Leonidas School has been recognized by the state as a Reward School for the 2013-14 academic year. One of 347 schools in the state to earn the honor, Leonidas School received the claim as part of the state’s Elementary and Secondary Education Flexibility Act. Reward School recipients are recognized by falling into one or more of the categories High Performance, …

Seventeen St. Joseph County employees were recognized Tuesday for reaching milestone years of service. The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners acknowledged employees who had reached the 10-, 15-, 20- and 25-year plateau. The 25-year category featured three recipients: Det.-Sgt. Jim Hart, patrol officer Pete VanCamp and IT director Dan Wing. The group of 20-year employees consisted of Mike Minger, …

Immaculate Conception School and nearby Three Rivers Health were briefly in lock-down mode Tuesday morning in response to a citizen’s claim of gunshots heard in the vicinity. Law-enforcement officials responded around 7:50 a.m. to an area in the 1100 block of Hill Street after a citizen reported hearing gunfire. A search of the perimeter was conducted but officials later concluded …

About 150 adults participated in “Take Your Parent to Lunch” day at Mendon Elementary School Wednesday. The idea was proposed by Darci Kirby, food service director for the district. She said the concept was a way to recognize National Food Service Week and also a way of promoting an event that would bring parents into the school for a rare …

Lillian J. Noble, age 93, of Three Rivers, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2013 at the Riverview Manor Nursing Home. She was born in Chicago, IL., on May 13, 1920 the daughter of David and Joe Vesta (Carr) Noble. She was the third of eight children. Ms. Noble never married or had children, however, she helped to raise all …

Donna Jean Lovejoy, age 85, of Three Rivers, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 13, 2013 at the Heartland Health Care Center. She was born in Three Rivers on Jan. 5, 1928 the daughter of Henry and Ella Lucille (Cox) Irwin. Donna graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1945. On December 11, 1948 she was …

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Concerns about the potential demise of the St. Joseph County Conservation District were raised during Tuesday’s St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting. In light of Monday’s 2014 budget work session, during which commissioners proposed not funding the conservation district, John Nelson addressed the five-member commission. Nelson, vice-chair of the Conservation District Board, questioned why the district is also possibly …

Animal Rescue Fund’s Feral Control Project is sponsoring a “Cans for Cats” event during the month of November. ARF officials are asking the public to collect returnable cans and bottles from work, school and home and donate them to the agency. The feral control project helps to sterilize free-roaming cats in an effort to reduce the cat population in St. …

A summer-long project in the village of Centreville finished last week. Thanks to a state grant of more than $400,000 awarded last fall, the installation of sidewalks along the village’s busiest streets leading to Centreville Elementary and Centreville Jr./Sr. High schools has been completed. The $416,000 Michigan Department of Transportation grant was one of six issued to Michigan communities as …