I get along with dogs, cats and catnip.  My name is “Tito” which is Italian for giant.  I am not going to be a giant.  I am about three years old.  I love to talk in a lovely bird chirp and snuggle.  I will need my neuter surgery.  My docket number is 46903 at the St. Joseph County Animal Control …

Two Edwardsburg residents were arrested last week following a high-speed pursuit in St. Joseph County. Sheriff Brad Balk said deputies on patrol at 7:45 p.m. Friday attempted to stop a vehicle for an equipment violation on U.S. 131 in Park Township. The vehicle failed to yield and continued at a speed in excess of 100 miles per hour into Fabius …

Sheriff’s deputies are appealing to the public for help locating the person responsible for a series of larceny-from-vehicle incidents in Constantine Township. According to a department media release, there have been six incidents in the Purgatory State Game Area since Oct. 1. Witnesses report a heavyset, bearded male who stands about six feet tall and weighs approximately 250 pounds might …

Three Rivers Area Mentoring is in need of one or two gently used laptops, iPads or desktop computers. TRAM officials said ideal systems would operate on Windows 10 or newer. No additional software is necessary other than a reliable operating system. The goal is to provide students in its after-school program with tools needed to help them complete homework assignments. …

Michigan would become the fifth state to require that egg-laying hens be housed in cage-free areas under legislation approved by the state House and backed as aligning farms with where the industry is headed. The main bill is part of a broader update of the state’s animal industry law. The measure would change and delay confinement standards for hens. Each …

Wayne Wilson, age 94, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 at Sturgis Hospital. He was born June 9, 1925, in LaGrange County, Ind., the youngest son of 11 children, to the late John Clyde and Darcus (Montgomery) Wilson, who died when Wayne was 6 years old. Wayne was raised by his oldest sister, Blanche, and her husband, Ellis …

Jerry L. Sherwood, age 80, of White Pigeon, died Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Community in Centreville. He was born July 3, 1939, in White Pigeon, a son of John and Katherine (Major) Sherwood. He lived all his life in White Pigeon and was employed by White Pigeon Paper Mill until he retired in 2001. He …

Funeral service for SFC (Retired) Tom A. Clouse, age 66, of Apache, Okla., will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, at Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home Chapel in Lawton, Oklahoma with Chaplain Richard Melvin officiating. Mr. Clouse passed away Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, in Lawton. Burial with full military honors will be at Fort Sill National Cemetery in …

St. Joseph County Sheriff Brad Balk announced Tuesday he will retire at the end of January. Balk, 65, said his last day will be Jan. 31, 11 months before the end of his four-year elected term. Sheriff since 2009, Balk appeared before county commission members and read a one-page letter in which he stated his plans to step down. He …

Voters in the Three Rivers Community Schools district OK’d a request for a zero-mill tax-rate increase bond proposal. By a margin of nearly 2-to-1, the vote allows the district to continue the millage rate it already levies, 4.9 mills for 10 years. As a result, it will provide more than $61 million to address identified and ongoing facility needs. The …