Sturgis firefighters responded to two separate house fires on the same day last week. Officials said the department was summoned around 5 a.m. Friday to the 500 block of Michigan Avenue for a report of a structure fire. Arriving units found flames coming from the attic area. However, firefighters were able to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a one-car crash that occurred last week in Mottville Township. Authorities were dispatched to an area on U.S. 12 near Burke Road, where the driver of a car lost control of his vehicle. Witnesses told investigators that the driver of the at-fault vehicle was traveling east on U.S. 12 when he attempted to overtake …

A new sign will soon be placed in front of Sturgis Department of Public Safety. Sturgis Planning Commission members recently approved a request for the sign, which will reflect a rebranding of the police and fire stations to the department of public safety. The city’s design-review committee has reviewed the proposed signage for the North Nottawa Street site. The sign, …

The Kalamazoo Wings (15-10-0-0) sent 2021 out on a high note and ushered in 2022 in grand fashion as they defeated the visiting Tulsa Oilers (14-11-0-1) in both of their games this past weekend. To kick off the holiday weekend, the two teams battled in the K-Wings Annual New Year’s Eve Game at Wings Event Center. Following the first twenty …

I want to wish you a “Berry” Happy New Year.  I would like to be in a new home for 2022.  I am called “Berry” because my coat is kinda berry colored with some creme.  I am about ten months old.  I am a female and I am only 38 pounds.  I am housetrained and I get along with other …

Three people, including a 5-year-old boy, were injured in a two-vehicle collision Monday in Cass County’s Porter Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called at 4:30 p.m. to the intersection of U.S. 12 and Baldwin Prairie Road. Investigators said 30-year-old Crystal Adkins of White Pigeon was driving east on U.S. 12 when a southbound vehicle on Baldwin Prairie Road, …

Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency has announced a change in its schedule for COVID-19 testing locally. The free testing will be held 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday at its Marshall Road location in Coldwater and 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday at its Three Rivers site on Hill Street. Event organizers said the tests are recommended for people who …

The Kalamazoo Wings(13-10-0-0) and the Toledo Walleye (16-6-0-2) met this past Sunday to play in the ECHL Winterfest Game which was held outdoors at Fifth Third Field, home of the Toledo Mud Hens. It was the first time in seven years for the outdoor game.  The K-Wings and Walleye played in the first outdoor Winterfest game on December 27, 2014, …

Michigan reported fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday, adding more than 31,000 new cases. That’s down 32 percent from the previous week’s tally of more than 46,500 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19. St. Joseph County reported 103 cases and five deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 227 cases and 10 …

Sturgis police arrested a Three Rivers man wanted on nine active warrants. According to a department media release, officers responded around 8 p.m. Dec. 21 to the 1000 block of Cato Lane regarding a suspicious vehicle. Officers discovered the vehicle had been reported stolen from a location in Elkhart a few days earlier. A 30-year-old man fled from the vehicle …