Sturgis Township treasurer Zeta Metzger said according to Michigan Department of Treasury estimates, constitutional revenue-sharing payments from the state will decrease in the near future. For the remainder of the fiscal year, the bimonthly payments likely will dip from the mid-$30,000s to $24,000 in August and the next year’s payments between $28,000 and $31,000. Supervisor George Morse said that in …

Larry Junior Rink, age 75, of Three Rivers, formerly of Constantine, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, June 29, 2020. Larry passed away at Grace Healthcare of Three Rivers. He was born in Goshen on February 21, 1945, and attended Constantine High School. On July 4, 1964 he married Jeanie Swartzentruber in Scott, IN. Larry was a …

I am called Grasshopper.  See my spotted tongue, one of the ladies here think it is unusual.  I am a calm, social, hound.  I lost my way and ended here at Animal Control, I am about two years old, a tri-color male.  I get along with other dogs.  My docket number is 48615, at the St. Joseph County Animal Control …

Building Hope Free Store in Centreville has moved from its previous location at 112 W. Main St. into a larger space next door, the former site of the St. Joseph County Abstract office. Wendell Moyer, Free Store coordinator, said the larger space will ensure the Free Store will not have to turn down donations. The change will also benefit two …

The director of public safety for the city of Sturgis was honored at a recent city commission meeting for saving lives during a fire. Mayor Robert Hile said Geoff Smith, the first to arrive at the scene, found two adults and a baby on the second floor and no way for them to escape. Using a neighbor’s ladder, Smith rescued …

St. Joseph County road commissioners learned recently that there has been no confirmation about when the widening and reconstruction project on Wait Road in Sherman Township will begin. The start date initially was set for April 1, but was delayed due to the COVID- 19 shutdown, said John Lindsey, managing director of the commission. Furthermore, work on U.S. 131 in …

Sturgis High School officials said in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the school’s band program in 2021, plans are underway to build a Sturgis Music Walk of Fame. The proposed walk is expected to be developed outside the band room doors. The school’s band and orchestra programs are planning a fundraiser that involves the purchase of brick pavers, through …

The Constantine Village Council voted recently to allow Fawn River Cultivation Company, pending approval of legalities, to add a medical-marijuana provisioning center at its site. Located at 621 Industrial Drive, the company currently has permits for growing and processing. Company president Dominic Iemma said he was applying for an abandoned permit granted previously to another facility but not renewed by …

A policy for the conversion of private roads to public roads was approved last month by the St. Joseph County Road Commission. Managing director John Lindsey said the agency fields questions regularly from people inquiring about converting roads. He explained requirements and specifications guarantee that roads constructed in accordance with them will require a minimum of maintenance costs. In addition, …

Sturgis Area Community Foundation was awarded a $70,000 grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund in support of expanding the fresh-food initiative throughout St. Joseph County. The initiative currently provides fresh produce, dairy products, baked goods and meat at six community locations throughout St. Joseph County. Under normal conditions, each distribution event typically serves up to 150 households per site, …