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A 29-year-old Sturgis woman was arrested last week after allegedly confessing to setting a house on fire in Pennfield Township, according to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department. The incident happened at a home Jan. 3, deputies said. There were no injuries as a result of the fire, deputies said. Calhoun County detectives learned from Michigan State Police in St. Joseph …

An unspecified number of juveniles were taken into custody by Sturgis authorities after the youths caused damage to a number of residential buildings. According to Sturgis Department of Public Safety, officers responded at 10:15 p.m. Sunday to the 400 block of South Fourth Street. Officers quickly located a group of juveniles who were found to be in possession of BB …

The Branch-St. Joseph Area Agency on Aging, in collaboration with the Branch County Elder Abuse Prevention Coalition, will sign the revised and enhanced “Branch County Vulnerable Adult Protocol” Wednesday morning. The special event will occur at the Branch County Sheriff’s Office. The new protocol uses an inter-disciplinary team approach to address the growing number of cases of vulnerable-adult abuse, neglect and …

CHELSEA HANDLER Saturday, April 15th 2023 Kalamazoo State Theatre Doors: 6:30pm | Show: 7:30pm Venue Presale: Thursday, January 19th @ 10:00AM Public On Sale: Friday, December 20th @ 10:00AM Iconic comedian and recent host of the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards Chelsea Handler is headed to the historic Kalamazoo State Theatre on Saturday, April 15th, 2023! About Chelsea Handler: Chelsea …

Jim Harbaugh is staying at Michigan, a decision he personally gave the school president to end another round of speculation that he would return to the NFL. “I just got off the phone with coach Harbaugh and Jim shared with me the great news that he is going to remain as the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines,” University of Michigan …

Outgoing Sturgis City Manager Mike Hughes was recognized last week for his 17 years of service as he prepares to leave the city government position for a new career outside municipal service. Mayor Jeff Mullins presented Hughes with a proclamation, highlighting the economic and infrastructure growth seen under Hughes’ tenure. An open house honoring Hughes will take place 4 to …

St. Joseph County’s 2023 fiscal year budget is down a little more than 1 percent from the previous year. The general fund budget for 2023 – $19.6 million – was approved last month by county commissioners. The county’s 2022 amended budget was $19.8 million. Finance director Angie Steinman said looking at other counties similar in size to St. Joseph County …

A residential development in Three Rivers is included in an announcement made last week by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Whitmer announced funding to help build or improve nearly 700 affordable-housing units across 17 projects from Cheboygan to Detroit. Overall, the total development costs of projects funded is anticipated to be around $176.6 million, will create more than 60 permanent jobs and more than 1,100 temporary jobs. Funding is through the bipartisan “Building Michigan Together” plan, which included …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating the larceny of a snowmobile trailer last week in Calhoun County’s Eckford Township. Authorities said the incident occurred between Jan. 3 and Jan. 13 in the 21000 block of Division Drive. The trailer is described as a blue and silver tow behind Triton snowmobile trailer.

We are half way through the month of January and have been lucky enough to have had only one real snow storm here in St. Joe County. If history repeats itself, we are due for two more blizzard-like storms. The temperatures have been above normal for this time of year. The way I look at it, February is going to …