Three Rivers officials made a significant decision this week, as the city commission on Tuesday approved demolition of the old Three Rivers Hospital. A bid just more than $1 million was approved for the task. The job will be conducted by Bay City-based Dore & Associates. Mayor Tom Lowry said money will come from the city’s general fund. In addition, …

The city of Sturgis this week launched its Sturgis Splash Pad fundraiser as part of an effort to raise $160,000 through corporate and community donations. Meanwhile, one sponsor has already pledged its commitment. Omni Community Credit Union was acknowledged by the city for a $10,000 “Splash Level” sponsorship. All donations will be used to construct the splash pad and make other …

Law-enforcement officials are investigating a breaking-and-entering incident in Branch County’s Bethel Township. Michigan State Police troopers earlier this week were dispatched to the 100 block of South Snow Prairie Road to investigate. The breaking-and-entering is believed to be an ongoing issue, dating as far back as November. No additional details were included in a department media release.

The Constantine Village Council recently voted to sell a commercial lot. The property in question is at 1047 Canaris St. Village officials set a price of $500, plus closing costs. Last month’s action followed a public hearing on the sale of the property. The sale includes demolition and removal of a derelict structure on the property, including asbestos removal. The …

Please oh please, I hope I get a home for Valentines Day so I can have someone to love on.  I am only seven months old.  I am a bit on the large side of medium.  I’m not going to get too much bigger.  I ‘m a female and I need my spay surgery, and a Rabies vaccination.  I get …

St. Joseph County Road Commission Manager John Lindsey said the department has employed a strategy to handle the two-day winter storm that started Wednesday. Lindsey said the storm first appeared on his radar about a week ago and as it approached, its magnitude was as significant as predicted. Accumulation became significant enough early Wednesday morning to justify sending out its …

Sturgis Police Department officers arrested two people last weekend following a report of domestic disturbance. According to a department media release, officers were called at 1:45 a.m. Sunday to the 600 block of South Orange Street in response to a subject with a stab wound. Officers found a 45-year-old man had been stabbed. A 32-year-old woman fled the scene on …

Children’s Trauma Assessment Group, an organization working to improve the lives of children in St. Joseph County, recently benefitted from an anonymous donation of $15,000. CTAG is overseen by probate court, prosecuting attorney, police, Department of Human Services, local psychologists, school officials, Community Mental Health and St. Joseph County ISD. Child trauma is defined as sexual abuse, removal from a …

A Sturgis woman has been charged with tampering with a consumer product, United States Attorney Andrew Birge announced Tuesday. Alison Marshall, 46, has been charged by a federal grand jury. According to the indictment, while working as a registered nurse in the interventional-radiology unit of a hospital in July and August of 2020, Marshall allegedly tampered with bottles of fentanyl …

Michigan reported far fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Jan. 30, adding more than 110,000 new cases. That’s down almost 21 percent from the previous week’s tally. St. Joseph County reported 592 cases and two deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 696 cases and seven deaths. Throughout the pandemic, it has reported 12,916 cases …