Gregory Keith Swartz, age 53, of Three Rivers, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 22, 1971 in Dowagiac, the son of Keith Swartz and Mattie (Rains) Beischl, and graduated from Marcellus High School with the Class of 1989. Greg enjoyed football and was very social in his younger …

Sturgis Department of Public Safety is continuing its search for a man involved in an attempted armed robbery last week. Authorities said officers responded at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday to a business in the 700 block of South Centerville Road. Officers were informed that a white man wearing a mask and armed with a knife attempted to rob a store clerk. …

A Cass County man was hospitalized last week after the bicycle he was riding was struck by a car. Sheriff’s deputies responded shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday to a location in Wayne Township. Investigators said Michael Brown, 32, was riding his bicycle north on Rudy Road when it was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by 84-year-old Dowagiac resident …

St. Joseph County Sheriff Chad Spence said Animal Control Division is temporarily adjusting its walk-in services to better accommodate ongoing facility improvements. Effective immediately, Animal Control will be open for walk-in assistance on a limited basis. Spence said hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays until further notice. The facility is closed for lunch from noon …

The population of Three Rivers is down a bit from what it was a month or two ago. The reason is because there are some folks who prefer to spend the winter months in the southern part of the United States where the accumulation of snow is minimal and the temperatures usually remain above 50 degrees. You might say the …

Randy Neal Tackett, age 66, of Constantine, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at his home. He was born August 13, 1958 in Jenkins, KY, a son of Jerry and Olivia (Mullin) Tackett. Randy graduated from Northridge High School in 1976. On June 18, 1983 he married Kelli Young in Middlebury. Randy retired from Conn-Selmer Inc. of Elkhart in …

This is my 47th article on Third Ward on how the streets got their names. Researching an article by Evan Andrews, “10 Things You May Not Know About Ulysses S. Grant” (dated 2015 and 2023) caused my “info gauge” to rise to a new height. The “S”. didn’t stand for anything. Hiram Ulysses Grant was nominated to West Point in 1844 …

Marilyn Joan Falk, age 85, of Parkville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 16th 2025 with her family by her side. She was born in Chicago on Dec 7th, 1939 to Doris (Taylor) Sherwood and Charles Criscuolo. She was a 1958 graduate of Kelvyn Park high school in Chicago. She married Herb Stephenson in 1958, later divorced. She married the …

The Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority has a new executive director. During their Jan. 9 meeting, DDA board members chose Angie Metty to fill the position created when Cameron Mains resigned in September. Metty, owner of Reflections Hair Studio on South Main Street, is a former DDA Board member and most recently served as its administrative assistant. Her employment took …

Neighborhoods Inc. of Battle Creek, the Housing Assessment and Resource Agency for St. Joseph County, will conduct the annual Point-in-Time Count later this month. The annual event aims to identify and survey individuals and families experiencing homelessness in St. Joseph County. The PIT Count is a nationwide initiative mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Event organizers …