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(LAGRANGE) - The LaGrange County Sheriff's Office has received a new piece of equipment.Sheriff Tracy Harker says he and his office would like to extend their sincere appreciation to Formwright LLC, at 1195 South 250 West in LaGrange for their generous donation of a Roof Wrangler Ladder System to...

Tabitha Wedge To Receive 41st Annual SJC Liberty Bell Award

(CENTREVILLE) - A long time member of the St. Joseph County Court system is receiving a special award. The St. Joseph County Bar Association has announced the 41st annual St. Joseph County Liberty Bell Award will be given to 3B District Court Administrator and Magistrate Tabitha Wedge. Wedge ...

Sturgis Area Community Foundation Becoming County-Wide Foundation

(STURGIS) - The Sturgis Area Community Foundation is going through a transformation. The Foundation is proud to announce its transition to a county-wide foundation and Board of Trustees serving all of St. Joseph County. The move marks an important step in the Foundation's contin...

Coldwater Man Arrested Following Two State Pursuit

(UNDATED) - A 39 year old Coldwater man is behind bars following a two state chase. Branch County Sheriff Fred Blankenship says at 9:47 PM Monday, deputies were in the area of Fiske Road near Newton Road and attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle for a license plate vio...

Ebert Hosts Bond Informational Presentation

(STURGIS) - The Community recently had the opportunity to find out more about next week's Sturgis Public Schools' bond proposal. On April 23, Sturgis Schools Superintendent Dr. Art Ebert hosted an informational presentation at the Sturgis District Library, with 35 people in atten...

Sturgis Gets Unmodified Audit Report

(STURGIS) - Financially speaking, the City of Sturgis is doing well. During their April 22 meeting, the Sturgis City Commission received their annual audit presentation. Justin Smith of Maner Costerisan presented the audit and started by saying Sturgis received an unmodified or c...

MSP Investigating Cases of Vehicle Theft Fraud

(LANSING) - Authorities are investigating multiple automobile fraud cases. The Michigan State Police Southwest Commercial Recovery Team is looking into several fraud cases that involve suspects from the Chicago area, who are targeting dealerships along with private sellers around ...

Linda Harrington Stepping Down From Sturgis City Commission

(STURGIS) - Linda Harrington is stepping down from the Sturgis City Commission. During the April 22 meeting, Harrington announced it would be her last meeting as she has submitted her letter of resignation. Harrington was first elected to the City Commission as a write-in...

Fugitive Couple From Steuben County Dead Following Stand Off

(DEMING, NM) - A fugitive couple wanted out of Steuben County are dead following a confrontation with U.S. Marshals in New Mexico. New Mexico State Police say Federal agents located Joseph McDowell and Cassondra Sauber at a home in Deming and attempted to arrest them. The pair ha...

Mullins Asks Perez To Step Down As Sturgis Mayor

(STURGIS) - An attempt to remove Frank Perez as Mayor of Sturgis failed Wednesday night. During the City Commission meeting, Vice Mayor Jeff Mullins brought up that there have been ongoing problems with Perez since he joined the Commission. Mullins says since he became a Com...