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A Colon resident was recently appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to a state agriculture board. Sara Trattles has been named to the Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee. The committee develops procedures relating to the state’s soybean-marketing program. It also recommends amendments to the program. Trattles is currently vice president of Agribusiness Lending at GreenStone Farm Credit Services. In addition, she works …

A business-transfer request was postponed recently by Constantine Village Council. During its Nov. 20 meeting, the council fielded a request from Pure Provisioning LLC to transfer the business section of its provisioning operations center to 190 N. Washington St., a relocation from its grow business at 635 Franklin St. Owner Chad Biberstine said the business would be better situated in …

Immaculate Conception School and Riviera Theatre are teaming up this weekend to stage a fundraiser designed to fight hunger in Three Rivers. The downtown movie theater plans two showings of the Polar Express: 2 o’clock and 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is by donation of canned goods or other, non-perishable foods. All items collected will remain within the community, event organizers …

Well, Thanksgiving is over so I am decorating my tree for Christmas.  I hope I can celebrate with a new owner.  If you like Border Collie mix, I am your girl.  My name is “LuLu” and I am three years old.  I am interested in everything.  My docket number is 55467, at the St. Joseph County Animal Control Shelter located …

St. Joseph County United Way has opened a family catastrophic fund for the relatives of Victoria Rose Marckini. Victoria, who went by the name Tori, unexpectedly passed away the night of Nov. 25. She was a senior at Three Rivers High School, where she was a member of the Aristocrats and a member of the Teachers Academy. Her goal was …

An annual competition to find the best free-throw shooter in the area returns to Three Rivers in December. The Elks-sponsored Hoop Shoot free-throw contest will be held 12:30 to 2 p.m. Dec. 10 at Three Rivers High School gymnasium. The event is sponsored by the Three Rivers Elks Lodge. The contest is for children who will be between 8 and …

Three Rivers Area Mentoring is collecting items to be included in Care Kits through Dec. 12. Kits will be assembled once the deadline has passed. Items being sought by TRAM in order to put together the kits include hand and foot warmers, hand sanitizer, toothbrushes, shampoo, deodorant, feminine hygiene, socks, hats, gloves and granola bars. Items can be dropped off …

The Salvation Army of Kalamazoo is in need of some extra help with its Holiday Assistance signups next week. Volunteer coordinator Oliver Knuth said the agency from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday is signing up families and again 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday. Knuth said those are the last days for families to sign-up for Christmas assistance, so there is …

Centreville Public Schools is giving a $1,000 stipend to its employees next month. The matter was approved by the district’s board of education Monday. Superintendent Chad Brady said the one-time stipend will cost the district about $123,000. The expenditure will come out of the district’s general fund. Brady said a student count greater than projected and solid fiscal responsibility by …

Here’s an update on work being done on U.S. 131 in St. Joseph and Kalamazoo counties, according to Michigan Department of Transportation’s Christopher Jacobs. Recently completed work includes all hot-mix asphalt paving; placement of shoulder gravel; median guardrail installation; and long-line pavement markings. Over the course of the next three weeks, work crews plan to: continue permanent sign placement in …