Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher The 113-year-old Historic Clare City Bakery entered a new era in 2009, when the nine full-time officers of the Clare City Police Department pooled together $13,500 to save it from the brink of closure. After their acquisition, the cops worked tirelessly to expand the bakery into what it is today – Cops Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — For about an hour Tuesday, St. Joseph County was on track to collect zero property tax revenue this summer for its governmental operations. However, a last-second change of vote saved the county’s operating millage as well as a number of other county millages voted on by residents, allowing the Read More…
By Frank Passic ALBION’S FIRST DECORATION DAY Decoration Day, as it was originally called, was once a major event in our community to decorate the graves of Union Soldiers that had served in the Civil War. The local Post No. 210 of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), the Civil War veterans organization, was Read More…
By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writerr Jackson County Sheriff Gary Schuette reported in a press release that on Friday, May 16, at 4:04 p.m., Deputies responded to the area of Page Avenue near Knapp Street for a shooting. This is a neighborhood in Jackson County, just a block west of the intersection of Page Ave. and Read More…
By KATHRYN PALON Contributing Writer Joseph Gabriel O’-Rourke, 22, of Jackson was arrested May 19 in relation to the May 16 shooting death of Emarion Flowers. The arrest occurred at about 6 p.m. on County Farm Road and Springport Road in Blackman Township. O’Rourke was arraigned on the charges of Open Murder, Weapons- Carrying Concealed, Read More…
To show support for sexual assault survivors, the Calhoun County Prosecutor’s Office is displaying a powerful piece of artwork in the Victim’s Unit, thanks to a continued partnership with Bronson Sexual Assault Services (SAS). The display of survivor-created artwork underscores the collaborative efforts between the Calhoun County Victims’ Unit and SAS to provide advocacy and Read More…
By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writerr Two men died of gunshot wounds in Jackson last weekend. Emarion Flowers, 22, was killed Friday afternoon and Anthony Glen Owens Jr., 44, was shot and killed shortly after midnight Saturday morning. According to a press release from Jackson Police Chief Christopher A Simpson, Flowers was shot Friday, May 16 Read More…
Monday, May 26 marks Memorial Day this year. Across the area, veterans, community leaders, and volunteers plan celebrations to honor those from their communities who gave the ultimate to their country – their lives. Here is a list of local events. – Albion’s Memorial Day Parade begins at 10 a.m. on S. Superior St. to Read More…
BERRIEN SPRINGS — Three Rivers’ track and field team will be well-represented at the MHSAA Division 2 state finals meet in Hamilton on May 31. The Wildcats sent 12 athletes to the finals following their performances at Friday, May 16’s MHSAA Division 2 regional competition held in Berrien Springs. As a team, Three Rivers’ boys’ Read More…
On Saturday, May 10, I missed the bottom step coming out of my sister’s house and kissed the concrete driveway. The laundry basket didn’t break my fall, because I had thrown it out of the way. This quick action saved the laundry from getting covered with blood. I ended up at the emergency room of Read More…