Recent Posts

Motorcyclist seriously injured

A motorcyclist was injured over the weekend in a crash southeast of Mendon. State Police troopers responded Saturday to the intersection of M-66 and Jacksonburg Road in response to a single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle. Investigators said the motorcyclist was driving at a high rate of speed northbound on M-66. A witness told authorities the driver lost control of the …

Read More »

Enforcement – Hand-held cell phone ban while driving

St. Joseph County Undersheriff Jason Bingaman says the agency plans to use grant money to enforce a new law that went into effect last week. Three House bills focusing on districted driving went into effect Saturday. Essentially, the law forbids use of a hand-held cell phone while driving. This includes use of a mobile electronic device to do any task, …

Read More »

Road closure in Sturgis

The city of Sturgis wishes to advise motorists that a section of North Centerville Road will be closed until next week starting Wednesday. Contractors will close the 900 block of North Centreville in order to complete utility installation under the roadway. City officials said the work could continue through July 12, depending on a number of factors, including weather, contractor …

Read More »

Two killed in crash near White Pigeon

Two Shipshewana women died following a two-vehicle crash last week in White Pigeon Township. St. Joseph County Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said deputies were called shortly after 10:30 p.m. Friday to Indian Prairie Road, near Kalamazoo Road, in response to a personal-injury incident. Investigators said an Escalade driven by a 19-year-old Lagrange County man was heading west on Indian Prairie when …

Read More »

Boil-water advisory lifted in Constantine

Constantine Village Manager Mark Honeysett said a boil-water advisory issued last week was lifted by mid-afternoon Friday. The precaution was the result of a drop in pressure in the village’s water supply Thursday morning. The pressure drop, which occurred during a water main break Wednesday, had the potential to create bacterial contamination. Honeysett said the village’s water system was back …

Read More »

Chapel damaged in Calhoun County

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a criminal-damage-to-property incident in Calhoun County’s Marengo Township. Law-enforcement officials said an object was thrown through the window of a chapel door between 11:30 a.m. Wednesday and 2 p.m. Thursday. The incident occurred at St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Read More »

Out and About – Week of July 3rd

If you are a history-buff, you’ll be interested in learning that for the first time since December 7, 1941, the Navy will have a USS Arizona serving in its fleet. Popular Mechanics reports the new Arizona is a Virginia-class attack submarine. The sub’s keel was laid recently at General Dynamics Electric Boat’s Quonset Point facility in Rhode Island. Of the …

Read More »

Traffic stop leads to drug arrest

A Burr Oak woman was arrested earlier this week on drug-related offenses following a traffic stop in Burr Oak Township. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said the traffic stop occurred shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday on Big Hill Road, near Kelly Road. During the stop, deputies located methamphetamine and suspicious pills inside the vehicle. Bingaman said deputies further discovered that the pills …

Read More »

Judah and Riley

Here we are!  We came in together.  We are bonded together and do so want to be adopted together.  Please, OH Please, adopt us together.  We are current on our vaccinations.  We have both been “fixed.”  I am Judah, the white one and I am so sweet right off the bat.  I am Riley and I am quiet at first, …

Read More »

Tasty Nut Shop building to be demolished

Supporters who vowed to save the 159-year-old Tasty Nut Shop building in downtown White Pigeon have grudgingly accepted the fact it will meet its fate within the next year. Over the course of an hour Tuesday evening, short- and long-term precautions to keep the building and its vicinity safe were discussed by White Pigeon Construction Board of Appeals. Eventually, talk …

Read More »