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THREE RIVERS – Thanksgiving Eve Free Ride Home drew more passengers in 2023 than it did a year earlier. Sponsored by St. Joseph County Transportation Authority, the seven-hour event started at 7 p.m. Nov. 22 and offered a free ride from and to any location in the county. It was at least the fourth year of the Thanksgiving Eve promotion.

CENTREVILLE – Nine of the 11 drug-related deaths in St. Joseph County last year involved either methamphetamine or fentanyl, according to the county’s medical examiner. During her annual report at Tuesday’s county commission meeting, Joyce deJong said the presence of meth and fentanyl in fatal overdoses is a sad reminder of the dangers both pose. ...

Two incidents occurred in Saint Joseph County, Michigan this week. In the first incident, a Colon man was injured when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree, causing the vehicle to catch fire. The second incident involved a pickup truck crashing into a school bus, resulting in an elementary student being taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure.

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Mich. — Michigan State Police (MSP) announced Monday its Southwest Enforcement Team (SWET) arrested a suspect following a drug bust in St. Joseph County last week. We’re told a search warrant turned up psilocybin mushrooms, hundreds of unidentified pills and what investigators suspect were stolen goods....

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CENTREVILLE – St. Joseph County Animal Control last weekend took in eight puppies found abandoned by the side of the road in Sherman Township. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said it’s safe to conclude the 2-month-old puppies were intentionally left by the side of Borgert Road. Such abandonment is not a course of action he would recommend. ...

Funding from the US Department of Energy is set to help two Michigan companies expand electric heat pump manufacturing in St. Joseph and Oakland counties. MICHIGAN—About $22 million in federal funding made possible through President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is headed to Michigan to help two companies expand their manufacturing operations, the Michigan Infrastructure Office announced this month.

Thanksgiving is a time of family and friendship, to reflect on gratitude for all that we have. For some, however, assistance is needed for a hot meal, and the community has stepped up to help. The St. Joseph County Human Services Commission has released a list of outreach opportunities throughout...

THREE RIVERS – Eleven people took advantage of a Thanksgiving Eve offer from the St. Joseph County Transportation Authority a year ago. Now, agency officials said they hope the CTA’s fourth Free Ride Home will remain an option for people partaking in what is traditionally a night of social gatherings and merriment.

CENTREVILLE – It appears St. Joseph County Animal Control will be getting a new service vehicle. During their executive committee meeting Tuesday, St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners fielded a request from Undersheriff Jason Bingaman. He explained the agency’s previous vehicle was rear-ended and totaled in September. Bingaman said the incident occurred in Detroit,...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Two Michiana judges are getting high praise. President Biden nominated two judges from Elkhart and St. Joseph counties to federal judgeships on Wednesday morning. First is St. Joseph County Superior Court Judge Cristal Brisco. The White House says she has served in many roles but...

Commission selects 5 nominees for St. Joseph County judicial position. The St. Joseph County Judicial Nominating Commission announced five nominees to fill an upcoming judicial vacancy:. Kenneth Biggins, Jr. Magistrate Keith Doi. David Francisco. Christopher Fronk. Magistrate Matthew Raper. The nominees will be submitted to Governor Eric Holcomb for consideration....

On November 1, a 2-year-old Quarter Horse filly in St. Joseph County, Michigan, was confirmed positive for strangles. The horse developed clinical signs on October 17, and she is now recovering. Ten additional horses are exposed. EDCC Health Watch is an Equine Network marketing program that utilizes information from the...

CENTREVILLE — St. Joseph County United Way wants to help 400 St. Joseph County families have a happy Thanksgiving, and is looking to the public for help to make that goal reality. Kelly Hostetler, executive director of St. Joseph County United Way, said they are looking for donations and...

CENTREVILLE — The longest bridge crossing in St. Joseph County will be getting some much-needed and highly sought-after repairs in the next few years thanks to new funding from the state. During the St. Joseph County Road Commission’s meeting Wednesday, Nov. 1, Engineer Garrett Myland told board members that...

Most counties won’t offer early voting until 2024, but St. Joseph County Clerk Lindsay Oswald said preparations began right after the amendment passed. “We finished the canvass for that November ‘22 election and then it was sitting down and looking at what the requirements were and what we were going to need to implement," Oswald said.