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The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department has called off the search for an 18-year-old woman, who was last seen in Nottawa Township Saturday evening. Sheriff’s officials said Alexis Paige Sullivan was seen getting into a car driven by an unknown subject. Deputies received a tip Wednesday evening, stating that Sullivan was fine. Deputies then made contact with her, and she …

Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred late Sunday in Sturgis. Officers were called to Sunny Mart at 1240 E. Chicago Road around 7:30 p.m. An employee told police a man entered the store, displayed a handgun and demanded money. He then fled on foot and was tracked by a Michigan State Police K-9 to an area of Arthur …

St. Joseph County Sheriff ’s deputies are investigating a crash that claimed the life of a White Pigeon woman last week in White Pigeon Township. Deputies said the body of Felicia Grandstaff, 32, was found inside a car discovered in the Pigeon River around 3 a.m. Friday at the Blue School Road bridge. Investigators said it appears the vehicle Grandstaff …

Fire officials have released the name of a Leonidas Township man who died over the weekend in a house fire. Nickolas Grzelak, 34, was found inside the residence after firefighters had extinguished a blaze reported at 8 p.m. Saturday in the 31000 block of Depot Street in Leonidas Township.

Brad Donmyer, executive director of Sturges-Young Auditorium, will retire at the end of the year, municipal officials announced this week. City manager Mike Hughes said a job description should be available by the end of the week and interviews likely to take place in December. The search committee will include Hughes, city controller Holly Keyser and auditorium board president Liz …

The Kalamazoo Wings (3-2-0-1) and the Toledo Walleye (4-1-1-0) were up and at’em Tuesday morning for the K-Wings annual Education Day game. Schools from all over Southwest Michigan were in attendance for the 10:30 am game resulting in a crowd of 5,093 loud and energetic fans. The K-Wings put the pressure on early against the Walleye but it was Toledo who hit the scoreboard …

Unless you’ve been hiding out in a cave somewhere, you’re aware that tomorrow is Halloween. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and we won’t be having any rain or thunderstorms. By now everyone should have a costume ready along with a large shopping bag for all those sweet treats. This is all you need to go trick-or-treating. Most kids will dress …

 THEY CALL ME CHEWBACA Chewy for short.  I am a red/tan, male mix breed.  I guess I am about two to three years old.  I sit, down and shake paws/hand on request.  I will need my neuter surgery.  I am a gentleman and am housetrained, and I get along with other dogs.  I look forward to becoming your sidekick. My docket …

An investigation into the cause of a fire that killed a Leonidas man over the weekend is continuing. The blaze was reported at 8 p.m. Saturday in the 31000 block of Depot Street in Leonidas Township. Upon arrival, firefighters found the residence to be fully engulfed in flames. After the fire was extinguished, crews entered the building and discovered the …

St. Joseph County officials earlier this month approved the renewal of three contracts with the State Court Administrative Office. The grants cover administrative costs as well as medication-assisted treatment for participants in any of three programs. Adult Drug Treatment Court will receive $10,000, Sobriety Court $23,000, and the Swift and Sure Sanctions Probation program will benefit from $225,000. State funds …