Bids for the most comprehensive overhaul of a St. Joseph County icon have come in about $400,000 more than budgeted. St. Joseph County Road Commission Manager John Lindsey and engineer Garrett Myland said the Centreville-based agency budgeted $2.8 million for refurbishing the Langley Covered Bridge. The low bid, though, was more than $3.2 million. At the moment, the road commission …

Michigan State Police troopers wish to remind the public of an old scam that has returned to the area recently. Investigators are following up on an incident that took place last month in Calhoun County’s Newton Township. A homeowner was approached by three men who offered to re-seal the homeowner’s driveway and exposed basement walls. The suspects sprayed the drive …

The case of a Sturgis-area woman missing since 2018 was at the center of a rally last weekend in Centreville. More than 50 people gathered Saturday outside the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department to raise awareness to the plight of Brittany Wallace Shank. She was 23 when she disappeared in November 2018, last seen in Fawn River Township. Sturgis resident …

U.S. Sen. Gary Peters recently issued a media release centering on the recent mass shooting at Michigan State University. Peters said he is calling for Congress to pass meaningful gun reforms, including legislation to expand federal background checks to all gun sales — a measure Peters said he helped reintroduce in the Senate. Peters said lawmakers must enact reasonable limits …

Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting said formal charges against St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite remain pending awaiting laboratory results from Michigan State Police. Lillywhite was arrested shortly before 2:30 a.m. Feb. 26 on U.S. 131 in Schoolcraft Township for alleged drunken driving. He was taken into custody after the Chevy Traverse he was driving rear-ended a vehicle as both …

St. Joseph County Road Commission officials are interested in fielding public input regarding a proposed traffic circle at an intersection in Florence Township. A public hearing later this month will focus on the concept, being proposed for the intersection of Lutz Road and Centreville-Constantine Road. The public hearing starts at 5 p.m. March 15 at the road commission’s Centreville office.

Constantine Village Council members recently adopted two resolutions affecting recreational marijuana facilities. The first resolution increased the number of cultivation facilities from three to five. Meanwhile, the other resolution increased the number of processing facilities from one to two. Village manager Mark Honeysett said he consulted village attorney Catherine Kaufman, who confirmed the village ordinance governing marijuana facilities could be …

Some Leprechaun left his hat here and we want to find him to make a wish to be in a new home by St. Patrick’s Day.  We came here together.  I am “Moose”, I am three years old, 9 lbs. and intact.  And I Am “Minnie”, one year old, female, 6.9 lbs.  We are partially housetrained, and get along well …

Three Rivers municipal officials wish to remind the public of a few upcoming bridge projects that will impact motorists. Work on the 5th Avenue bridge is expected to start Monday and last two months. Meanwhile, West Hoffman Street bridge work is set to commence April 8 and conclude May 13. Finally, work on the Broadway Street bridge is projected to …

Constantine High School’s National Honors Society is in the midst of overseeing a Shoe Drive. The group is collecting gently used shoes through April 28. Drop-off boxes are located at every school within the district – Eastside, Riverside, Constantine Middle School and Constantine High School. Event organizers said shoes are turned over to a goodwill agency called Soles 4 Souls, …