Fishers Lake News Today

By Jef Rietsma Journal Correspondent A woman at the center of the largest animal-hoarding incident in the history of St. Joseph County Animal Control was sentenced Friday. Diane Pitone, 49, appearing before circuit court judge Paul Stutesman, was ordered to pay restitution of nearly $5,000 to the agency. Stutesman, taking into consideration a number of factors, did not order jail time or probation. Appearing via Zoom alongside attorney Stephen Rabaut, Pitone said she never meant to bring harm ...

PARK TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – Police are looking for a suspect after his vehicle struck a gas station building in St. Joseph County on Monday afternoon. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite says the hit and run crash took place in the 20000 Block of M-60 near Fishers Lake at about 1:15 p.m.. He says the suspect assaulted a clerk when confronted about the crash and then fled east on M-60 at a high rate of speed. According to Lillywhite, the building sustained moderate damage. No injuries were reported. The su...