Indiana authorities are warning of a scam related to an e-mail that states a balance is due to the agency. Indiana Department of Technology said messages from e-mail addresses belonging to the state of Indiana began arriving in inboxes earlier this week. Department of Technology officials said a contractor’s account was hacked, which was used to send the messages. Toll …

Several items were stolen during a breaking-and-entering incident last week in Lockport Township. According to Michigan State troopers, investigators were called to an area at M-60 and Haines Road. They learned that the incident took place between noon and 3 p.m. May 5. Items stolen include a drill and battery pack, a bicycle and a rifle.

A K-9 officer played a key role in apprehension of a suspect in a home-invasion incident last weekend in Cass County. Sheriff Clint Roach said deputies were notified shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday about a request for assistance from Cassopolis Police Department. Upon arrival, deputies were advised a suspect had fled from the residence. As a result, K-9 Sitka was …

Centreville Public Schools added two new staff members but accepted the retirement of another during the district’s board of education meeting Monday. First, the board hired Ashley Bailey to teach third grade. The opening became available with the retirement of kindergarten teacher Betsy Breitenbach followed by internal shuffling. Bailey, a Saginaw Valley grad, has 15 years of teaching experience, most …

Robert E Morris, age 57, of White Pigeon, died on Monday, May 12, 2025 in Centreville. He was born on August 27, 1967 in South Bend, the Son of Glenn D. and Judy L. (Pettit) Morris. He was a resident of the White Pigeon area all of his life and a graduate of White Pigeon Schools  in 1985. Robert was …

Centreville Elementary School’s recently completed addition was formally dedicated Monday, when district officials staged a ceremonial ribbon cutting. The 5,155-square-foot addition, made possible by district voters in a May 2023 vote, features a new cafeteria and a separate, new music room. District officials, including superintendent Chad Brady, principal Dennis Kirby and board of education members, took part in the ceremonial …

A Dowagiac man died after being struck by a car over the weekend in Cass County’s LaGrange Township. Sheriff Clint Roach said deputies responded shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday to the 5700 block of Wilbur Hill Road in response to a car-versus-pedestrian crash. Deputies said 60-year-old Dowagiac resident Johnny Moore was driving north and his vehicle struck Dalton Prentice, 30. …

A LaGrange County man has been sentenced for sexual misconduct offenses against children in Branch and St. Joseph counties. St. Joseph County Circuit Court officials said David Miller, 55 was recently sentenced to between 18 and 50 years after pleading guilty to two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. In a separate matter, Miller was sentenced to two counts of …

Organizers of last week’s Spring Car Cruise-In & Eats celebration in downtown Sturgis have declared the event a success. North Street in the downtown district was closed Friday evening for vendors, food trucks and acoustic music entertainment. Sturgis Downtown Development Authority Event Coordinator Ryan Conrod said the gathering was the perfect kickoff for the summer season of events. The next …

Centreville Public Schools is hosting a countywide, summer-feeding program starting next month. Marilyn Rosewarne, director of dining services, said the program is open to children 18 years of age and younger, as well as anyone 26 or younger enrolled in an educational program for the mentally or physically disabled. Recipients must be St. Joseph County residents and do not need …