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NEW YORK (AP) — Sears will live on— at least for now. The company’s chairman and largest shareholder and chairman, Eddie Lampert, won a bankruptcy auction for Sears in New York, averting liquidation of the iconic chain, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. The person agreed to speak on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to …

The date for members of the St. Joseph County Planning Commission to hear details of a proposed solar-panel development in Mendon Township has been set. The planning commission will assemble at 7 p.m. Jan. 30. Location of the meeting, however, remains a moving target. Commission secretary Pat Kulikowski said the panel typically meets in the parks and recreation department’s office. …

Glen Oaks Community College is moving forward with a renovation project at a cost of nearly $7 million. Its board of trustees last week voted to approve planning for the project and follows a recent announcement that the college has received nearly $3.5 million in capital outlay funding from the state. The funding requires a 50/50 institution match and since …

St. Joseph County was one of several counties in the state Friday to stage a program marking the 50th anniversary of Michigan’s district court system. In Centreville, current and former judges, staff, members of the bar and courthouse personnel were present in District Court Judge Jeff Middleton’s courtroom to recognize the milestone and share memories of the early days. Middleton …

Southwest Enforcement Team assisted in a drug raid Tuesday in Kalamazoo. The investigation, which began about six months ago, led to the arrest of two men – one from Kalamazoo and the other from California. Lt. Jim Lass said investigators learned a drug-trafficking organization had delivered more than 400 pounds of methamphetamine from Mexico and police were aware a shipment …

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the county’s Parks and Recreation five-year plan next week. Details of the long-range plan were provided during this week’s executive committee meeting and county commissioners agreed the matter should be subject to a public hearing. It will take place at Tuesday’s county commission meeting, which starts at …

Constantine Village Manager Mark Honeysett this week presented the council with a proposed collective bargaining agreement between the village and Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council, representing the Constantine Police Department bargaining unit. There are few changes to the current contract, Honeysett said, noting that it calls for a 2.5 percent wage increase for all full- time police officers in the …

The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is appealing to the public for help in solving a missing-persons case. Sheriff Brad Balk said deputies are still investigating a case involving Brittany Nichole Shank, a 23-year-old white female. She is described as standing 5-foot-1 and weighing about 100 pounds. Shank has brown hair and hazel-colored eyes. She was last seen shortly before …

State Rep. Aaron Miller was ceremoniously sworn into his third and final term of office Wednesday in Lansing. The event was led by Michigan State Supreme Court Justice Stephen J. Markman. Joining Miller at the event were his wife, Alexandria; daughters Jael, Anna and Leah; and mother-in-law Tonya May. Miller, a Sturgis resident, represents the 59th District, which covers St. …

Three Rivers police said it appears all people involved in a shooting incident last month have been taken into custody. Agency officials said names of those apprehended have not yet been released while the investigation continues. Officers responded Dec. 29 to Meadow Lanes Village trailer park at 13th and Madison streets in response to multiple shots fired. A caller to …