Officials from the Three Rivers Police Department have released the name of a man who allegedly attempted to hire someone to assault his wife with the intent of harming her unborn child. Police said Todd Allan Maddux, 31, was arrested for solicitation with intent to assault his pregnant wife to cause a miscarriage or stillbirth. The alleged plan by Maddux …

Talks about the position of county drain commissioner becoming a full-time job have gained momentum in recent weeks. The matter was discussed during last week’s executive committee of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners, who appear to be in favor of upping the post to a 40-hour-a-week job. Current Drain Commissioner Jeff Wenzel has long lobbied for the job …

Stanley Tucker is being sought by the Three Rivers Police Department and is appealing to the public for help in discovering his whereabouts. The 44-year-old Tucker, who is 5’11” and weighs about 180 pounds, is wanted for three counts of murder from incidents that took place Tuesday last week in Detroit. Officers said he shot and killed his wife and …

Deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department were notified Friday of a break-in that took place earlier in the week at a business in Centreville. A department news release stated someone entered a business in the 500 block of West Burr Oak Street through a side door. Investigators were told it didn’t appear anything was taken. There was no …

Dale Jones, age 78, of Constantine, passed away Saturday, June 2, 2012, at his home. He was born in Constantine on June 21, 1933, a son of Arthur and Alice (Leister) Jones. Dale graduated from Constantine High School in 1951 and served the US Army 3rd Armored Division in Germany from 1953 to 1955. On Feb. 21, 1953, Dale married …

Darlene Kay Rodgers, age 62, formerly of Leonidas, died Saturday June 2, 2012, at her home in Fishers, Ind., following a long illness. She was born in Three Rivers, Mich., on June 20, 1949, the daughter of Clifford L. and Violet (Shaw) Birch. Darlene graduated from Colon High School in 1968 and later from Wright Beauty Academy. She was a …

Myrna Deane Frederick, 80, of White Pigeon, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012 at her home. Myrna was born in Berrien County on July 26, 1931 the daughter of George Stanley and Bessie Mae (Good) Morley-Replogle. She was a faithful member of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church with her husband Jack, where she read many spiritual readings. Myrna enjoyed oil …

Raymond John Wagner Sr., age 83, of Colon, passed away, Thursday, May 31, 2012, at Sturgis Hospital. John was born April 1, 1929, in Colon, a son of the late Irvin L. and Eunice Belle (Snook) Wagner. On Nov. 24, 1948, he married Shirley (Joy) Weinberg in Coldwater. She preceded him in death Nov. 2, 2009. John had made his …

Representatives from the cable-television channel Food Network will be in Three Rivers today and Saturday as part of a segment for the program “Restaurant: Impossible.” The program will focus on a 48-hour restoration of Frankie’s Restaurant, known for its railroad theme and caboose dining car. Frankie’s was one of thousands of restaurants requesting to be featured on the television series …

The St. Joseph County E-911 Central Dispatch in 2011 fielded nearly 84,000 telephone calls for police, fire and emergency medical services. During the department’s annual report last month to the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners, director Jon Uribe noted the Centreville-based agency for the first time in its history fielded more calls from people using cellular phones than landline …