Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection and recycling of electronics, tires and paper will be offered Saturday (October 1st) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Fairgrounds in Centreville. This combination of four programs on one day is offered by St. Joseph County and the St. Joseph County Solid Waste Committee. To download a flyer [...]
The August 7th primary election will include competition for four St. Joseph County offices. The candidate lineup following passage of Tuesday’s (May 15) 4 p.m. filing deadline shows there will be contests for the offices of Probate Judge, Drain Commissioner and two seats on the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. Five candidates are in [...]
I would most heartily recommend to the public to vote for Robert Pattison for District Court Judge. Let me explain. I was the Administrative Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church and School, in Sturgis, from 1999 until I retired to Florida in 2011 – almost 12 years. Robert and Susan Pattison joined the congregation in the [...]
Rick Cordes has written a very informative story regarding efforts to improve broadband access in St. Joseph County.
The Balk Road Bridge crossing the Fawn River – located in Sturgis Township – will be closed to traffic beginning Tuesday (September 15th). The existing structure will be replaced with a concrete box beam bridge at an estimated cost of $375,000.
A small display on the third floor of the Historic Courthouse in Centreville – just outside the Commission Room where meetings of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners are held – helps one realize how much the world has changed in recent years. At the heart of the display is St. Joseph County’s original [...]
St. Joseph County’s unemployment rate increased in March to 15.3 percent, up from 14.4 percent in February and 14.9 percent in March 2009. Those are the numbers in the latest Labor Market Analysis for Southwest Michigan from the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth and its Office of Labor Market Information.
Four seats on the Three Rivers City Commission will be filled in Tuesday’s (November 2nd) General Election, but voters will find candidate names for only three of them on the ballot. The lone contest is for the office of At-Large Commissioner in which the incumbent officeholder, Daryl Griffith, is being challenged by Blaine Edgell in [...]
CENTREVILLE – On April 12, business professionals can learn about Wellness Programs. Hosted by the Human Resources Council of St. Joseph County, the event will be held from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at Glen Oaks Community College, 62249 Shimmel Road in Centreville. “As workplace wellness programs are becoming more widespread throughout the country, the buzz [...]
A story by Rick Cordes in Tuesday’s (July 26) edition of the Three Rivers Commercial-News adds another perspective to the discussion surrounding the proposed ‘Economic Growth and Innovation Partnership” between St. Joseph County and Trine University. The perspective comes from George Erickcek, Senior Regional Analyst with the Kalamazoo-based W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. To [...]
Jef Rietsma looks at some recent business changes in St. Joseph County in a story published in the Sturgis Journal. To access his article, click on the following link: Grocery closings a sign of the times.
Tuesday (August 7) is Primary Election day in Michigan. For a listing of candidates and ballot proposals in St. Joseph County – compiled by the County Clerk’s office – click here. The Michigan Secretary of State website – through its Michigan Voter Information Center – provides voters with an opportunity online to see a sample [...]
Four years ago I became the guardian of two children. An attorney was highly recommended to me and that attorney was Robert Pattison. Through the four years that Rob has represented myself and the children, we have been to court many times. My case is complicated legally and emotionally. However, Rob has made my experience [...]
“Two upcoming opportunities” through Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) were highlighted during the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday (February 19). Jon Zirkle, program instructor, Ag and Agribusiness Institute, spoke to commissioners regarding a two-day agriculture and water bus tour to Central Wisconsin (March 11and 12), plus statewide “webinars” on grain crops [...]
The 2009 budget for St. Joseph County will be the subject of a public hearing at 5:15 p.m. on Monday, November 3rd. The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners set the date and time for the hearing during their meeting on Tuesday (October 21st). The grand total for the General Fund and all other funds [...]
Two audit presentations are items of business for the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday (July 7th).
The St. Joseph County Department of Human Services is looking for groups and individuals who would like to “adopt” households of needy people for the Thanksgiving or Christmas holidays. The “adoption” process means that the DHS will provide names and details about the household to the donor. The donor then prepares and delivers either a [...]
‘Trail talk’ will be the focus Thursday evening (January 28th) at Glen Oaks Community College as the Southwest Michigan Planning Commission stages an ‘input meeting’ in St. Joseph County. Anyone with an interest in trails, bike lanes and non-motorized facilities is invited to attend the meeting in the Dresser Business Development Center auditorium at Glen [...]
The St. Joseph County Great Start Collaborative Parent Coalition and the River Country Journal will host a Candidates Forum for Michigan Senate candidates Bruce Caswell and Doug Spade Tuesday evening (June 22nd) at Glen Oaks Community College. Caswell, a Republican, and Spade, a Democrat, are running for the 16th District Senate seat currently held by [...]
