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County considers roof repair at COA facility By Jef Rietsma Journal Correspondent St. Joseph County commissioners will decide next week whether to approve a budget amendment necessary to fix a leaking roof at a county facility. At their executive committee meeting Wednesday, commissioners were brought up-to-date regarding a roof leak over the atrium at the Three Rivers Commission on Aging property. County finance director Angie Steinman said the correction initially was slated to be a budgeted item for 2021. Commissioners, however, decided to take a wait-and-see approach. But Steinman said th...

Don Reid dwreid@aol.com As the number of new COVID-19 infections fall, Branch-Hillsdale-St Joseph Health Agency has encountered community questions about restrictions, including restaurants limited to 25% capacity and schools not returning to full in-person instruction. Restrictions have become political topics. At the agency’s board meeting Thursday, St. Joseph County commissioner Jared Hoffmaster wanted to know if masks continue to be a requirement in schools. This came after Three Rivers went from full-time in-person classes to a hybrid two-days-per-week approach, because of COVID-19 inf...

Financial support for sheriff’s deputies to enhance patrol of a major route in St. Joseph County is expected to be approved next week.At their executive committee meeting Wednesday, commissioners heard a report from board chairman Dennis Allen.Allen said he and commissioner Jared Hoffmaster met Tuesday with members of a traffic-safety committee comprised of Sheriff Mark Lillywhite, Undersheriff Jason Bingaman, prosecutor Dave Marvin and White Pigeon Police Chief Bill Burgoyne.The topic