An attempted recall of the five-member White Pigeon Township Board is no longer valid due to timing. With less than a year before their terms on the board expire, supervisor Don Gloy, treasurer Trudy Gloy, clerk Lacie Pletcher, and trustees Jean Tefft and Vince Schroen, will not be subject to a recall. County clerk Lindsay Oswald said state law prohibits …

Dozens of St. Joseph County residents could be victims of mail theft following an incident reported over the weekend in Sherman Township. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said deputies were advised shortly after 9 a.m. Sunday that mail was found scattered throughout the area in the 25000 block of Mintdale Road. Deputies discovered the mail was removed from mailboxes within Sherman and …

The country’s last Hot ‘n Now has put a piece of its history in the hands of a collector. Earlier in the month, Wanda Lesniak, co-owner of the iconic restaurant on South Centerville Road in Sturgis, announced the analog menu sign was being replaced by a digital version. The old sign was auctioned off to benefit Isaiah 117 House, a …

St. Joseph County Road Commission saved taxpayers more than $250,000 by overseeing a culvert-replacement project itself rather than contracting the job to an outside source. The fact was one of many shared by Eric Shafer, chairman of the St. Joseph County Road Commission Board. He presented the agency’s 2022 annual report to St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners Dec. 19. …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating the theft of a vehicle taken between Sunday at 9:30 am and Monday at 9:00 am from a location in Sherman Township. Investigators said the 1998 GMC Sierra was stolen from a location in the 64000 block of Shimmel Road. It is pewter colored with Michigan registration plate DYP5018. A moon sticker and orange …

SNOW, SNOW, SNOW !  I am waiting for snow for Christmas!  I am “Onyx”.  I am a male, bull terrier about two years old.  I was lost in Sturgis and someone brought me into Animal Control.  I am glad to be in a warm, safe place.  My friend “Frank” is still here waiting for his new home also,   My docket …

St. Joseph County officials this week were given a follow-up on a growing homeless encampment in the Three Rivers area. During its monthly meeting Tuesday, St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners heard from undersheriff Jason Bingaman. At the board’s Dec. 12 executive committee meeting, commissioner Rick Shaffer raised concerns about the situation – his apprehension centering on whether children were …

A downed electric wire left 7,500 Consumers Energy customers in Branch and St. Joseph counties without power for about an hour Wednesday morning. Consumers spokesperson Brian Wheeler said all customers were back in service by 8 a.m. The affected area stretched from just east of the Branch County Memorial Airport, to the west and south of Barnhard Road, to the …

Glen Oaks Community College has announced its holiday schedule. The Centreville-area campus will be closed Friday through Jan. 1 for the winter holiday break. Student services, including admissions, advising and the cashier’s office, will reopen at 8 a.m. Jan 2 albeit with limited staffing. Appointments are encouraged but not required. Online course registration for current students will continue throughout the …

Thirteen people were recently recognized for their milestone years of service as employees of Glen Oaks Community College. Five-year recipients were Anne Fries, Karen Goodman, Vonda Marrow, Cheryl Schmitt and Robert Stuck. Honored for 15 years of service were Tonya Howden, Michael Sandelin and Chad Worthington. Three employees were recognized for two decades of service to the school: Trista Nelson, …