Administrator

Oswald makes candidacy official

Nearly eight full months after she was appointed St. Joseph County clerk, Lindsay Oswald filed paperwork Monday that makes official her candidacy for the August primary election. Her petition turned in Monday featured 159 signatures – 59 more than the required minimum. The move was considered no surprise, as Oswald indicated even before she was tapped to complete the 18 …

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Mendon woman seeks County Commission seat

A 62-year-old Mendon woman will seek the District 2 St. Joseph County Commission seat in August. Kathy Pangle has declared her candidacy for the seat, which represents Burr Oak, Colon, Leonidas, Mendon and Park townships. Burr Oak Township resident Don Eaton is the incumbent. Pangle is serving her 14th year on the Mendon Village Council and the Mendon Township Fire …

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Sinking fund millage would benefit schools district-wide

Details related to the March 8 sinking-fund millage request being sought by the Three Rivers Board of Education were covered during a work session Monday. More than a dozen people attended the meeting, during which board vice president Susan Schmidtendorff led a PowerPoint presentation that covered the reasons for the request and potential uses of the money if the 1.95-mill …

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Generator hooked to propane tank found in home where 6 died

  A generator hooked up to a propane tank in the basement of a Fenton Township home is believed to be responsible for the carbon monoxide death of a couple and their four children. Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell tells reporters Monday that the man’s body was found next to the generator. The mother’s body was found near a crib …

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Murder suspect arraigned in Kalamazoo

The man police say went on a shooting spree in Kalamazoo over the weekend has been charged with six counts of murder, two counts of assault with intent to commit murder and eight counts of felony firearm use. Brian Dalton was arraigned Monday afternoon in Kalamazoo County court. Police say he admitted to the killings after they arrested him early …

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Two men fall through ice in Cass County

Two men in separate incidents fell through ice on lakes in Cass County over the weekend. Cass County Sheriff Joe Underwood said the first incident was reported at 1:39 p.m. Saturday at Bogart Lake in Jones, where a man fell through the ice but managed to crawl out of the water and reach shore. He refused assistance and was taken …

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Foam over incident in Three Rivers

The Three Rivers Wastewater Treatment Plant reports there was a foam-over incident at 5:35 p.m. Thursday as a result of electrical maintenance. Plant supervisor Doug Humbert said a passerby noticed foam in an area along the 400 block of Wolf Road. The event was believed to be caused by routine electrical maintenance that required all blowers to operate during part …

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Search warrants lead to arrests

Three adults were arrested on outstanding warrants last week following the execution of a search warrant in Park Township. Sheriff’s officials said investigators from the St. Joseph County Area Narcotics unit executed the search warrant Thursday in the 55000 block of Buckhorn Road. Investigators had received a tip about a residence involved in methamphetamine production. Investigators from SCAN, along with …

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Mark My Words

With the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia this past week, the internet was flooded with the news. When I first read the headline that a Supreme Court Justice had suddenly and unexpectedly passed away, my first thought was “well, depending on who it was, the other side will have a field day with this news”. And sadly, I …

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K-Wings sweep Eagles; fall to Toledo

TOLEDO, OH – After back-to-back wins against the Colorado Eagles (25-23-2-0) at Wings Event Center on Friday and Saturday, the Toledo Walleye (32-14-2-3) shut out the Kalamazoo Wings (22-24-4-1) by a score of 2-0 on Sunday at the Huntington Center. The Battle of the Bootlands highlighted the weekend on the ice at Wings Event Center as Nick Bootland and his …

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