By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — Two people were killed in a double homicide in Sturgis, which ended the next day with the suspect being killed by police.According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department and Sturgis Public Safety, 38-year-old Stacy Mae Ramsey and 61-year-old Jerry Odell Longacre were killed in two separate incidents in Read More…
More and more I am told I must provide anything of importance digitally. Heck my Facebook feed is crowded with people purportedly able to make my life easier with the new A! Technology. That’s why when it comes to voting I am so perplexed as to why our voting professionals have not done more to Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Voters in Three Rivers have selected their top two candidates to square off for the mayor’s seat in November. On Tuesday, incumbent Mayor Tom Lowry and challenger Vernis Mims took the top two spots in the primary election for the seat out of three candidates, moving on to Read More…
Mike Bobalik has announced his retirement as clerk for Sturgis Township, effective Sept. 1. He made the formal proclamation Monday at the monthly meeting of Sturgis Township Board of Trustees. Bobalik was appointed to the position in 2012, and has been re-elected twice since then. “I would like to thank the board of trustees, the Read More…
Sturgis Director of Public Safety Ryan Banaszak (right) and St. Joseph County Undersheriff Jason Bingaman (left) address media on a double homicide in Sturgis in a press conference at the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department Monday. (COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSON) By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — More details on a double-homicide case in Sturgis, which Read More…
STURGIS — The search for a man suspected in two homicides Saturday night ended in the suspect being killed by police. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, 30-year-old David Keith Algarin, Jr., was shot and killed by police following a pursuit Sunday morning in Branch County. An officer from the Sturgis Department of Read More…
Burr Oak Heritage Days Festival was held July 27-30. Among numerous attractions, the annual parade was held July 29. Burr Oak Township Fire Department received the Outstanding Organization Award. Old-Fashioned farm machinery demonstrations were held at Railroad Park. Credit for all photos:Misty Ledyard and Burr Oak Heritage Festival
If you are a fan of Gospel music, you’ll want to mark your calendar for Sunday, August 6. Kline’s Resort will host The Royal Heirs. They will entertain everyone with a variety of Gospel selections with a concert beginning at 6:30 PM. Weather permitting, the concert will be held outside, so you’ll want to bring Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Residents in Three Rivers and the Colon area will have a say in the future of their communities in the Tuesday, Aug. 8 election. A primary election will be held in the City of Three Rivers for the position of mayor, while in Colon Township and Leonidas Read More…
By Dennis Volkert A unique housing concept is under consideration in Sturgis. Sturgis City Commission on July 26 heard a presentation regarding a proposed clustered single-family housing project at 208 N. Prospect St. That property is a vacant parcel owned by Sturgis Housing Development Corporation.Sturgis Housing Commission has been in discussion with city staff regarding the proposal, tentatively Read More…