Jeff Bailey has joined our executive management team and will be assuming the role of Vice President of Commercial Operations. Jeff has over 32 years of insurance experience in sales, underwriting, risk management, and adjusting. He has both the Certified Insurance Counselor and Commercial Risk Manager designations. Ben Harrison (currently President of our affiliate Noecker-Sullivan Insurance) will be assuming the …

I am “Henry”.  Look at my happy smile.  I have a beautiful red coat, and I know commands “sit” and “down”.  I am a boy and am about one year old.  I am housetrained and I get along with other dogs.  I am eager and enthusiastic to get out and play. My docket number is 53264, at the St. Joseph …

Three positions were filled following action by the Centreville Board of Education earlier this week. During its monthly meeting Monday, the board approved the employment of kindergarten teacher Betsy Breitenbach; elementary music teacher Lynne Weaver; and Kayla Herman, who will work at the county jail. Superintendent Chad Brady said Weaver’s employment marks the first time in several years that each …

The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency will be relocating its COVID-19 testing site from Centreville to Sturgis. The change in locations is effective today. Agency officials said the St. Joseph County Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse location will not be hosting testing sites. Instead, testing opportunities will take place at its Sturgis location, 1555 E. Chicago Road. The health …

An armed gunman robbed the Meijer gas station in Coldwater last week. Coldwater police officials said the incident occurred shortly after 10 p.m. Aug. 24 at 610 E. Chicago Road. Investigators said a man entered the store, displayed a handgun and demanded money. The clerk complied and the man fled on foot from the location and in possession of an …

Centreville Public Schools officials approved nearly $200,000 in purchases during the district’s board of education meeting Monday. The district has allocated remaining bond money, general-budget funds and Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds to cover the expenses. In the category of safety and security, the district approved a districtwide video-surveillance system, shelter shutters to cover door-side windows in the …

Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency has received from Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ Bureau of Laboratories the final testing results of water samples taken from Round Lake on August 12. Results confirm a microcystin level slightly higher than the Environmental Protection Agency’s recommended level for recreational activity. Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency, in consultation with Michigan Department of …

St. Joseph County Animal Control has received two anonymous grants to help the Centreville-based agency. During their monthly board meeting last week, St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners learned more about the windfall from finance director Angie Steinman. She said an anonymous donor provided $5,000 toward the department’s spay/neuter program. The other gift was $10,000 to be allocated for an …

St. Joseph County commissioners last week approved a request from Sheriff Mark Lillywhite for the purchase of 38 body cameras. His $217,000 request includes cloud storage, in-car cameras and upgraded as circumstances warrant. The deal covers a 10-year period and is being worked out with a company called WatchGuard. Funding will come from the $2 million commissioners allocated toward special …

A parking lot resurfacing project at the county courthouse will be completed two years earlier than scheduled. During their monthly meeting last week, commissioners agreed to field bids to resurface the parking lot on the east side of the courthouse. Administrator Teresa Doehring said a water pipe under the north end of the lot sprung a leak earlier this month …