Berrien County's Register of Deeds has died in a single car accident. New state rules are unveiled for eliminating lead in water. WMU assistant men's basketball coach Larry Farmer is retiring.
Berrien County Register of Deeds Lori Jarvis has died.MLive reports that Jarvis was killed Thursday in a single vehicle crash in Hagar Township. Police says speed or alcohol do not appear to be a factor in the crash. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine. Jarvis had been Berrien County’s Register of Deeds since 2001. In a statement, West Michigan Congressman Fred Upton calls Jarvis’ death a tremendous loss for our community.
Governor Rick Snyder rolled out a new state rulethat sets a goal of eliminating lead service lines in every local water system in the state. He says Michigan needs to act because the federal lead and copper rule is confusing and hasn’t been updated in 26 years. He says that was a contributing cause to the Flint water crisis. Michigan’s new rule requires a stepped-up pace to replace pipes if lead is detected in a water system. The rule does not affect lead lines inside homes and businesses.
A former Western Michigan University basketball player has been convicted of armed robbery, but found not guilty of second degree murder and felony firearms charges. MLive reports that the Kalamazoo County jury returned its verdict Thursday in the case of Joeviair Kennedy after two days of deliberation. Kennedy’s co-defendant Jordan Waire was found guilty of murder charges in May for the death of Western student Jacob Jones. Jones was shot killed in an apartment near campus in December of 2016. Kennedy faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced in July.
Vice President Mike Pence will be in Michigan Friday. He’s speaking at a campaign fundraiser for Attorney General Bill Schuette who’s running to be Michigan’s next governor. Pence is also scheduled to make a brief stop at a Rochester construction firm to tout President Trump’s tax policies. (Michigan Radio)
Western Michigan University assistant men’s basketball coach Larry Farmer has announced his retirement. Farmer was on the Broncos basketball staff for the last three years, and a total of seven seasons in two stints. He has also served as a head coach for several schools, including his alma mater UCLA. Farmer played for the Bruins from 1970 to 1973, and was recently inducted into the UCLA athletic hall of fame.
Western Michigan University says its homecoming football game will start at noon on October 6th against Eastern Michigan. Start times have now been announced for all but one of the Broncos’ games this football season. Western will open the season at home against Syracuse on Friday night August 31st at 6:00.
In baseball, four Battle Creek pitchers combined on a four hit shutout in a 7-0 win over Wisconsin. The Bombers will host the Woodchucks again Friday night at C.O. Brown Stadium.
Kalamazoo has won three straight after a 3-2 victory over Wisconsin Rapids, and for the second straight night the game ended a walk off hit by Growlers outfielder Niko Kavadas. Kalamazoo will the Rafters again Friday night at Homer Stryker Field.