St. Joseph County Human Services Commission is hosting a Community Resource Roundtable next month. Event organizers said the gathering will provide a connection point for organizations and individual staff members to learn more about service offerings in other local organizations. Agencies that sign up to present will be given a four-minute slot to present details about what their agency does. …

Organizers of the monthly Fresh Food Distributions in St. Joseph County wish to announce a procedural change at the Constantine pick-up site. Specifically, the change involves a new policy regarding parking at the fresh food distribution at the Constantine High School bus loop. For the safety of students and due to school dismissal times, food distribution line-up at the school …

A 33-year-old Centreville man was arrested after fleeing from police in Centreville Tuesday afternoon. Sheriff Chad Spence said deputies were called at 5 p.m. in response to a man on a dirt bike who fled from the scene of a traffic stop on East Main Street. Authorities said the man was pulled over for a number of moving violations. The …

St. Joseph County Board of Commissioner appears set to approve contracts with two different unions. During their executive committee meeting Tuesday, commissioners were told by county administrator Teresa Cupp that agreements are expected with the county’s E-911 Telecommunicators’ Association and its Police Officers Association of Michigan Law Enforcement Division. The tentative agreements are likely to be approved at next week’s …

State Rep. Matt Hall issued a media release Tuesday, highlighting details of a Government Shutdown Prevention Plan. Hall, who oversees portions of Allegan and Kalamazoo counties – including the village of Vicksburg – said elected officials should work together to guarantee basic funding for critical services and take the threat of a potential government shutdown off the table. In the …

White Pigeon High School and Three Rivers Middle School won top honors during the 2025 St. Joseph County Intermediate School District’s annual Quiz Bowl tournament. A total of nine high-school squads and eight middle-school teams took part in the two-day event, held Feb. 26 and 27. Event organizers said teams prepared by studying a variety of subjects, including literature and …

An athletic director from a Branch County High School will receive a state honor later this week. Coldwater Athletic Director Todd Farmer was named Region VII athletic director of the year for this school year. The honor was bestowed by Michigan Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association. Farmer will receive his award at the MIAAA mid-winter conference Saturday in Traverse City. Charlene …

St. Joseph County Conservation District has announced dates and locations of its 2025 River Cleanup schedule. The agency’s 15th summer cleanup features four sessions. The first is on a Friday. It will be June 27 on the Prairie River from Centreville Canoe Park to Hoshel Canoe Park in Lockport Township. The three-and-a-half-mile route is one of the most popular water …

One person was injured in a two-vehicle crash last week in Cass County’s Volinia Township. Sheriff Clint Roach said deputies were called shortly after 12:30 p.m. Thursday to an area of Decatur Road, near Dewey Lake Street, in response to a crash with potential injuries. Investigators said a vehicle driven by 48-year-old Allegan resident Lisa Keech was traveling north on Decatur …

Here’s a reminder that anyone in need of a free ride to this week’s Fresh Food Distribution at Seventh-Day Adventist Church should provide advance notice of at least 24 hours. It starts at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the church, which is east of Centreville on M-86. St. Joseph County Transportation Authority will offer a ride at no charge. Transportation can …