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State police were called to a Calhoun County residence this week in response to a breaking-and-entering incident. According to a department media release, troopers responded at 10:36 a.m. Tuesday to an Athens Township residence. The 57-year-old homeowner said he was awakened to the sound of someone knocking on the door to his residence. He told investigators he was met by …

A stretch of more than 200 miles of Interstate 94, from the Indiana state line to Detroit, will be under increased patrol this summer. Michigan State Police said its troopers will beef up patrols as motorists use the route to get to Michigan’s vacation destinations. Troopers will be actively addressing the driving behaviors most associated with traffic crashes. These behaviors …

Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke said his office recently made a donation to Cass County Cancer Services. In 2017, Sheriff Behnke initiated a fundraising campaign within his office that would benefit a local charity. The fundraising was based on casual Fridays for personnel not required to wear a uniform. Participating employees agreed to donate $10 per month. The opportunity was …

A request for an additional one-quarter of a mill by St. Joseph County 911 Central Dispatch passed Tuesday. Unofficial totals reported by the St. Joseph County Clerk’s Office showed 1,364 votes in favor of the seven-year request and 1,323 opposed, with all 20 precincts reporting. The request will bump Central Dispatch’s millage rate to an even 1 mill. Agency director …

A request for 2 mills over a 10-year period was rejected Tuesday by White Pigeon Township voters. Unofficial totals show 257 votes against and 143 in favor. The township has 2,775 registered voters. Township supervisor Don Gloy said the request would have eased the burden on the township’s general fund. Also, it would have afforded the township the opportunity to …

White Pigeon Community Schools voters endorsed an operating-millage renewal request Tuesday. Unofficial numbers show the vote was passed with 339 in favor and 217 opposed. As a result, the district for the next six years will continue to assess the millage on non-homestead properties and generate about $2.8 million annually for its day-to-day operations. Superintendent Jon Keyer said Tuesday’s vote …

A Colon man was injured when the vehicle he was driving was involved in an accident earlier this week in Florence Township. The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department said its deputies were called shortly before 4 a.m. Monday to the intersection of Centreville-Constantine Road and Roys Road in response to a one-vehicle crash. Deputies found that a 2001 Mercedes driven …

Well here I am at Animal Control.  I came in as a stray with another little dog and it has gone to its new home.  I am here alone, and I am missing my partner.  I’m really feeling lonely..  I am a female, red heeler mix weighing about 37 pounds.  The ladies think I am about a year old.  I …

Eric Anderson, James DeDecker and Kurt Thelen A breakfast meeting for field crop producers and agribusiness professionals on May 15, 2018 in St. Joseph County will focus on industrial hemp as a cash crop and how it may fit into future farming operations in Michigan. The meeting will also be available online to the public. Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) …

Back in the day when gasoline sold for twenty-six cents a gallon and self-serve gasoline stations hadn’t been invented yet, one could reach inside the pop cooler and buy a Pepsi or Coke for ten cents. If you took the bottle with you, it would cost an additional two cents. The bottles were glass and cans of pop and diet …