A 35-year-old Sturgis man has been charged with first-degree homicide stemming from a fatal shooting last week in Sturgis. An arraignment took place Friday in St. Joseph County Court for Erik Davis, a suspect in the shooting. His bond was set at $750,000. Davis was arrested after a 33-year-old man died from multiple gunshot wounds following the shooting, which occurred …

Three Rivers Community School Superintendent Ron Moag said the district was notified by the Branch-Hillsdale-St Joseph Community Health Agency that two students at Park Elementary have tested positive for COVID-19. Through the contact-tracing process, along with the case reported at the start of the week, the district has identified a significant number of staff and students required to quarantine. As …

State police are looking for the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run incident last week in Branch County’s Sherwood Township. Troopers said the incident occurred between 7 and 8 p.m. Friday near the intersection of Oliverda Road and M-60. Investigators said a female pedestrian was struck by the driver of an older, two-door, white Ford pickup. It features …

Dean Edward Haines, age 59, died on Monday, October 5, 2020. In accordance with family wishes, cremation will be conducted and private services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

Andrejs Rosentals, age 84, died on Monday, October 5, 2020. In accordance with family wishes, cremation will be conducted and private services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

Owen Joseph was born September 29, 2020 at 1:26 p.m. at Bronson Hospital Kalamazoo to Samantha Drake and Joseph Zimmerman II. Born before his time, little Owen was a stillborn. He was a little mover and got tangled in his umbilical cord. He was 19 weeks old. In his short time with us, Owen was very loved by his family …

Two major road projects – one in Nottawa Township, the other in Lockport Township – are nearing completion. St. Joseph County Road Commission Manager John Lindsey said work on a portion of Nottawa Road was to resume Monday. Meanwhile, attention will focus next week on stretches of Holtom and Schweitzer roads in Lockport Township. Lindsey said the Nottawa Road project …

Here’s an election-related bit of information from St. Joseph County Clerk Lindsay Oswald. She said there have been a number of inquiries about straight-ticket votes in advance of the Nov. 3 general election. She said in straight-ticket voting, voters may vote in the straight-party race and select the party of their choosing – this will award votes up to the …

Portage-based Clark Logic LLC, in partnership with Industrial Partners  USA, held a ceremonial groundbreaking to mark the start of construction of a new  speculative (spec) building in Battle Creek, Michigan, on Wednesday, September 30,  2020. Regional economic development group Battle Creek Unlimited hosted the event. This spec building will be the first of its kind in Battle Creek, and a …

August’s unemployment rate in St. Joseph County was 1.1 percent lower than the figure from the previous month. The monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed the county’s drop in unemployment went from 9.3 percent in July to 8.2 percent. Allegan County featured the lowest unemployment rate in the region in August, at 6.4 …