Last week’s scheduled pre-hearing conference involving St. Joseph County Prosecutor Deb Davis was postponed again. Davis was slated to take part Thursday in a virtual conference involving the Michigan Attorney Discipline Board and its legal representative, Austin Blessing-Nelson. The proceeding was originally scheduled for March 24. The issue centers on Davis during her time as assistant prosecuting attorney. It is …

Voting for the 4th of July King and Queen is now underway in Colon. The annual fundraiser continues with four king and four queen candidates. They are: Brayton Thurston, Dalton Williams, Colin Trattles, Ayden Delp, Raegan Thaxton, Peigfhton Stouder, Ruby Bower and Kylie Kyle. The public is invited to vote; cost is a penny per vote. All proceeds will be …

Glen Oaks Community College is less than two weeks away from hosting its 2025 STEM Camp program. The three-day event starts June 16 and is open to students entering sixth, seventh and eighth grades in the fall in St. Joseph County. Participants will have the opportunity to explore coding and robotics, 3-D modeling and printing, and a number of other …

A fundraiser benefitting the Three Rivers Promise scholarship program returns as part of next week’s Three Rivers Water Festival. The annual Duck Race, a rubber-duck competition at Scidmore Park, will be held June 14. Event organizers said cost is $5 per duck or five for $20. Owner of the first duck to cross the finish line wins $100. Meanwhile, second- …

Here’s a look at June’s Fresh Food Distribution events in St. Joseph County. Seventh-Day Adventist Church, east of Centreville on M-86, hosts the first distribution of the month. It starts at 4 o’clock June 10. First Presbyterian Church in Sturgis is next, starting at 4 p.m. June 12. Its address is 1320 S. Lakeview Ave. Constantine High School hosts the …

Erin Zabonick has been named director of Three Rivers Public Library. The move occurred during last week’s library board meeting. Zabonick had been interim director for more than a year after Bobbi Schoon stepped down in August 2023 to take an administrative role with the city of Three Rivers. Zabonick recently earned a master’s degree in library and information science. …

April’s unemployment rate in St. Joseph County decreased by half of a percent from March. Figures from the monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget show St. Joseph County’s unemployment rate fell from 5.5 percent in March to 5 percent in April. The county’s April rate from a year earlier was 4.3 percent. Meanwhile, Cass …

Here’s a complete list of Meet Up to Eat Up locations this summer in St. Joseph County. The free program is for people through 18 years of age and adult special-needs students up to 26 years. Burr Oak Community Schools, 11 a.m. to 12:15 Monday through Friday starting June 9 at the school cafeteria. Centreville Public Schools, 4 to 6 …

Battle Creek-Kalamazoo International Airport celebrates 96 years of flight with a special event later this year. “Air Fair,” a one-day attraction, takes place Sept. 20 at the Kalamazoo-based airfield. The celebration includes drinks, food trucks, giveaways, face painting, paint-a-plow and a number of family-friendly events.

Michigan State Police troopers are seeking the public’s help in locating a motorcycle reported stolen last week from Calhoun County’s Athens Township. According to a department media release, the theft occurred between October and Thursday last week in the 4400 block of M Drive South. The stolen motorcycle is a Kawasaki BR125, green in color.