County Information

The Student Help and Healing Center in Sturgis is now open to serve children from ages 3 to 21. It offers same-day appointments for matters such as a yearly physical exam, sick visits, immunizations, reproductive health and sports injuries. As a result of grant funding, there is no out-of-pocket cost, and the agency accepts and bills all insurance. It is …

A December pickup date in Burr Oak has been added to the monthly Fresh Food Distributions in St. Joseph County. The additional event takes place 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday next week at Railroad Street, 203 W. Front St. In the meantime, First Presbyterian Church on Lakeview Avenue in Sturgis will oversee a distribution at 4 o’clock today. Two distributions …

Two longtime members of Vicksburg Community Schools Board of Education were honored during a ceremony Wednesday. Carol Lohman and Skip Knowles last week completed a tenure of 40 years each as board members. They chose to not seek re-election in August, bringing to a close a four-decade run that started in the mid-1980s. Lohman, 83, and Knowles, 75, were recognized …

Two Cass County residents were arrested Tuesday for outstanding warrants. Cass County Drug Enforcement Team said its members assisted Michigan Department of Corrections Absconder Unit in an attempt to locate the man and woman. A search warrant was conducted in the 11000 block of M-60 in Newberg Township. While searching the residence, detectives located methamphetamine and methamphetamine paraphernalia. A 41-year-old …

The body of a Sturgis man who hadn’t been seen since last week was found by authorities Monday. Sturgis Department of Public Safety Director Ryan Banaszak said officers located the body of William Howell in a community park in Sturgis. Howell, whose family members said he had early onset dementia, was last seen Thursday, the same date authorities found his …

A detour around St. Joseph County’s iconic Langley Covered Bridge will be in place through at least late December after height limiters at both ends of the structure were struck on separate occasions earlier this month. Road commission manager John Lindsey said the height limiters in both cases were knocked over. In addition, their concrete bases were damaged. The first …

A campaign focusing on drunken driving kicks off this week in St. Joseph County. In partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department will have specially designated patrols on the roads starting Wednesday through Jan. 1. Deputies will focus their attention on reckless and potentially impaired or drugged motorists. The effort is a part of …

Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency has announced it has free prophylactics available as part of its “Wear One” campaign. Agency officials said the goal is to reduce sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancies. The product is available in restrooms at CHA locations. Meanwhile, the tri-county agency is still offering over-the-counter oral contraception and emergency contraception at all three of its …

White Pigeon Township Library officials celebrated a major achievement Saturday with the unveiling of the agency’s new Bookmobile. Director Perri Saunders said OVIE, a truck-and-trailer tandem, will be put into use later in 2025. In the meantime, the public had a chance to step into the trailer and take a look at what took a two-year fundraising effort to secure. …

Constantine municipal officials have set a date to conduct a public hearing related to an Industrial Tax-Exemption certificate. Village council members recently set Jan. 6 as the date to entertain a request from Dairy Distillery Alliance. If approved, the certificate would allow the facility exemption from real and/or personal property taxes for up to 12 years. However, it would still …