WLKM Radio 95.9 FM

Three Rivers Community Schools Superintendent Ron Moag received an evaluation of “effective” during a special meeting last week. Moag, the district’s second-year superintendent, was graded based on an evaluation procedure established by the Michigan Association of School Boards. District officials said a tally of all categories resulted in a score of 3.4 on a four-point scale. The 86 percent rating …

The Glen Oaks Community College Board of Trustees has voted to notify the county that it intends to go to voters with a millage request in March. The motion was made by Carol Higgins, who questioned the board whether members might seek a millage in the future. The board had agreed not to pursue a millage until after the recently …

Classes resumed Monday without incident for Three Rivers High School students. The high school on Friday last week was placed into what district officails called a “soft lockdown” around 10 a.m. due to a school threat. Students at the high school were released for the day at 11:30 a.m. as a precaution. Superintendent Ron Moag said the district was able …

A 19-year-old Colon man was arraigned Friday on a charge of open murder in the death of 55-year-old Todd Schwartz, also of Colon. Ethan Dingman is being held without bond. St. Joseph County Prosecutor John McDonough said Dingman made a call to 911 shortly before 7 a.m. Thursday to alert authorities to the situation. Schwartz’s body was found in a …

October’s unemployment rate in St. Joseph County was 1 percent higher than the previous month. The monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed the county’s 4.7 percent October’s unemployment rate marked an increase from September’s 3.7 percent. St. Joseph County was above the state’s unemployment average, which was 3.5 percent in October. Employment rose, …

A Mendon man was arrested last week on traffic- and drug-related charges. Sheriff Brad Balk said the man was in a car pulled over for an equipment violation around 2 p.m. Friday on M-66 near Hackman Road in Burr Oak Township. During the deputy’s investigation, the driver was found to be operating the vehicle without a license and had put …

St. Joseph County is home to two state championship teams following action over the weekend. Colon High School won the 8-man Division 1 football championship Saturday at Northern Michigan University’s Superior Dome in Marquette. The Magi topped Suttons Bay, 26-14, in front of hundreds of Colon fans. The win caps off a 13-0 season for fourth-year head coach Robbie Hatten …

It has been rumored that if you really want to see “Fall Colors”, you need to travel out east during the month of October. I discovered this to be more fact than fiction. The last weekend of October, found us traveling to Lebanon, Pennsylvania for a family reunion. Lebanon is east of Pittsburgh near Hershey. We traveled twelve hundred miles …

Colon 26,   Suttons Bay 14

A 55-year-old Colon man is dead following a shooting that is being called a homicide, according to authorities. The incident occurred around 7 a.m. Thursday in the 200 block of South Blackstone Avenue. A suspect was in custody before the end of the day. St. Joseph County Prosecutor John McDonough said the suspect could be charged as soon as today. …