Cass County sheriff’s deputies were called over the weekend to investigate a single-vehicle accident in Newberg Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were summoned at 2:30 a.m. Saturday to M-40 in the area of Shavehead Lake Road. Emergency personnel found that a southbound car had crashed on the east side of the road into a farm field after side swiping a telephone pole. …

State Rep. Aaron Miller has announced two upcoming dates where he will hold in-district office hours for the month of March. Miller said transparency is essential to both good government and effective representation, and he encourages anyone with a question to attend. Miller will be available 7 to 9 a.m. Saturday at Yoder’s Country Market in Centreville, and on March …

A state police patrol car was struck and a trooper injured over the weekend during an incident on ice-covered I-94 in Calhoun County. According to a department media release, the trooper was investigating an accident at 4:15 a.m. Saturday near mile marker 92 in the eastbound lane. The trooper was on the shoulder of the freeway investigating a one-vehicle crash, …

Eleanor Cotter, 79, of Hammond, IN, passed away Wednesday, March 13th, at Hospice of the Calumet Area in Munster.  She was born in Nottawa on October 9, 1939, a daughter of the late Arthur and Violet (Parham) Cotter. Eleanor graduated from Centreville Schools in 1957. She worked as an admissions counselor at Purdue University for 20 years, retiring in 1998. …

Melinda Lee Dale, age 51, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at her home. She was born July 5, 1967, in Three Rivers, a daughter of Earl Dean and Margaret (Crawford) Hammond, Sr. Melinda had resided in Sturgis for the past 18 years, coming from Three Rivers. Melinda was a homemaker who enjoyed camping and gardening, and …

The Michigan Department of Transportation and local agencies are enacting additional annual spring weight restrictions to protect roads. Effective today, weight restrictions will be imposed and enforced on all state trunkline highways from the Michigan/Indiana and Michigan/Ohio state lines north to and including the Mackinac Bridge. State routes typically carry M, I, or US designations. County road commissions and city public …

Blue Gate Theatre in Shipshewana has announced plans for a new 1,500-seat, theater space at Blue Gate Performing Arts Center. The $3 million theatre is set to break ground before May and will be completed by January. The rapid expansion of the Blue Gate’s concert schedule, limitations of the current space and improving customer experience all played key roles in …

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, the leading voice of the Post-9/11 generation of veterans, has announced that U.S. Rep. Fred Upton has become a cosponsor of the “Burn Pits Accountability Act” to improve the tracking and reporting of service members’ exposure to burn pits and airborne toxins during their deployments. Upton became a co-sponsor during IAVA’s “Storm The Hill,” IAVA’s …

The group “Voters Not Politicians” is hosting a series of Democracy Reform Town Halls to educate citizens about Michigan’s new redistricting process and how they can participate. The group will also discuss other critical democracy reform issues to strengthen the democratic process through citizen action in Michigan. In 2018, Michigan voters and Voters Not Politicians made history by passing a redistricting reform …

The staff here tell us that St. Patricks day is coming.  We have hung a shamrock hoping it will bring us luck getting a new home.  We were brought in together, but we could be adopted separately.  I am Aggie Marie, docket No. 45242.  I am the dark girl on the left.  We each are five years old.  They say …