior to the…
Village of Paw Paw begins work on Briggs Dam
PAW PAW – Following the partial failure and subsequent repair of Briggs Dam in 2017, the State of Michigan’s Dam Safety Division recommended the complete replacement of the spillway as a long-term solution.The Village of Paw Paw has been working…
Suspect in a thirty-one-year-old cold case charged with murder
By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer Leonard Hugall, has been charged in 1984 disappearance and death of 13-year-old Kelly Harris, in Summit Township in the Jackson metro area. According to Sheriff Gary Schuette in an email statement, the homicide victim was…
Suspect in Mia Sims murder apprehended in California
By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer Antonio Treyvonne Green, age 19, the only suspect wanted in the shooting death of Mia Sims in front of People’s United Community Church on July 27, has been located and apprehended in Fresno, California, Jackson…
Albion NAACP holds Back to School 2025 Grand Celebration
By MAGGIE LANOUE Contributing Writer Nearly 400 people gathered Aug. 18 at Harrington Elementary School for the Albion NAACP Back to School 2025 Grand Celebration. The event brought the entire community together to prepare students for the year ahead. Families…
Albion City Council approves PILOT ordinance to support Washington Gardner redevelopment
By MAGGIE LANOUE Contributing Writer Albion City Council’s regular meeting Aug. 18, took place in the Opportunity High School library. About 40 people attended, most of them there to hear and weigh in on a proposed Payment in Lieu of…
Nottawa Community Schools launches new GSRP program
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director NOTTAWA — Prior to this year, every school district in St. Joseph County offered the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) for pre-kindergarten learning, except for one district.Now, that one district is fully on board.Nottawa Community Schools…
Public encouraged to comment on updated city master plan
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Residents of Three Rivers, as well as the surrounding area, will have a chance to weigh in on the city’s plans for the future. On Tuesday, the Three Rivers City Commission approved a…
Victim identified in suspicious Lockport Twp. death
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director LOCKPORT TWP. — A person found unresponsive in Lockport Township last week has now been identified by authorities.St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Zachary Zuk said in a release Tuesday that the victim found unresponsive…
Cemetery Tours 2025A Meet and Greet with “town ancestors”
By Rosemary Currier Did you ever look around downtown Sturgis and wonder what it used to be like? Who the people were who made this a great town? What were their stories?Oak Lawn Cemetery Tour 2025 is for those who…
STURGIS NEWS BRIEFS
City’s redesigned website is liveA redesigned website for the city of Sturgis is now live. Officials plan to provide additional details regarding specific website features, and additional changes, city manager Andrew Kuk said. Website address remains the same, www.sturgismi.gov.The site’s previous significant overhaul…
CROWNED: Two girls from Clare return to a royal welcome
By Christopher Johnson If there are two people in Clare who need little introduction right now, it’s Eliy Simmer and Sabrina Chinavare. Both returned recently from Port Huron, where the Miss Michigan and Miss Michigan Teen USA pageants were held.…
Cops & Doughnuts voted tenth most beloved business in the U.S.
By Christopher Johnson This month, Cops & Doughnuts earned a spot at number ten in MarketBeat’s survey of the “Top 220 Most Beloved Local Businesses Across the U.S.” The ranking, drawn from a poll of 3,004 businesses—many of them iconic…
Mass resignations hit Redding Township Board
By Genine Hopkins Redding Township’s Board of Trustees has experienced numerous hurdles since just before the recall election several years ago, something that has continued and at times, gotten worse, since that recall purged many members. At the regular Redding…
Douglas explores housing on ex- Miro site
By Scott SullivanEditorDouglas City Council Monday approved a nonbinding 6-month memorandum of understanding with Mosaic Development to create attainable housing on 17 acres at 6825 Wiley Road once home of the Miro Golf Course.The parcel is zoned R-5 Multi-Family Residential…
Council sets sale restrictions on city hall
By Scott SullivanEditorThe historic Douglas City Hall at 86 W. Center St. is back on the market with new restrictive covenant stipulations after an investment group backed down from its sales agreement July 21.City council, concerned about the 1875-built former…
Nearly 700 children take part in Ransom summer program
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Ransom District Library assistant director Erin Marsh knows how busy the summer months are for children and their families.That’s why she was beyond excited that nearly 700 children signed up to participate in this year’s Summer…
