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FORT WAYNE, Ind., (WANE) – Calling all pickle lovers. The Saint Joe Pick Festival is returning to the area! Located in Downtown Saint Joe, Indiana, the festival features all things pickle… from pickle competitions to pickle flavored ice cream. Guests will get to participate in parades, check out fireworks, food vendors, kids activities, live music, […]

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State Senator Kim LaSata voted in support of the fiscal year 2023 state budget plan Friday. Sturgis Hospital has had to consider closing its doors in past weeks but is now is expected to receive $11 million in funding from the state budget, which was approved Thursday by the Senate.

SUMMER CHAMPS … The Montpelier 12U-1 softball team recently secured a tournament title by knocking off Pettisville 8-5. Team members are: (Front) Morgan Bechtol, Lila Fackler, Madison Smith, Stephanie Wade. (Middle) Baily Abrams, Brin Richmond, Sessy Underwood, Payten Hall, Janessa Humbarger, Brielle Callaway, Cadence O’ Connor, Peightyn Black. (Back) coaches Tom Bechtol, Dave Humbarger, Nikki Wade. (PHOTO PROVIDED)

Messenger and South lakes looked like they were under attack by Japanese World War II planes on the weekend of June 16. Six single-engine planes swooped in formation and landed at the Branch County Memorial Airport, accompanied by a lone U.S. plane. Airport Board Chair Mike Kelly headed there to...

MONTPELIER, Ohio (WANE) – The Montpelier Police Department in Ohio posted Thursday on Facebook asking for the public’s help in finding 16-year-old Katherinne Fernandez. Katherinne is described as 5″1″ and 100 lbs. She has brown eyes, and light brown hair that fades to red at the bottom.

COLDATER, MI (WTVB) – With the Fourth of July falling on a Monday this year, firework shows around Branch County will be spread out over the entire holiday weekend. Coldwater Lake and Lake George will have their shows on Saturday night. The annual fireworks show in Union City will...

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Maintenance work at the former Taylor’s Stationers store at 60 West Chicago Street is scheduled to start on Tuesday and officials with the City of Coldwater say traffic in the downtown area will be impacted for two weeks. The improvements to the building will...

AUBURN, Ind. — Detroit wasn’t always the only “Motor City.” In the first half of the 20th century, hundreds of automobile marques were produced in dozens of cities and towns across America’s industrial heartland. Although Auburn, Indiana, no longer produces automobiles, the town’s automotive history is, you might say, a real Duesy. And the...

Dylan Brand, 25, of Sturgis, is wanted by law enforcement after failing to appear Monday in Branch County Circuit Court.  Brand posted bond after his arrest for the armed robbery of a woman at her Diamond Drive home near Bronson on Oct. 22.      The Sturgis resident also faces charges of home invasion,...

A Bronson High School student has been accused of sending in a fake bomb threat.

STURGIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Sturgis Hospital will stay open, at least for now. During a special meeting on Thursday night, the Sturgis City Commission approved a $645,000 loan to help the hospital stay operational as they await potential state funding. Hospital officials made the request for the funds...

Ella Jo Cliffton, age 78, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 6:46 A.M. on Thursday, June 30, 2022, in her home, surrounded by family, after an extended illness. Mrs. Cliffton was a graduate of Butler High School in Butler, Indiana, and had been employed by Universal Tool in Butler, retiring with forty-four years of service.

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Budd Insurance Agency has merged the Branch Insurance Agency. The merger took effect on Friday, July 1. Ron Budd and Janelle Fisher said in a post on Facebook, “We want to express how thrilled we are about this merger. Although our location and name will change, you will continue to see the same faces, as well as a few new ones. Branch Insurance Agency is a company that upholds the same high values and strong work ethic as we do at Budd Insurance.”

Hillsdale College on Thursday named R.P. White as the new head coach for track and field. White is a Hillsdale native and a graduate of Hillsdale High School. He has been an assistant coach for the Chargers’ cross country and track programs for more than a decade. He started as an assistant coach under then-head coach Jeff Forino in 2011.

The Edgerton School Board meeting of June 27 began with the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by roll call. All five board members, Lyn Bowsher, Amanda Giesige, Christine Herman, Nick Hug and Robert Siebenaler, were present. In the first order of business, the board accepted... PLEASE LOGIN OR PURCHASE A SUBSCRIPTION...

(PRESS RELEASE) Four County Career Center is pleased to announce that Tyler James (Bryan) placed 1st in the Nation and received a Gold Medal at the 58th annual National Leadership & Skills Conference of Skills USA held in Atlanta, Georgia. He is in the Mechanical Systems and Piping program at...

It’s the 4th of July weekend which means fireworks, parades, festivals, and more. This year, towns in the St. Joseph County area have some big plans. The 4th of July weekend will be packed with various events spanning over three days. Palmer Lake in Colon is having its 16th...

There are 16 members from eight separate local schools selected to the 2022 Sturgis Journal Softball Dream Team. Here are this year's representatives: