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Members of the White Pigeon Community Schools Board of Education voted Wednesday to pursue renewal of a three-mill sinking fund. The question will appear before district voters May 2. If approved, the measure – originally passed in 2007 and renewed in 2012 – would generate more than $4.8 million over its five-year life. The estimated total of the nearly two …

St. Joseph County Clerk Lindsay Oswald said she and her staff are preparing for a recount of presidential ballots. The procedure is being done at the request of Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein. Oswald this week said she is putting teams together for the task in order to get state election officials on their way to the next county …

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Hazel E. (Schieber) Klaiber, 74, of Porter Township, White Pigeon, died Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, at Elkhart General Hospital following an extended illness. She was born July 15, 1942, in Sturgis, a daughter of Charlie D. and Fannie Marie (Plank) Lunger. She lived all her life in the White Pigeon area and was a graduate of White Pigeon High School …

Two days after a boil-water notice was lifted, Lockport Township residents are being advised to, once again, adhere to a boil-water precaution. The notice was issued Sunday afternoon by Jennifer Ransbottom, director of utility management services for Jones Petrie Rafinski. She said the circumstances related to the latest issue are nearly identical to the boil-water notice in effect Aug. 7 …

Sturgis Hospital named Bev Watson, as the Associate of the Quarter for the 2nd Quarter 2016. Bev has been an employee of Sturgis Hospital for nearly 15 years and works in Patient Access Services. She was nominated by coworker, Donna Nottoli who says: “Bev is committed to her profession. She takes pride in her work, has an exemplary work ethic …

KALAMAZOO – Kicking off their best-of-seven playoff series against the South Carolina Stingrays on home ice seemed like a win-win situation for the Kalamazoo Wings . If they swept the Stingrays, the K-Wings would just need to win one game in their final four games in South Carolina to advance to the next round. Taking two at home wouldn’t have …

The administrator of Kalamazoo County has resigned after being put on leave last month. Administrator Terrence Neuzil’s resignation was unanimously accepted Tuesday by the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners after a closed-door meeting. Neuzil was put on paid administrative leave March 15, and the Kalamazoo Gazette reports neither county officials nor Neuzil would say why. He started at the county …

Six area student-athletes received all-state accolades for their work on the hardwood floor this season. Three girls were recognized: Mendon’s Megan Zinsmaster, a senior, was named to the Class D honorable mention team; Riley Phelps, a White Pigeon High School senior, earned a nod to the Class C honorable mention squad; and Centreville’s Bailey May, also a senior, was named …

Four of the six victims of a random shooting tear are being remembered at funerals and memorials in southwestern Michigan. Somber gatherings were held Saturday in Bridgman, Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, a week after six people were killed in the Kalamazoo area. Mourners offered condolences to the family of Mary Lou Nye at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Bridgman. Her photo …