Here I am Santa!  I am a big girl!  They call me Berta.  I am about two years old, spayed female, and current on my rabies.  I am house trained and friendly.  My docket number is 51413, at the St. Joseph County Animal Control Shelter located at 652 E. Main St., Centreville, MI.  Animal Control is open Monday – Friday, …

Three Branch County men and a Sturgis resident were arrested for allegedly stealing property from tornado-damaged homes and vehicles in Kentucky. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and police in Caldwell County, Ky., announced the arrests Friday. Cameron said Sevon Gowen, 25, of Sturgis, was charged with possession of burglary tools, receiving stolen property, first-degree possession of a controlled substance and first-degree …

Michigan reported more than 46,000 new cases of coronavirus in the week ending Dec. 19, down 7.3 percent from the previous week. Meanwhile, St. Joseph County reported 227 cases and 10 deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 327 cases and six deaths. Throughout the pandemic, it has reported 10,601 cases and 152 deaths. Cases fell in 61 Michigan counties, with the …

Southwest Enforcement Team officers executed a search warrant Friday at a home in the 69000 block of Union Road in Cass County’s Porter Township. Three adults at the residence were detained and questioned. The investigation stemmed from tips received regarding suspected drug sales from the home. A 47-year-old Union man, the occupant of the home, was arrested for possession of …

A Mishawaka man was injured after the vehicle he was driving was involved in a crash in Cass County’s Newberg Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called around 10 p.m. Sunday to the intersection of Bair Lake Street and Wood Lake Road. Investigators said a car driven by 55-year-old Ryan McCourt was traveling east on Bair Lake Street when …

The mother of a 33-year-old Colon woman allegedly strangled to death back in October held a vigil for her daughter Saturday in Colon. Tammy Clipfell lost her only daughter, Chelsea Wallen, to an act of domestic violence Oct. 15 at Wallen’s Colon residence. Wallen was remembered by family, friends and even people who had never met her. Wallen, however, was …

Glen Oaks Community College recently staged an event called “Transformation x 2,” as the college launched the E & F Wing Capital Outlay Project, and also celebrated the grand re-opening of the Technology Wing. The E & F Wing project dates to 2017, when the board approved the concept of applying to the state for a capital outlay project to …

Members of the White Pigeon Village Council voted to condemn adjacent buildings on East Chicago Road, fearing their perilous condition is a public-safety hazard. The buildings, at 100 and 102 E. Chicago Road, house the Tasty Nut Shop and Silver Spoons Catering. They are owned by Marjorie Hamminga, who has operated Tasty Nut Shop since 1986. Action to condemn the …

Michigan Department of Transportation has awarded a six-figure grant to the city of Three Rivers for a future road-construction project. MDOT officials said the $375,000 allocation, awarded through the state’s Transportation Economic Development Fund, is earmarked for work to be performed in 2023 on Broadway Street. The city will put up $600,000 toward the impending project, which will involve reconstruction …

Three Rivers and White Pigeon school districts were closed Friday due to potential threats. Three Rivers Community Schools interim superintendent Nikki Nash said the district received information from Michigan State Police at 3:30 a.m. Friday of a threat at Three Rivers Middle School. Nash also said Michigan State Police is aware of the school shooting copycat threats circulating nationwide on …