A settlement conference and jury trial slated this week for St. Joseph County Prosecutor John McDonough has been postponed. Kalamazoo District Court officials said the delay is pursuant to a local administrative order, discontinuing jury trials when the number of COVID-related cases exceeds a threshold set by the Michigan Supreme Court. McDonough, 41, was scheduled to appear in a settlement …

An annual tradition overseen by Michigan State Police White Pigeon Detachment returns next month. The 12th “Stuff A Blue Goose” Christmas food and toy drive will take place locally in Three Rivers and Sturgis. It will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Three Rivers and Sturgis Walmart stores, where troopers will collect non-perishable food items and …

Tuesday, November 25th, marks the second day Three Rivers Community Schools has switched to remote for all students. Superintendent Ron Moag announced the move last week. He said the district-wide remote learning started Monday and will continue at least two weeks. The district previously had discontinued in-person learning for high school and middle school students effective Nov. 16 Moag said …

Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in the community, White Pigeon Township Library has announced it is moving back to Phase 2 of its re-opening plan. The measure took effect last week and remains in place indefinitely. During Phase 2, the library will offer curbside service, including check-outs and returns, faxes, scans and copies, from patrons’ cars or the …

Margaret A. (Loker) West, age 92, of rural Vicksburg, died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020 at her daughter’s home near Scotts. She was born in Hersey, MI on April 21, 1928 the daughter of Perry C. and Marian (Vance) Loker. She grew up on the family farm near Fulton and graduated from Athens High School. She was married to William Francis …

A 68-year-old Cass County man died after he was struck by a vehicle last week in Porter Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday to U.S. 12 and Union Road in the community of Union. Investigators said a vehicle driven by Anne Lowry, 39, of Constantine, was heading west on U.S. 12 when it …

A popular tourist community in Michiana has opened its annual Christmas light display for the season. Shipshewana’s Lights of Joy, a drive-through experience featuring more than two million LED Christmas lights, opened over the weekend. Displayed in a newly expanded, mile-and-a-half-long symphony of various light scenes, Lights of Joy will re-open Friday and Saturday. After that, the lights will be …

Sturges-Young Center for the Arts has announced it will be closed for the remainder of 2020 due to COVID- 19 restrictions. With the temporary discontinuation of indoor dining, the center will be closed to minimize operational costs, and help to keep patrons and staff safe. The weekly Sunday brunch will return in January. Auditorium officials said the FOP “Country Music …

The boil water order has been lifted in Lockport Township.

White Pigeon Community Schools Superintendent Jon Keyer announced the district is suspending all in-person learning until Jan. 4. White Pigeon was originally going to virtual teaching until Dec. 8, as mandated Sunday for all state high schools by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Administrators at White Pigeon, however, said the increasing number of community COVID-19 cases as …