Nottawa Township officials voted Monday against re-zoning a 1.6-acre parcel from agriculture to commercial. As a result, a plan for development of a Dollar General store in the community of Nottawa is derailed. By unanimous vote, Nottawa Township Board of Trustees supported the township planning commission’s July 19 recommendation against re-zoning. The decision thwarts a proposal to develop a 10,000-square-foot …

Deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a breaking-and-entering incident last weekend from a location in Park Township. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said the incident occurred between Friday and Sunday at a commercial building in the 55000 Block of Franklin Drive. The victim told authorities a large amount of building materials was taken, including metal siding, insulation, and …

Michigan reported fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Aug. 14, adding more than 16,000 new cases. That’s down 20 percent from the previous week’s tally of more than 20,000 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19. St. Joseph County reported 128 cases and two deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 107 cases and …

Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency is offering Novavax COVID-19 vaccines. Novavax is approved for those age 18 and over. It is not for use as a booster dose, so a person wanting Novavax would receive two injections with three to eight weeks between doses. More information is available online at bhsj.org.

Hi!  I am Abby.  I am ready to warm your heart and your lap.  I am a spayed female,  my age is a guessing game.  Come visit me.  My docket number is 53208, at the St. Joseph County Animal Control Shelter located at 652 E. Main St., Centreville, MI.  Animal Control is open Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m.– 4:30 p.m., phone …

Two people, including a former White Pigeon resident, died in a two-vehicle crash last week in Steuben County, Ind. Sheriff’s deputies said the incident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Friday on State Road 120, near the community of Orland. Authorities said a Nissan Titan pickup driven by 50-year-old Donald Gene Squires, of Howe, was heading west when it went left …

Three Rivers municipal officials last week approved the sale of the old Three Rivers Public Library to St. Joseph County. As a result, the county plans to relocate family court and probate court to the West Michigan Avenue property. County officials submitted a bid of $175,000. City manager Joe Bippus said three bids for the building were considered: $125,000 from …

After operating for years in an undersized, double-wide trailer, Colon’s village office is now under a new roof. Starting today, municipal services are being conducted out of a former doctor’s office at 111 St. Joseph Street, across the street from Abbott’s Magic. The relocation provides a quantity of space that was a critical shortage at the previous site. Village president …

The identity of an 11-year-old girl who died in a two-car collision last weekend in Constantine Township has been released. Allison Grant, who completed fifth grade at Riverside Elementary in June, died at the scene of the crash. It occurred at 2:45 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Klett Road and Quaker Street. Investigators said a 49-year-old woman from Bristol, …

Deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a breaking-and-entering incident that occurred last week in Park Township. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said the incident happened between Thursday and Saturday at a barn in the 53000 block of Parkville Road. Access was gained through forced entry. The victim told authorities a small generator was stolen.