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The portable ice rink purchased by the city of Sturgis was not ready for use in time for Friday’s Winter Blues event, but municipal officials said freezing temperatures this week should help create an adequate layer of ice. Installed at the corner of North Monroe Street and East Chicago Road, the rink will be open noon to dusk Sundays through …

KALAMAZOO — With the Kalamazoo Wings’ season entering the second half of the schedule, the team finds itself in fourth place in the North Division standings, just one point ahead of the last place Evansville IceMen and 13 points behind the division leading Cincinnati Cyclones. If the season ended today, the K-Wings would miss the playoffs for the first time …

KALAMAZOO- The Kalamazoo Wings (17-19-3-1) rebounded from a 4-3 overtime loss to the Evansville IceMen on Friday to defeat the Fort Wayne Komets (22-19-1-1) 3-2 during the K-Wings 5th Annual Golden Ice Game at Wings Stadium on Saturday night. All of the scoring action in the game came in the opening 20 minutes as the teams reeled off five goals. …

KALAMAZOO — A hard-fought game against the Elmira Jackals (20-15-2-2) turned sour as a late goal doomed the Kalamazoo Wings (16-19-2-1) on Wednesday night at Wings Stadium. After a scoreless first period, the K-Wings hit the scoreboard just over a minute into the second with a goal by Nick Sirota, his 11th on the season. The K-Wings, more importantly goaltender …

I am Sugar. And I want to know why I am still here and my sister has gone to a new home? I am a very good girl also. I am only eight month old and I am a good snuggle bug. I am a nice Tiger cat and can be found in pen 1 docket 10041 at the St …

State Rep. Matt Lori issued a statement following Gov. Rick Snyder’s State of the State address Wednesday. Lori, 56, said he looks forward to working with Snyder to continue economic momentum and fostering a healthy economy in which more jobs can be created. The Constantine-area resident, who is beginning his third, two-year term, said legislators have achieved much in putting …

St. Joseph County’s Board of Commissioners has agreed to hire Lindsay Howes as the county’s grant writer. Howes, who has most recently served as Three Rivers city clerk since 2007, was approved to the position Tuesday by the five-member commission. A 32-year-old Three Rivers resident, Howes will be paid $50,000 a year, with $30,000 of the salary paid by the …

Organizers behind the White Pigeon snowman-making contest have revised the deadline for entries to late next month, as poor snow conditions continue to hex the event. Key organizer Shireen Cline said the competition was given a green light when a wet snow fell shortly after Christmas. In the days since, however, a mixture of rain followed by below-freezing temperatures have …

St. Joseph County Administrator Judy West-Wing was honored Tuesday by current and past members of the county’s Board of Commissioners. The session was West-Wing’s last, as she is retiring next week and ending a 30-year tenure as a St. Joseph County employee. Current commissioners were joined by former members Eric Shafer, John Bippus, Larry Walton and others as West-Wing was …

Deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched in the early morning hours Wednesday to a home invasion in progress in Burr Oak Township. Upon arrival, they found unknown suspects had gained entry into a residence in the 28000 block of White Street and stolen items from a wallet and a checkbook. The Sturgis Police Department’s K-9 unit …