Hello. I’m a female Corgi/beagle mix and am about 5 years old. I have some interesting coloring because, although I am a tricolor, some of that color is blue merle. I’m a great size for a family dog and am very loving. I walk nicely on a leash and like to be around people very much. I know you …

Two items related to members of the Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services of St. Joseph County Board were pulled from Tuesday’s county commission meeting. At the onset of the meeting, Commissioner Rick Shaffer requested the agenda be amended to not include potential action related to cause and removal of CMH board chair Barb Parker. Shaffer also requested that …

Michigan’s 2014 deer hunting harvest was down about 15 percent from the previous year, due in part to severe winter weather in recent years, officials said Wednesday. The state Department of Natural Resources said its Michigan Deer Harvest Survey Report found that roughly 615,000 hunters statewide killed a total of about 329,000 deer. Wildlife managers said regional declines were the …

A southwestern Michigan boy’s online video in which he stood up to cyberbullies has earned him messages from prominent figures, appearances on news stations and now a private tour of the White House. Logan Fairbanks of Hartford, 11, and his family received the invitation from White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett, who set up the visit to highlight the issue …

Marjorie Nadine (Selby) Berger, age 88, of Lima, OH. formerly of Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, July 18th, 2015 at her home in Lima. She was born on March 21, 1927 in Three Rivers, MI. the daughter of the late Rapheal F. and Ida Bell Weaver Selby Atkinson. Marjorie has been a lifetime resident of Three Rivers graduating with …

A 32-year-old Three Rivers man was airlifted to a Kalamazoo hospital after he was injured in a crash on his motorcycle earlier this week in White Pigeon Township. State police said Christopher Reynier was driving east on U.S. 12 at 10 p.m. Monday when a pickup turned south onto Lima Road and in the path of Reynier. The pickup was …

A 53-year-old man from Union was arrested following an incident at a business in Cass County’s Porter Township Monday night. Cass County Sheriff Joe Underwood said the man walked into George’s Café shortly after 10 p.m. and was in possession of a rifle. Underwood said the man threatened patrons at the bar. A group of patrons were able to disarm …

Kevin R. Kleidon, 63, of Colon, passed away unexpectedly Friday, July 17, 2015 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Kevin was born July 2, 1952 in Chicago, Ill. a son to the late Le Roy G. and Mildred E. (Feitl) Kleidon. Kevin’s early life was spent in Chicago where he graduated from Luther South High School, he then continued his …

A Holland man says his flight training and survival instincts enabled him to walk away with only minor injuries after his small plane crash-landed on a Lake Michigan beach. Steven Stam, a pilot of 22 years, immediately remembered what he should do when the plane’s engine sputtered for about 30 second and then lost power in the air on Sunday …

The last time I checked, the price of 89-octane gasoline in Chicago was $3.69 a gallon. The same gallon of gasoline in Honolulu sells for $3.39 per gallon. It goes without saying that you’re better off driving a Toyota Prius than a Corvette in both places. You see a lot of motor scooters in Honolulu, and quite a few tourists …