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Mendon Man Injured In Accidental Shooting
(MENDON TOWNSHIP) - A Mendon man was injured in what authorities are calling an accidental shooting. The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office says a 46 year old man was placing a loaded pistol into a safe at a residence in the 24000 block of Pinhook Road in Mendon Township. T...
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City Commission Approves Long Term Recycling Contract With Borden
(STURGIS) - The Sturgis City Commission has approved a long term recycling contract with Borden Waste-Away. On November 12, the Commission approved the second reading of a recycling ordinance, which became effective December 4. At that time, the Commission provided direction ...
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Carra Bill Would Eliminate School Property Tax For Citizens With No Kids In School
(LANSING) - A Southwest Michigan lawmaker has introduced a bill that would eliminate school based property tax for those without children in school. State Representative Steve Carra introduced legislation to provide property tax relief to Michigan residents who do not have depend...
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Falcon Fund Designed To Help Students
(CONSTANTINE) - Some Constantine High School alums have come up with a way to help future Falcon students. The Falcon Fund is the brainchild of Casey Smagala who graduated from Constantine High School in 2008. Smagala reached out to classmates Andrew Morse, Andria (Baker) Ettinger, Dustin Jen...
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Suspect Arrested On Drug Charge
(DOWAGIAC) - A woman has been arrested on a drug charge. The Cass County Sheriff's Office, the Cass County Drug Enforcement Team along with the Dowagiac Police Department executed a search warrant in the 200 block of West Railroad Street in Dowagiac. While they were searching the...
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Vicksburg Man Sentenced In Death Of Child
(CENTREVILLE) - A Vicksburg man has been sentenced in the death of a 10 year old boy. St. Joseph County Circuit Court officials say Judge Paul Stutesman sentenced 30 year old Logan Thomas to seven years and six months in prison on a charge of operating while intoxicated causing d...
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Assault Investigation Leads To Drug Arrests
(CALVIN TOWNSHIP) - What started as an assault investigation resulted in arrests on drug charges. Cass County Sheriff Clint Roach says his deputies were dispatched on December 23 at 7 PM for a report of a felonious assault in the 1800 block of Brownsville Street in Calvin Townshi...
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City Commission Gets Quarterly Financial Update
(STURGIS) - The Sturgis City Commission received a quarterly financial update during a recent meeting. City Controller Sadie Griffin started with the total deposits and disbursements for the quarter. She says deposits during the quarter totaled just over $30 million, of which $1...
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Gift Card Scams Being Reported Around Northern Indiana
(UNDATED) - The Northern Indiana Better Business Bureau says there are some gift card scams happening during this Holiday season. According to BBB Officials, the scammers are targeting gift cards as a way to get people's money. One of the incidents is when a scammer will ...
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CHA Says Respiratory Illnesses On The Rise
(COLDWATER) - There's been a rise in the number of reported cases of respiratory illnesses over the last two weeks. According to the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency, those cases include flu and COVID-19. Statewide surveillance shows Michigan's Influenz...
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