By Christopher Johnson Clare County will be lighting up with more than just fireworks this Fourth of July. The nationally acclaimed Horse Progress Days event is making its next stop in Michigan, and it’s bringing plenty of horsepower with it this year.Set for July 4 and 5 at the Alvin Yoder Jr. Farm, the gathering Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent CLARE — One of the keys to Clare’s hitting success this season, which ended in a 39-3 record and state runner-up finish, was the productive hitting of Alissa Brandon.The Pioneer senior infielder had 64 hits to lead her team and batted .467, which also was No. 1 for Clare. She ranked third Read More…
Updated 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, July 2, 2025 BURR OAK TWP. — A 20-year-old man was killed while another 20-year-old is in critical condition following a crash in Burr Oak Township Sunday. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the scene of the crash at 6:25 a.m. Sunday near the area Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director FABIUS TWP. — A second sewer spill in the span of a month was reported last week on Gleason Road in Fabius Township. According to the Village of Constantine, they received a report of a broken sewer line in the 15000 block of Gleason Road at 8:49 a.m. on Wednesday, June Read More…
Photos by Kara DeChalk By KARA DECHALK Contributing Writer On Friday, June 13, the Albion High School Alumni Association hosted a Kick Off to Summer Luncheon at Holland Park in Albion. The celebration was attended by many Albion High School alumni along with their families and community members. A luncheon was provided by the Alumni Read More…
Despite hit the lower 90’s, people began filling Michigan Ave around 7:30 p.m. finding shade and enjoying Serita’s Black Rose and the headlining band, The Jimmys, who mixed in a bit of swing and Blues together. By SYLVIA BENAVIDEZ Contributing Writer The 20th Anniversary of the Marshall Blues Festival faced temperatures in the 90s but Read More…
The future is being built west of Marshall By MAGGIE LANOUE Contributing Writer Just west of Marshall, south of I-94, a massive factory is rising — BlueOval Battery Park Michigan. On a hot June morning, journalists from across the country gathered for a tour of the site before it becomes an ultra-clean, dust-controlled zone for Read More…
By KATHRYN PALON Contributing Writer According to United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr., Tamarious “Poogi” Faulkner, a Houston, Texas resident and leader of the violent Jackson street gang the Thorough Bread Family, was sentenced to 17 and a half years in prison Tuesday. He was convicted of conspiracy to distribute over 400 grams of Read More…
By KATHRYN PALON Contributing Writer A fight involving more than 20 people brought police to the Columbia Township park at Clark Lake on Hyde Road Sunday night at 7:46 p.m. According to a press release from Columbia Township Police Chief Jay Niles, after multiple calls to 911, officers from Columbia Charter Township Police Department, Napoleon Read More…
CONSTANTINE — Constantine’s softball team and players received plenty of accolades in conference, regional and state honors last week.Jozee Buglione, Olivia Ransbottom and Olivia Herlein all received Honorable Mention All-Conference from the Southwestern Athletic Conference.Buglione hit .514 on the season in 123 plate appearances with three homers, 35 RBI, 17 doubles and five triples while Read More…