Indiana Michigan Power officials have announced crews will begin the process of trimming trees around transmission power lines in St. Joseph and Van Buren counties starting Monday. The work is routine maintenance to remove overhanging branches that can interfere with service reliability and are potential safety hazards, according to company officials. Trimming will take place over several days, weather permitting, …

They call me Polly.  I came into Animal Control as a stray, on the thin side.  I look like a lab mix, with a tan coat.  I am a female, housetrained.  The nice people here have been really generous with the love and food and I am beginning to look better.  I walk nice, sit nice, come when called.  I …

A four-wheeler and a crossbow were stolen from a Monastery last week in Fabius Township. State police said troopers were called to St. Gregory’s Abbey Monastery, in the 5600 block of Abbey Road, in response to a break-in of equipment/storage barns. Forced entry was made into a locked barn, and the suspects stole a green, late-model Suzuki utility quad and …

Alcohol and distracted driving are being identified as potential factors in a two-vehicle accident last week in Florence Township. Sheriff’s officials said the incident occurred at 6:30 p.m. Saturday on Constantine Road, near Dickinson Road. Details of the incident were not included in a department media release, but the parties involved were 27-year-old Harley Trine of Three Rivers and 73-year-old …

A 41-year-old Sturgis man was arrested on drug-related offenses last week in Sherman Township. Sheriff’s deputies said they were conducting a routine warrant check at a residence in the 67000 block of Stubey Road, where they located what appeared to be methamphetamine. After securing a search warrant, deputies found evidence of meth use at the location. The suspect was charged …

Dennis Robert Slack, age 85, of Three Rivers passed away at his home surrounded by his family and love on Saturday, October 6, 2018. He was born on March 12, 1933 the son of Edwin D. Slack and Georgina L. (Gemberling-Slack) Youells. Dennis was born in Moorepark and at six months of age, moved to the farm on Buckhorn Rd …

A 49-year-old woman died following a one-car accident Tuesday in Three Rivers. Three Rivers police said the woman, Lorie Ann Yoder of Colon, drove into a residence on East Hoffman Street near Wood Street. Yoder was the only occupant of the vehicle and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Circumstances about the incident are being investigated and further information …

State police troopers are investigating a residential break-in that occurred earlier this week in White Pigeon Township. Authorities said the incident occurred at 11:21 p.m. Monday at a residence in the 68000 block of Edgewater Beach Road. Multiple items, including jewelry, electronics and medications, were stolen. The owner was home at the time but unharmed. A K-9 unit followed a …

St. Joseph County commissioners last week approved renewal of a budget for the county’s Child Care Fund. Family Court director Tom Robertson and juvenile court judge David Tomlinson told commissioners the $1.4 million budget is an increase of about $400,000 from 2017 due to adjustments based on historical expenditure. The state will fund half of that amount, Robertson said, noting …

The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency is encouraging all tri-county residents to protect themselves by getting flu shots. There have been 10 cases of the flu confirmed thus far in Hillsdale County. Rebecca Burns, Health Officer for the tri-county health department, said the availability and affordability of the vaccine make it easier than ever to get a shot. Yvonne Atwood, …