A Parchment woman was cited after she disregarded a stop sign on M-60 at U.S. 131 and caused a two-vehicle accident. State police said Patricia Jones, 55, was driving east on M-60 when the vehicle she was driving struck a truck pulling a travel trailer while southbound on U.S. 131 shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday. The truck was being driven …

A lifelong Centreville-area resident will be honored this weekend by the St. Joseph County Fair Board of Directors. Fair Manager Bill Johnson announced Wednesday that the indoor show arena at the east end of the fairgrounds will be named the Henningsen Show Arena. The honor recognizes Nottawa Township resident Fred Henningsen and his family for their decades of supporting the …

Michigan residents are tipping their hats to Kalamazoo native Derek Jeter in a tribute video to the retiring New York Yankees captain.  The video has been in production since July and is inspired by Nike’s tribute commercial. The local video features teachers from Kalamazoo Central High School who taught Jeter, as well as former classmates and old friends.  The public …

The operators of the Deer Forest Exotic Animal Sanctuary in Coloma have 10 days to come up with $13,000 or they will be evicted.  Jon Stolarz and Amie Gadberry have been running the park since March, but admitted in a Berrien County court Tuesday they have not paid any rent or insurance to owner John Modica. Stolarz took to Facebook …

Mrs. Mattie Mary Street, age 74, of Three Rivers, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, Sept. 6th, 2014 at the St. Lawrence Hospice House, Lansing, MI., surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Oct. 11, 1939 in Lambert, MS.; the daughter of the late Jimmy and Elizabelle (Johnson) Norrington. Mrs. Street has been a long time …

Edward Roy “Ed” Laverdure, age 83, of Three Rivers, died Monday, Sept. 8, 2014 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born in Rollette, ND on Jan 27, 1931 the son of Jerry and Rose (Vivier) Laverdure. After high school Ed enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he served as a medic during the Korean War. He was married …

Potential charges against Centreville village president Jeff Johnson have been dropped, according to St. Joseph County Prosecutor John McDonough. A complaint was filed in June by Centreville Police Chief Luke Delcourt against Johnson for harboring a felon and obstruction of justice, following the arrest of Johnson’s 42-year-old son, Jeffrey Charles Johnson, and his 39-year-old girlfriend, Karissa Baltz. Baltz and the …

A Kalamazoo man was found Tuesday, hours after he was reported missing. St. Joseph County Sheriff Department officials said Chuck Williams was located around 1:30 p.m. on M-60 near North Airport Road in Lockport Township. The 56-year-old Williams had been last seen at the Amigo Center in Sherman Township at 10 p.m. Monday. He was discovered missing at 8 a.m. …

The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency is warning area residents concerning an outbreak of a respiratory disease known as Human Enterovirus 68, as cases of the illness have been identified in Michigan. Symptoms begin consistent with the onset of a regular cold, but quickly escalate to more serious conditions. Children with colds that quickly develop wheezing, difficulty breathing, fever, a …

The 4-H cat show, staged as part of the St. Joseph County Grange Fair, will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday in the community tent at the fairgrounds, three days prior to the official start of the annual fair. Shelly Starr, a 4-H leader of 18 cats in this year’s show, wishes to invite the public to watch. Other pre-opening …