Hi there. My name is Rover and I am a Cattle Dog mix. I’m about 5 years old, a male and am a tri-color with cute freckles on my legs. I am very sweet and friendly with people. I walk nicely on a leash and am fine with cats. Being a cattle dog I do like to go out and …

Members of the department responsible for clearing the roadways and making vehicular movement possible earlier this week were acknowledged Tuesday by Sheriff Brad Balk and members of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. During the citizen comments portion of the commission meeting, Balk said communication between road commission manager Chris Minger, commission Chairman John Dobberteen, emergency management director Scott …

A Kalamazoo man was issued a traffic citation following a two-vehicle accident this week in Lockport Township. State police said 21-year-old James Matlock was driving south on U.S. 131 shortly after 10 a.m. Tuesday, when he turned left onto North Main Street in front of a northbound vehicle. The driver of the second vehicle, 58-year-old Joseph Mrocezk was unable to …

The Three Rivers DDA/Main Street Design Committee recently awarded two grants for signage improvements. Pin-Up Salon and Northside Beverage received the grants, which were made possible through the DDA’s rebate program. The program awards rebates to property and business owners who improve signage, awnings and/or painting. The rebates cover up to 25 percent of costs, with maximum amounts of $200 …

Ezra Graber, 96, of Goshen, Ind., died at 12:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015 at his residence. He was born on Oct. 27, 1918 in Mylo, N.D., to Abraham and Rubena (Roth) Graber. On June 1, 1941, he married Maudie Kauffman, she died Jan. 28, 2001. On May 18, 2002 he married Irma Gingerich, she survives. Survivors in addition …

John Boyd, of Allegan, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, at his home. John was born May 9, 1945, in Three Rivers, the son of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Kinney) Boyd. He graduated from Mendon High School in 1963. He graduated from Green’s Barber College, and was a barber in Mendon for several years, before coming to Allegan and working …

Jack Ellis Oberle, age 85, of Columbus, OH (formerly of Constantine), passed away Monday, February 2, 2015 at University Hospital, Cleveland, OH. He was born in Three Rivers  on March 20, 1929, a son of Oswald  and Margaret (Ellis) Oberle. Jack married Shirlie Mae Miller, she preceded him in death  on Dec. 29, 2012 after 60 years of marriage. Jack graduated from …

Voters in the Three Rivers Community Schools district will decide later this year whether to support a 1.95 mill, sinking-fund request. District officials on Monday agreed to put the measure before voters during the May 5 vote. If approved, the request would generate an estimated $9.9 million over its eight-year life. The proposal would cost the owner of a house …

St. Joseph County Sheriff Brad Balk said the department last month recognized a day designated for support of law enforcement nationwide. Jan. 9 was Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, an occasion endorsed by the Michigan Sheriff’s Association. Balk said the event was staged in conjunction with the group Concerns of Police Survivors. According to Balk, the event was created in response …

A Mendon High School junior was the recipient of a prestigious honor recently at the annual Winter Beef Classic in East Lansing. Ty Cool competed in the heifer showmanship event, along with showing his own stock in other classes. Cool received the Michigan Junior Livestock Society’s senior division Showman Award as well as the coveted Supreme Champion Heifer Showman. Staged …