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My name is Livvy.  I am mom to Tigger.  We are both here at Animal Control and available for adoption.  I am a female, black and white, about 4 years old.  I am more outgoing and I love to be held.  Tigger,  (I’m her son)  is about three years old.  I have been neutered, I am housetrained, and on the reserved …

The Glen Oaks Community College Foundation is accepting scholarship applications from new and returning Glen Oaks students for the 2019-20 academic year. Through philanthropic efforts of the Foundation, charitable cash gifts have provided many students the opportunity of an education that will in turn help change their lives. The Glen Oaks Community College Foundation reported that for the 2018-19 academic …

The St. Joseph County Road Commission is considering seeking a grant that would pay 95 percent of $7 million for development of a new bridge to go alongside Langley Covered Bridge. During last week’s road commission meeting, it was announced that an engineering study determined that the bridge can be used as-is for about two more years. The agency has …

St. Joseph County Prosecutor John McDonough said the remains unearthed Monday in Kalamazoo County have been positively identified as those of Venus Stewart. Doug Stewart, her estranged husband, was found guilty by a St. Joseph County jury of her murder in 2010. Stewart is serving a mandatory life sentence. Stewart led Michigan State Police detectives to her grave early Monday …

Dining out, especially for breakfast, continues to give me material for this column. I especially enjoy having breakfast at a small quaint cafe where they usually have regular diners who gather there every morning to discuss the world’s problems. Some of these eateries have unique little signs placed on the wall with hopes that the customers get a chuckle or …

An eight-year mystery into the disappearance and presumed death of a Colon Township woman came to an end Monday in Kalamazoo County’s Fulton Township. State police said Doug Stewart agreed to lead authorities to the location where he buried his wife, Venus Stewart, in April 2010. Authorities said Stewart was released Monday to the custody of state police at the …

Centreville village residents are being asked to monitor their U.S. Postal Service mail closely, according to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department. The agency on Monday issued a press release related to complaints about mail being stolen and sometimes discarded from the mailboxes of village residents. Sheriff Brad Balk said residents should be aware of suspicious activity or unfamiliar vehicles …

Two Sturgis residents were arrested this week and charged with drug-related offenses, according to Sturgis Police. Officers conducted a traffic stop around 1 a.m. Monday near the intersection of South Lakeview Avenue and East Congress Street for a minor violation. Officers became suspicious of the driver based on his behavior while being questioned. After a search of the vehicle, a …

Pairings for the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s football playoffs were announced Sunday, and seven area teams made it to the post season. In division 4, Three Rivers will host Paw Paw in a tough matchup of Wolverine Conference opponents. The 8-1 Wildcats shut out the 7-2 Redskins in Week 5, 26-0. Meanwhile, in Division 6, Constantine gets another shot …

An Elkhart woman was injured in a single-vehicle, roll-over accident last week in Cass County’s Porter Township. Sheriff’s officials said 31-year-old Amanda Bolen was driving south shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday in the 65000 block of M-40, near the community of Jones, when her vehicle left the roadway for an unknown reason and rolled over several times. Deputies arrived to …