Four people were injured last weekend after a vehicle struck a deer in Cass County’s Porter Township. Sheriff Clint Roach said deputies responded shortly before 9:30 p.m. Saturday to an area of M-40, ...

Passage of the request means the district’s current millage rate of 1.2906 mills will be renewed. As a result, the district will generate nearly $330,000 in 2026 and $2 million in total revenue ...

Kalamazoo County Household Hazardous Waste facility will be open Saturday. Through an agreement with Kalamazoo County, St. Joseph County residents are able to patronize the drop-off site at no cost.

In Branch County, Coldwater Community Schools district voters will decide on a $64 million bond proposal focused on modernizing the nearly 70-year-old Coldwater High School. According to district ...

Richard Ned Wordelman Jr., known to many simply as Richard, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2026, in Kalamazoo, at the age of 75. Richard was born on September 30, 1950 in Three Rivers, and he lived ...

Gloria Flint (Lamb), age 95, of Sturgis, passed away Monday, May 4, 2026, in hospice care at Thurston Woods Villa in Sturgis.

Colon Community Schools is asking its registered voters to continue the district’s sinking-fund millage for an additional eight years. District officials said the sinking fund – initially OK’d in 2019 ...

A coaching decision considered a foregone conclusion was made last week by Colon High School. Robbie Hattan was named varsity football coach of the 8-man Magi team. Hattan announced in February he was ...

Four area school districts are asking their taxpayers to weigh in on bond proposals today. Sturgis Public Schools, St. Joseph County’s largest school district, is pitching a $98 million bond proposal.

David Stanley “Stan” Wolfgang, age 82, of Portage, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2026 at his home. He was born October 7, 1943 ...

Vicksburg Community School District, which extends into northern St. Joseph County, is asking voters to pass a $64.1 million bond. If approved, the bond would levy 3.83 mills in 2026. The millage rate ...

Two Sturgis residents were arrested last week following the execution of a warrant by members of the Southwest Enforcement Team. Sheriff Chad Spence said detectives served the search warrant Wednesday ...