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St. Joseph County Road Commission and other county officials plan a ceremonial ribbon cutting Friday afternoon to commemorate re-opening of the Langley Covered Bridge. The 282-foot-long span is expected to re-open to traffic hours later following a closure that began Sept. 11. Crews from Grand Haven-based Anlaan Corporation, contractor for the $3.2 million overhaul, were adding siding to the west …

A jury has been assembled in Branch County for a case centering on a Coldwater Township woman charged with shooting her daughter. Court officials said 66-year-old Kathleen Rowe faces felony-related charges stemming from a January 2023 incident involving Kacey Rowe, 34. Rowe, who declined to accept a plea bargain in October, has maintained she shot her daughter in self-defense. Proceedings …

The national champion Michigan Wolverines returned home Tuesday night to thunderous applause and screaming fans following their 34-13 victory over the Washington Huskies. “Thank you so much for being here,” coach Jim Harbaugh said. “We had lofty aspirations and high goals, and we never lost sight of them.” Defensive tackle Kris Jenkins also thanked the crowd. “You don’t know how much …

The Local Beer Cellar & Pizza Oven, a downtown Centreville restaurant and bar that opened in 2014, is closing Saturday. Daniel Templin, who owns the business with his wife, Jamie, confirmed the news over the weekend. He said he and his wife looked at all options and concluded the only practical business move was to suspend operations. Templin said a …

Centreville Public Schools Board of Education agreed Monday to maintain its same officers for 2024. In the absence of any other meaningful business, the board agreed to re-appoint Rod Detweiler as president, Jackie Bowen as vice president, TJ Reed as secretary and Larry Walton as treasurer. The terms for Detweiler and Walton expire at the end of the year. Bowen …

Cass County deputies last week arrested a man who led authorities on a pursuit started in Elkhart County. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were notified at 3:20 a.m. Friday of a vehicle heading north into Michigan near Edwardsburg. The suspect was believed to have been involved in a domestic incident in Elkhart County. Behnke said the vehicle eventually went into …

Nearly three dozen antique bicycles and other items were stolen late last month from a location in Mottville Township. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said deputies responded Dec. 29 to a location in the 10000 block of U.S. 12. The victim told authorities what appears to be forced entry into a storage facility occurred between Dec. 24 and Dec. 29. Among the …

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the arrest and arraignment of a Grand Haven man on several felony charges related to the theft of Meijer “MPerks” accounts. Nicholas Mui, 22, was arraigned Dec. 27 in Kent County on one count of conducting a criminal enterprise, one count of using a computer to commit a crime and seven counts of identity …

The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency is offering radon-testing kits at no charge to residents of the tri-county area. Paul Andriacchi, director of Environmental Health, says January is Radon Action Month, and he encourages residents to test their homes. Excessive indoor radon levels are frequently found in the region due to the soil types, he said. Radon is an odorless, …

Living near a lake is a wonderful way to spend your golden years, although those golden years might at times seem more bronze than gold. Being physically fit is a big plus, because one is able to participate in more activities than someone with a few aches and pains. Back in the seventies, I took up the sport of SCUBA …