PAW PAW – The streets of Paw Paw were filled Monday afternoon, April 27, with flashing lights and school spirit as the community gathered to send its local innovators off to the world stage. A police escort of Village of Paw Paw and Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office led the students of 2Paw Robotics (Team Read More…
A fire Thursday afternoon, April 23, destroyed a Gobles home, located on the corner of Vine and West Exchange streets. Gobles-Pine Grove and Bloomindale fire departments battled the 3:10 p.m. blaze. Paw Paw Fire Department was dispatched at 3:18 p.m. and cleared at 6:05 p.m., according to Paw Paw Fire Chief Kye Richardson. Gobles remained Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Over 6,000 people in St. Joseph County are without power as of 9 p.m. Monday because of a windstorm that rolled through Monday afternoon. According to Indiana-Michigan Power, heavy rains and strong winds reaching around 67 miles per hour contributed to the outages, which began in the Read More…
Linda Harrington has resigned from Sturgis City Commission. Harrington, a representative of the city’s 3rd Precinct, submitted her resignation earlier this month, and announced on April 22 it would be her final meeting as a member of the board. According to city manager Andrew Kuk, procedural policy states the city commission will, when reasonably feasible, Read More…
THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers city officials announced last week a key step in the process of replacing lead lines in the city would begin Monday, April 27. In a Facebook post, the city announced that Plummers Environmental would begin water service line material verifications at 750 locations throughout the city. Officials noted that if Read More…
Jackson County voters will head to the polls on May 5 to weigh in on several millage renewal and bond proposals aimed at supporting fire and police protection, emergency services, and school district improvements. The ballot includes a mix of renewals and new funding measures designed to maintain and enhance essential public services. Columbia Charter Read More…
By ELIZABETH FERSZT and KATHRYN PALON Contributing Writers According to the City of Jackson website, five candidates have filed to run for mayor in the 2026 election. Jackson candidates for mayor are Christy May Davis, Derek J. Dobies, Shalanda Hunt, Dena K. Morgan, and John Wilson. They will appear on the ballot for the Aug. Read More…
By Maggie LaNoue, Contributing Writer On a warm, breezy Thursday afternoon, more than 100 people lined up outside the Family Fare grocery store at 1406 N. Eaton St. in Albion before the celebration began. The first 100 customers would receive a free reusable shopping bag filled with goodies — and the crowd that gathered on Read More…
By MAGGIE LANOUE Contributing Writer ALBION — About 24 residents filled Albion City Council chambers on Monday, April 20, for a meeting that touched on nearly every aspect of city life — from tax filing to tree planting, from downtown redevelopment to aging sewer lines. The 336-page agenda packet, released Wednesday ahead of the Monday Read More…
COLDWATER — Three Rivers’ softball team was swept at the hands of Coldwater on the road Friday, April 17.In Game 1, the Wildcats lost 6-1 to the Cardinals. London Hoffmaster started the scoring in the top of the first with a solo home run, but it would be the only run the Wildcats would score Read More…