By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — An electrical short was deemed to be the cause of a fire that destroyed Barn 42 at the St. Joseph County Fairgrounds Saturday. Centreville Fire Department Chief Dave Miracle said in a statement relayed by the fairgrounds Tuesday that the fire’s cause was a power line coming from a Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director MENDON — An arrest was made Tuesday in connection with three break-ins in the Mendon area over the weekend. According to Mendon Police Department Chief Mike Kline, a 46-year-old Three Rivers man was arrested in the city of Three Rivers Tuesday. The man is suspected of three break-ins in the Mendon Read More…
MENDON — The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is asking anyone for security camera footage to help catch a suspect in a recent rash of break-ins in the Mendon area over the weekend. There were three incidents reported between Sunday night, April 28, and Monday morning, April 29, in the village, according to police. On Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — A fire erupted at a barn on the St. Joseph County fairgrounds in Centreville Saturday afternoon, causing the barn to be destroyed. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, firefighters and police were called out just after 4 p.m. to an active fire at Barn 42 on the Read More…
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Information received last weekend about the coming bond request is NOT a new millage.Superintendent Jim Walter notified me (Pat Maurer) that the $12.1 million request is actuallyan extension of the current debt millage assessment (2.8 mills) for a period of 15 years, andrepresents NO INCREASE in the millage rate, if approved. I apologise if the Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CONSTANTINE — Students at Constantine High School and Constantine Middle School got a special visit from a Food Network star the morning of April 17. Celebrity chef Jet Tila stopped by both schools last week, talking with culinary arts students in the St. Joseph County Career and Technical Education (CTE) program, Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director WHITE PIGEON — White Pigeon Community Schools was closed Friday, April 26 due to a threat levied against the district. According to a Facebook post from the school district, Thursday night the district announced that they were working with “local law enforcement” to investigate a threat against White Pigeon Junior/Senior High Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — A Mexican national who was in the country on an expired work visa was arraigned in court Friday on multiple charges stemming from a home invasion and sexual assault of minors in Sturgis. Miguel Hernandez-Ruiz, 25, was arraigned in St. Joseph County 3B District Court Friday, April 19 on Read More…
Five months after the Watergate break-in and about a month after Jackie Robinson made his last public appearance, Andrew Russell Wilkinson was born on Nov. 16, 1972.He was raised by men of science and capable, free-spirited women with fine taste and impeccable manners. He grew up in a house on the hill in Saugatuck along Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorSubpar Sushi ManWho needs civics classes when we can learn watching local leaders fight over playgrounds? For advanced studies, turn to Traverse City, where two men engaged in what police called a “sword fight” over subpar sushi.One brought sushi to share at the Traverse Commons homeless encampment last week, prompting the other to Read More…