St. Joseph County Administrator Teresa Doehring has agreed to a one-year contract renewal. During Tuesday’s board of commissioners meeting, county officials approved a contract for 2021. Doehring, 46, is completing her third year as the highest-ranking, non-elected employee in county government. A lifelong Mendon-area resident, Doehring said she is grateful commissioners think enough of her to keep her on board …

A Three Rivers man was arrested following a vehicle pursuit earlier this week in Park Township. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said deputies were called at 1:10 p.m. Sunday to an area on Carpenter Road at Heimbach Road. Authorities said deputies attempted to check on a suspicious vehicle before it sped southbound on Carpenter Road. Deputies pursued the vehicle to the area …

St. Joseph County officials said goodbye to the dean of the five-member county commission board Tuesday. Allen Balog is wrapping up his 10th year on the panel. That follows a four-year tenure as mayor of the Three Rivers City Commission. A resolution recognizing Balog and his contributions to the county board was approved by commissioners. Balog, a 64-year-old Three Rivers …

St. Joseph County Grange Fair is bringing back a popular component from its past. Fair officials said a final-night concert will return in 2021, as it has secured country act Diamond Rio. Fair board member Mindy Timm said the Nashville-based band will perform Sept. 25. Timm said the six-member act was secured to perform in 2020 but the show, like …

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration reported progress Tuesday in the fight against the coronavirus, saying new cases continue to decline and Michigan has seen no spike related to Thanksgiving travel. Officials warned, though, that the case rate remains high. Whitmer, a Democrat, said “hope is on the horizon” now that a vaccine is being distributed. She again urged the Republican-led Legislature …

Residents in Branch, Hillsdale and St. Joseph counties will not receive the earliest doses of COVID- 19 vaccine, according to Rebecca Burns, health officer for the tri-county health agency. Burns last week provided an update regarding the vaccine for the health agency board. She said because rural counties do not have an ultra-cold freezer, they will not be receiving the …

Harold E. Robinson, age 73, of Three Rivers, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Three Rivers on August 24, 1947 the son of Harlon P. and Alma P. (Boggio) Robinson. On August 16, 1986 he was united in marriage to Beverly (Babcock) Hammon. Together they made Three Rivers …

Three Rivers police last week arrested a man following the execution of a search warrant in the 300 block of Middle Street. According to a department media release, officers responded Thursday evening to drug-related activity. Accompanied by members of the Southwest Enforcement Team, troopers from Michigan State Police and deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, Three Rivers officers …

The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency recently honored three outgoing board members for their service to the tri-county department. The members, who also are county commissioners, are leaving their elected office at the end of the year. Commissioner Bruce Caswell, from Hillsdale County, has served six years on the board of health and as board chairman in his sixth year. …

State police troopers are investigating an arson incident involving a vehicle in St. Joseph County. Authorities were alerted to a road hazard at 6:15 Sunday morning to an area near the intersection of Winding River and North River roads in Constantine Township. A Chrysler sedan was located on the roadway and the vehicle had been burned, investigators said. The car …