Robert E. Morris, age 50, of Centreville, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born on September 23, 1965 in Elkhart, IN, a son of George and Linda (Ehret) Morris. Rob graduated from Constantine High School in 1984 and then attended South Western Community College before graduating with his Bachelor’s Degree from Western Michigan University. On …

If you want a sweet girl who just wants to love you – I will fill the bill. I sit nicely, and pay attention to your voice. I have freckles brown and white. The ladies here say I am house trained, good on a leash. I am about one year old. My Docket # is 12954 at the St. Joseph …

Contracts with six of the county’s nine unions were approved Tuesday by the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. The three-year contracts apply to the District Court Employee’s Association, the 911 Telecommunicators’ Association, and AFSCME groups with the circuit court, probate court, friend of the court and general unit. In all, the contracts affect about 75 people. Terms of the …

A team of Three Rivers High School students was awarded a grant allowing them to lead a campaign aimed at safe driving in winter weather. The Wildcats Weathering Winter program runs through February and feature three student-led events. The campaign kickoff will introduce the team and its goal. The phase includes driving facts mentioned during morning announcements. Next is a …

Three Rivers Mayor Tom Lowry and city manager Joe Bippus joined state Rep. Aaron Miller in Lansing last week to testify about tax fairness before the House Committee on Tax Policy. Lowry and Bippus said big stores should be subject to common-sense property tax rates so that municipal governments don’t have to cut their budgets to adjust to the lower …

Several board and committee appointments were made Tuesday by the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. Lon Huffman of Mendon and Edward Bell of Colon were reappointed to the county planning commission, while Flowerfield Township resident Joe Woodin will join the panel. Their terms will expire at the end of 2018. Three Rivers-area resident Eric Shafer and commissioner Don Eaton …

A network of buried utilities has forced the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners to revise its plan for an expansion to the current courts building. County administrator Pat Yoder during Tuesday’s commission meeting said the proposed 14,000-square-foot addition to the west side of the current courts building is being revised due to the discovery. Yoder said the grid of …

A St. Joseph County commissioner said he plans to run for Lockport Township supervisor in next year’s general election. Rick Shaffer, a 20-year commission member, said he will not seek reelection when his two-year term expires at the end of 2016. Shaffer stated he plans to remain active in the community but his main focus will be a run for …

State Rep. Aaron Miller recently conducted a forum in Lansing to discuss safety concerns and other issues involving horse-drawn buggies on roads throughout Michigan. Miller invited fellow lawmakers, county officials and others interested in seeking solutions for safety and road-damage issues caused by the buggies. Miller called the session a productive discussion about the safety concerns surrounding the use of …

Members of the Colon Community Schools Board of Education hope federal officials will continue funding a science-based program that one school official said is the highlight of fifth grade for many of its students. During Monday’s monthly meeting, the board approved a resolution in support of continued funding for the hands-on program STARBASE. Its fate is in jeopardy as a …