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…
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Second sewer spill of June reported on Gleason Road
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…
Kick Off to Summer Luncheon
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…
Faithful Marshall Blues Festival Fans take to Michigan Avenue
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…
BlueOval Battery Park
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…
Leader of Jackson gang sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison for conspiracy to traffic unique form of fentanyl
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…
Sunday night altercation in Clark Lake leads to arrest
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 softball wins multiple awards
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…
“Out and About” Rehab and hearing aids
I am now into my third week of Stage IV Cardio Rehab, or better known as the “Healthy Heart” program. It was suggested that I sign up for this extra session of Cardio Rehab at Health Trac. Unlike Stage II, this program doesn’t consist of any classroom time. Heart Healthy meets every Tuesday and Thursday Read More…
Riverside Church celebrates 50th anniversary with new auditorium, plans for new lead pastor
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — A local church that started as a small gathering in a rented basement space in the Old Kent Bank in 1975 celebrated its 50th anniversary of spreading Christianity in St. Joseph County this past Sunday.Riverside Church, one of the biggest churches in St. Joseph County, held a 50th Read More…