St. Joseph County Clerk Lindsay Oswald announced Wednesday that a White Pigeon man’s effort to recall village president Tyler Royce fell short. Oswald said 21 of the 126 signatures submitted by businessman Jerry Kash were invalid. The 105 valid signatures were three short of the minimum required to continue the process. The minimum number of signatures from registered voters who …
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Nottawa vote halts Dollar General development
Nottawa Township officials voted Monday against re-zoning a 1.6-acre parcel from agriculture to commercial. As a result, a plan for development of a Dollar General store in the community of Nottawa is derailed. By unanimous vote, Nottawa Township Board of Trustees supported the township planning commission’s July 19 recommendation against re-zoning. The decision thwarts a proposal to develop a 10,000-square-foot …
Read More »Multiple items stolen in Park Township
Deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a breaking-and-entering incident last weekend from a location in Park Township. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said the incident occurred between Friday and Sunday at a commercial building in the 55000 Block of Franklin Drive. The victim told authorities a large amount of building materials was taken, including metal siding, insulation, and …
Read More »Michigan coronavirus cases decrease
Michigan reported fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Aug. 14, adding more than 16,000 new cases. That’s down 20 percent from the previous week’s tally of more than 20,000 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19. St. Joseph County reported 128 cases and two deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 107 cases and …
Read More »Health department offering COVID-19 vaccine
Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency is offering Novavax COVID-19 vaccines. Novavax is approved for those age 18 and over. It is not for use as a booster dose, so a person wanting Novavax would receive two injections with three to eight weeks between doses. More information is available online at bhsj.org.
Read More »Discussion continues – American Rescue Plan funds for SJC
The process of how St. Joseph County will administer $1 million of its American Rescue Plan Act funds was discussed during the county commission’s executive committee meeting last week. Commissioners entertained a number of options regarding the money and its recipients. In the end, it was decided the five county board members will individually review the 28 different requests submitted …
Read More »Renovation project at Glen Oaks
Members of Glen Oaks Community College Board of Trustees received an update Thursday regarding the college’s southside campus renovation project. Jeremiah Hatfield, of Fort Wayne-based Design Collaborative, reviewed a plan that includes renovation of the gymnasium entry, locker rooms, weight room, Nora Hagen Theater and allied health. Hatfield said the goal is to transform outdated environments into functional, accessible and welcoming spaces, …
Read More »Residential B&E in Branch County
Michigan State Police troopers were called to a residential breaking-and-entering incident recently in Branch County’s Batavia Township. According to a department media release, troopers responded to the 100 block of Pond Drive, where the victim told authorities she returned to her residence and found its front door open. Investigators said the front door had shoe and tool marks. The media …
Read More »Serious injury in motorcycle crash
An Indiana man was injured after the motorcycle he was driving was struck by a semi tactor-trailer in Sturgis Township. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said deputies were called shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday to the intersection of M-66 and Bogen Road. The motorcycle, driven by a 50-year-old man, was traveling south on M-66 when a semi, driven by a 60-year-old man …
Read More »B & E in Leonidas Township
Deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department are looking into a breaking-and-entering incident that occurred last weekend in Leonidas Township. Investigators said they responded to the 29000 block of M-60. The victim told authorities a shed was entered either Saturday or Sunday, and several items were stolen. Items include a log splitter, small utility trailer, tools and a small …
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