Plans are underway for the city of Sturgis to bring market-rate housing through what is called a tiny homes project. WOOD-TV reported that the property, on Prospect Street between Hatch and West streets, is enough to fit one normal-sized home. But the city’s housing commission plans to fit five “small homes” that are about the same size as a large …

St. Joseph County Road Commission is appealing to the public for help in finding property stolen from the Centreville-based agency. Road Commission officials said 92 orange cones were stolen from a recent paving job of Silver Street in Mendon Township. Value of the cones is in the thousands of dollars. Tips can be phoned to the road commission or St. …

Here’s an update on work being done on U.S. 131 in St. Joseph and Kalamazoo counties, according to Michigan Department of Transportation’s Christopher Jacobs. Recently finished work includes completion of storm sewer Stage 1, from Rocky River bridge north to M-216. Meanwhile, all hot-mix asphalt leveling is complete for Stage 2. In addition, restoration is completed in areas that have …

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has reappointed Sturgis rancher Monte Bordner to the Michigan Beef Industry Commission. Bordner is reappointed to represent cattle breeders for a term expiring in May 2026. Since the early 1940s, the Bordner family has farmed near Sturgis, specializing in Angus cattle breeding. Bordner, a former member of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners, is recognized as …

Sheriff’s deputies were involved in a pursuit last weekend that originated in Centreville. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said deputies responded to the 300 block of West Main Street at 2:30 a.m. Saturday in response to a fight involving a number of individuals. Investigators said several subjects ran to a vehicle, which fled the scene when deputies arrived. Deputies, with assistance from …

The case of an Indiana man involved in a June crash that killed two LaGrange County women in White Pigeon Township is moving on to St. Joseph County Circuit Court. Harley Jay Bontrager, 19, appeared Tuesday with his attorney, Jessica LaFond, before District Court Judge Jeff Middleton. As a result of Bontrager waiving the preliminary examination, the matter will now …

A pit bull owned by a Constantine resident will be euthanized after it bit a woman in the face earlier this year. The matter was handled Wednesday by St. Joseph County District Court Judge Jeff Middleton. The defendant, Cassandra McWaters, sobbed as Middleton read the order that the unlicensed dog involved in the April attack be euthanized within a week. …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating the larceny of a motor vehicle from a location in Branch County’s Algansee Township. Troopers said the incident occurred between July 30 and Aug. 4 from a residence on Lester Road. Authorities said suspects loaded the vehicle onto a trailer and hauled it from the property. The vehicle is as a 1991 Ford F-150 …

Tom Lowry survived a primary election challenge Tuesday and will face-off against challenger Vernis Mims Jr. in November’s general election. Unofficial results through the St. Joseph County Clerk’s office show Lowry claimed 342 votes, about 53 percent of the votes cast in the election. Runner-up Mims Jr. had 217 votes, good for about one-third of all votes. Meanwhile, Natelege Zaritz …

Voters in the Colon Community Schools district approved renewal of its millage rate for general operations Tuesday. At stake was renewal of 18.561 mills, which funds a significant portion of the district’s operations. The 10-year renewal will affect industrial, commercial, vacation homes that are non-homestead and some agricultural properties. The 18-plus mills generate more than $1.3 million annually for the …