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Paul Moyer, 93

Paul Duane Moyer was born in Three Rivers on April 7, 1926 the son of Vern A. and Fern (Green) Moyer and was a lifetime resident of the area. He attended Leonidas and Fulton country schools and graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1944. Later that year he was married to Barbara Jean Millard and they were …

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Body recovered in Flowerfield Township body of water

Members of the St. Joseph County Dive Rescue team recovered the body of a 55-year-old man from an unnamed body of water over the weekend in Flowerfield Township. Police were called to the 52000 block of Powell Lane just before 5 p.m. Sunday. The man was found in about six feet of water, 10 feet from shore. Authorities have not …

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Police identify man who brandished a handgun

Authorities plan to seek charges against a 35-year-old Indiana man who brandished a handgun Sunday at the Shell gas station in White Pigeon. Police said central dispatch was advised around 5 p.m. that a man was begging for gas money. He then brandished a gun at the store’s clerks before he fled the scene. Officers viewed security video footage, and …

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Farmers Market begins this week

The Three Rivers Farmers Market kicks off its 24th season this week. Set up at Scidmore Park Pavillions, the market begins its 2019 season 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday. The market will be open Thursdays through Sept. 19. Event organizers said the market accepts SNAP cards, Double Up Food Bucks, WIC/Senior coupons, and Project Fresh coupons.

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Man dies from injuries in lake accident

An Illinois man, who had been hospitalized since a Saturday incident at a Cass County lake, has died. Parish Swanson, 50, of Aurora, Ill., died of injuries sustained in a water accident in Penn Township that occurred Saturday. Swanson was pushed into the lake off the dock and was under water for an unknown amount of time before his sons …

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MDOT updates US 131 work

Michigan Department of Transportation has released its weekly update regarding the U.S. 131 reconstruction project in Three Rivers. MDOT officials said a temporary stop light has been activated at the M-60/US-131 junction, as M-60 traffic now comes to a three-way intersection. The Stage 2 traffic plan is in place, meaning two-way traffic on southbound U.S. 131 at the M-60 junction …

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County commission meets today

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners is expected to honor a request to the hiring freeze and approve a deputy clerk for district court. The potential action is one of five matters of new business this afternoon before the five-member panel. Other agenda items include accepting the sheriff’s department annual report, and approving agreements related to Bundled Energy Solutions …

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Fire damages Constantine home

Firefighters from Constantine and White Pigeon remained at the scene of a house fire late into the evening Monday in the 100 block of Second Street in Constantine. The fire was reported on Sunday just before 1 p.m. When firefighters arrived, the top floor was fully engulfed in flames. Authorities said the one occupant of the residence was not at …

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Devier receives high marks from board

David Devier, president at Glen Oaks Community College, received high marks Thursday from an annual evaluation by the school’s board of trustees. Devier was rated on a scale of 1 to 5 on 48 specific performance expectations, which were organized into six categories covering fiscal management, external relations, internal relations, leadership, institutional performance, personal qualities and relations with the board. …

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Woman injured in crash with semi-tractor trailer

A 19-year-old woman was injured after the car she was driving ran through a stop sign and into a semi-tractor trailer. The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department said its deputies were called shortly before 7 a.m. Friday to the intersection of Findley Road and M-66. Investigators said a car driving east on Findley Road by Sarah Bostick, of Howe, Ind., …

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