A December pickup date in Burr Oak has been added to the monthly Fresh Food Distributions in St. Joseph County. The additional event takes place 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday next week at Railroad Street, 203 W. Front St. In the meantime, First Presbyterian Church on Lakeview Avenue in Sturgis will oversee a distribution at 4 o’clock today. Two distributions …

Two longtime members of Vicksburg Community Schools Board of Education were honored during a ceremony Wednesday. Carol Lohman and Skip Knowles last week completed a tenure of 40 years each as board members. They chose to not seek re-election in August, bringing to a close a four-decade run that started in the mid-1980s. Lohman, 83, and Knowles, 75, were recognized …

Two Cass County residents were arrested Tuesday for outstanding warrants. Cass County Drug Enforcement Team said its members assisted Michigan Department of Corrections Absconder Unit in an attempt to locate the man and woman. A search warrant was conducted in the 11000 block of M-60 in Newberg Township. While searching the residence, detectives located methamphetamine and methamphetamine paraphernalia. A 41-year-old …

The body of a Sturgis man who hadn’t been seen since last week was found by authorities Monday. Sturgis Department of Public Safety Director Ryan Banaszak said officers located the body of William Howell in a community park in Sturgis. Howell, whose family members said he had early onset dementia, was last seen Thursday, the same date authorities found his …

William L. “Bill” Dunafin, age 78, of LaGrange, died Monday, December 9, 2024 at Orchard Pointe Health Campus, Kendallville, IN. He was born on August 13, 1946, to the late, Robert Lee and Gloria J. (Frutig) Dunafin. Bill was a lifetime LaGrange resident. He was in the last graduating class from LaGrange High School the Class of 1964. After graduation …

Matthew Dale Heslet, a cherished resident of Macomb, Michigan and formerly of Utica, passed away peacefully after a long illness on Sunday, December 8, 2024. He was 67 years old. Born on April 24, 1957, in Three Rivers, Matthew was the beloved son of Dwight Dale and Wanda Lucille (née Eley) Heslet. Growing up in Three Rivers, Matthew achieved the …

A detour around St. Joseph County’s iconic Langley Covered Bridge will be in place through at least late December after height limiters at both ends of the structure were struck on separate occasions earlier this month. Road commission manager John Lindsey said the height limiters in both cases were knocked over. In addition, their concrete bases were damaged. The first …

A campaign focusing on drunken driving kicks off this week in St. Joseph County. In partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department will have specially designated patrols on the roads starting Wednesday through Jan. 1. Deputies will focus their attention on reckless and potentially impaired or drugged motorists. The effort is a part of …

Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency has announced it has free prophylactics available as part of its “Wear One” campaign. Agency officials said the goal is to reduce sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancies. The product is available in restrooms at CHA locations. Meanwhile, the tri-county agency is still offering over-the-counter oral contraception and emergency contraception at all three of its …

In the late 1920’s / early 1930’s, many streets in our city were renamed as Canada (3rd Ward), Lockport (2nd Ward), Brooklyn (4th Ward) and the Village of Three Rivers (1st Ward) had come together to become the City of Three Rivers. West Michigan Avenue had been known as First North.   Streets parallel to the north also were numbered 2nd, …