By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — One of the county agencies seeking a renewal of what St. Joseph County taxpayers are already paying will be the St. Joseph County Road Commission. On the Aug. 6 ballot, the Road Commission will be seeking a renewal of their 1-mill millage to maintain funding for the agency. The Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Voters in St. Joseph County will be selecting who they want to be their drain commissioner for the next four years. On the Aug. 6 ballot, two Republican candidates will be vying to be the person responsible for planning, developing and maintaining surface water drainage systems in Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Two candidates are vying to fill a soon-to-be-empty seat on the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. In the Aug. 6 election, there are two Republican hopefuls vying for the Fifth District seat on the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners, which covers Nottawa Township, Sherman Township, Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — One of two seats being contested on the county commission is up for grabs in the Aug. 6 election. There are two Republican hopefuls vying for the Fourth District seat on the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners, which covers Constantine Township, Mottville Township, and White Pigeon Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — A seat in the Michigan House of Representatives is up for grabs in the Tuesday, Aug. 6 election. Voters in St. Joseph County will be voting between three Republican hopefuls vying for the 36th District in the Michigan House: incumbent representative Steve Carra, high school social studies Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Voters in St. Joseph County will be effectively electing who will be prosecutor for the next four years in the August election. There are three Republican hopefuls vying for the seat of prosecutor: current St. Joseph County prosecutor David Marvin, former assistant prosecutor Deborah Davis, and former Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — One of the most hotly contested races in St. Joseph County on the Aug. 6 ballot will be deciding the new sheriff. Five Republican hopefuls are hoping to win people’s votes to be the new sheriff in town: current Fifth District county commissioner and former undersheriff Dennis Read More…
The Marion Press has been publishing the news, sports, obituaries, and opinions of the Marion and McBain area, since 1889. But starting next week, that will unfortunately no longer be the case. After 135 years of operation, and over 7000 issues, this is the last issue of the Marion Press. The closure was announced to Read More…
By Scott Sullivan Editor Saugatuck has appointed South Haven planning and zoning assisant Luke Thompson as its new city head of both. As planning and zoning director, Thompson fills a post city manager Ryan Cummins has doubled in since replacing former manager Ryan Heise, who resigned March 4 after an unexplained three-week absence. Thompson, who Read More…
By Scott Sullivan Editor A key stretch of Ferry Street in Douglas leading north to Saugatuck’s Oval Beach, Mt. Baldhead and more will close indefinitely Friday, Aug. 2, during peak summer season. The decision, said Douglas City Manager Lisa Nocerini, follows discovery of structural concerns at Ferry’s low-lying bridge over Warnock Drain, where a sinkhole Read More…