County and MSU reach an agreement

St. Joseph County and MSU Extension Services have reached an agreement for the 2013 calendar year.

The base agreement will allow the county access to the full range of the extension’s statewide programs. For 2013, the county’s agreement with the extension office is $130,000, which was approved last week by the county’s board of commissioners.

Payment is to be made in four installments, due the first month of each quarter.