Three locations on Saturday will be staging an advance screening of a documentary on the St. Joseph River. Produced by PBS network WNIT-TV of South Bend, “Then, Now & Always … The St. Joseph River Story,” will air on network television Sept. 9. But the advance screenings will take place at 4:30 p.m. at Covered Bridge Farm County Park north …

Two Sturgis men were arrested this week on drug-related offenses following an agency investigation. A search warrant was executed at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 600 block of St. Joseph Street in Sturgis, where a several-weeks investigation led by Southwest Enforcement Team had been ongoing. SWET officials said the investigation involved surveillance of a home known for drug activity. At …

Michigan State Police agency is seeking volunteers to assist with its “Angel” program, which allows an individual struggling with addiction to walk into any post and ask for assistance without fear of arrest or investigation. Angel volunteers respond to assist MSP post personnel in locating the appropriate treatment option and with transporting the participant to a treatment center. Volunteers are …

Lorraine Mae Koller, age 87, formerly of Centreville and Three Rivers, went to be with her Lord and Savior in Glory on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at the Safe Haven Assisted Living Facility in Three Rivers. She was born in Chicago on May 30, 1934 the daughter of the late Ross and Mae (Spagnola) Carnaggio. On May 30, 1953 Lorraine …

Charles E. Feller, Jr., age 94, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday evening August 25, 2021 at the Life Care Center of LaGrange. Charles, “Chuck” Feller was born July 4, 1927 in Terre Haute, Indiana son of the late Charles E. and Leona (Palmer) Feller, Sr. He met Christine Herman in 1952 and the couple was married the 10th of October …

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I am Tasha.  I think I look like a Canadian Lynx except I don’t have the black tips on my ears and I am a lot smaller.  I would love to be out in nature, but I know that is not safe for me.  I am silver, one year old, female.  I will need my surgery.  I am housetrained and …

The Three Rivers Department of Public Services has announced it will start twice-a-year hydrant flushing next month. DPS Director Amy Roth said the agency expects flushing to start Sept. 7 and continue through Oct. 8. Flushing will occur 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday during that one-month period. Due to many variables, Roth said the department is not …

The city of Three Rivers, in cooperation with Three Rivers Community Schools, has announced a flow-of-traffic change in the area of Andrews Elementary. To address traffic and safety concerns on South Street at Andrews School, the city said effective this week, the portion of South Street between South Douglas and South Grant has been changed from one-way eastbound to one-way …

Centreville Public Schools Superintendent Stephanie Lemmer provided an enrollment update during this week’s board of education meeting. Based on preliminary numbers for the 2021-22 academic year, Lemmer said she was pleasantly surprised and excited. Projections call for about 840 students, an increase in enrollment that prompted Lemmer to say classroom sizes are still manageable. Average classroom size, she said, is …