Tony Wittkowski

Police seized more than 31 firearms, along with cocaine, more than 100 Diazepam pills, and additional firearm components Monday at a Pipestone Township home.

Former prosecutor fills vacancy in pursuit of public service

Maarten Vonhof, director of the School of Environment Geography and Sustainability at Western Michigan University, explains how radio signal telemetry is used to search for tagged box turtles at Sarett

Maarten Vonhof, director of the School of Environment Geography and Sustainability at Western Michigan University, shows off a tagged box turtle Friday at Sarett Nature Center. The equipment helps Vonhof track the movements of box turtles on Sarett’s wildlife sanctuary.

St. Joseph resident and artist Kim Wood is currently working on several summer murals near Wally & Gertz along Silver Beach in St. Joseph.

STEVENSVILLE — A former Lincoln Township police officer has pled no contest to falsifying salvage vehicle inspections, according to the Michigan Attorney General’s Office.

BENTON HARBOR — The Present Pillars Foundation will host an Expungement Opportunity Fair next month at The Pillar Center in Benton Harbor.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Five years ago, Sarett Nature Center staff members began to realize they had an abnormal amount of box turtles throughout the Benton Township wildlife sanctuary.

BENTON HARBOR — The Benton Harbor school board has appointed a familiar face as the district’s interim superintendent.

ST. JOSEPH — Southwest Michigan’s housing market sales experienced an uptick in May but a drop compared to last year, which Realtors say will hopefully bring a good peak selling