By Paul GarrodStaff Writernews4garrod@gmail.com PAW PAW – The Paw Paw Village Planning Commission will meet Thursday Feb. 5, for a public hearing on two items, a site plan review for Culver’s restaurant, who has proposed building on County Road 665, near the Shell gas station, and also a site plan review for a new stage Read More…
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Mike’s Musings: Messing with your brain to fix tremors, my week in a fog
It’s been a week.Struggling with the cold and snow has been one thing, but last Tuesday I had an appointment for focus ultrasound on the brain and since then I have literally been in a fog.Now some readers might point out that messing with my brain might knock sense into me- sense that is much Read More…
Sturgis man charged in alleged abuse of adopted daughter
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — A Sturgis man was formally arraigned and charged Monday for the alleged sexual abuse of his adopted daughter over nearly a decade. According to St. Joseph County Prosecutor Deborah Davis, 57-year-old Raymond Bontrager was charged with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim under 13 and Read More…
Sturgis man arrested on allegations of sexually assaulting adoptive daughter
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — A Sturgis man was arrested Sunday on criminal sexual conduct charges that prosecutors allege stem from nine years of purported sexual abuse of his adoptive daughter. According to the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office, the 57-year-old, whose name is being withheld pending arraignment, is charged with multiple counts of Read More…
City of Sturgis issues boil-water advisory
A water main break has led the city of Sturgis to issue a boil-water advisory for a limited number of homes on West West Street and North Clay Street. The precautionary measure is due to a loss of pressure in the water distribution system, caused by the break. The advisory involves homes in the following Read More…
Officers perform rescue on frozen lake in subzero temperatures
By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer Jackson County Sheriff’s officers and Michigan State Police troopers braved subzero temperatures and unstable ice to save a person in crisis early Saturday. JSO officers responded to an emergency call Jan. 25 at about 6:30 a.m., to a house in the 7500 block of Trophy Court, a small street neighboring Read More…
Frederick Noakes charged in fire that injured two last week in Jackson
By ELIZABETH FERSZT and KATHRYN PALON Contributing Writers Frederick Lewis Noakes, 43, was arraigned Jan. 23 in the courtroom of Magistrate Christopher Dickerson on felony charges related to a Jan. 21 fire that injured two other men. According to a press from the Jackson Co. Prosecutor’s Office, Noakes’ charges include one count of first-degree arson, Read More…
Council approves ordinance tightening oversight of adult-use marihuana grow facilities
Albion City Council approved updates to the city’s adult-use marihuana ordinance Jan. 20, following discussion and a first reading earlier in the month. The ordinance clarifies municipal licensing requirements and expands the city’s authority to inspect and enforce compliance at marihuana growing and processing facilities operating within the city. The measure, Ordinance 2026-01 — the Read More…
Homicide victim found on Jackson’s east side
By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer Michael Mishaw of Jackson is the victim of the second homicide of the year in the City of Jackson. He was found dead in a parking lot on the city’s east side. According to a press release from JPD Chief Christopher A. Simpson, the body of a 49-year-old, African American Read More…
Deer culling to take place this weekend in Jackson
By ELIZABETH FERSZT and KATHRYN PALON Contributing Writers A deer culling originally set to take place in Jackson, Jan. 16-18 has been rescheduled for this weekend. According to information posted on the City of Jackson’s website, the city, “in partnership with Summit Township, and Jackson County, will conduct a managed deer harvest in and around Read More…