Anna L. (Swartz) Chiddister, age 79, of Marcellus, passed away peacefully from this life the morning of March 9, 2018.  She was surrounded and supported by loving family, friends, and caregivers during the last days of her life. Anna was born on July 26, 1938 in Cook County, IL the daughter of Ernest and Mary (Tomiser) Gehrig.  She was the youngest of …

Hi, just call me good time Charlie.  I love to be active,  I am about 5 months old, a male, tabby.  I will need my neuter surgery.  I love kids and grown people around me as I snuggle, and investigate. My docket number is BIO18-000074, at the St. Joseph County Animal Control Shelter located at 652 E. Main St., Centreville, …

St. Joseph County will not be included in a national lawsuit against manufacturers and distributors of opioids. During Tuesday’s meeting, a motion to approve outside counsel for opioid litigation failed after a 2-2 deadlock. Commissioner John Dobberteen was absent. The issue of a national opioid-addiction crisis has been well documented, and a number of municipalities and government entities have banded …

A Bronson woman and two Marcellus men were arrested after they were involved in a high-speed pursuit starting in St. Joseph County and ending in Indiana last week. Authorities said a car driven by 30-year-old Rachel Hicks was being pursued around 8:30 p.m. Friday by Michigan State Police, Three Rivers, and White Pigeon agencies. Hicks entered Indiana and a LaGrange …

A Mendon Community Schools administrator was interviewed Tuesday as one of three candidates for the job of superintendent of Quincy Community Schools. Marc Kramer, Mendon High School principal, was the first of the three candidates interviewed. The other candidates are James Baker, assistant superintendent for Battle Creek Lakeview Public Schools, and Monte Moffett, assistant superintendent of schools in Chesterton, Ind. …

Members of the Centreville Village Council agreed this week to not move forward with a medical-marijuana ordinance. The council had worked on the ordinance since May 2017, but over the past few months, multiple residents attended meetings and urged the council to vote against the idea. Village president Keith Shears and trustees Jeff Johnson, Steve Quake, Harlie Sherman and Dick …

A Portage woman has been charged in her 87-year-old mother’s overdose death. Susan Kubicek was arraigned Tuesday for a second-degree murder charge in the May 5 death of her mother, Dorothy Allen. Kubicek had been caring for her ailing mother months before she died, said Steve Salik, Kubicek’s brother. Salik said their mother needed 24-hour care after having her thyroid …

Dwayne L. Swinehart, age 72, of Washington, Ind., passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018. Born Feb. 25, 1946, in Three Rivers, he was the son of the late Lloyd and Ella Maude (Bean) Schultz. He attended Three Rivers Schools and later graduated from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. He married Jean F. (Felch) on Dec. 20, 1966. Dwayne retired from …

Some dog owners are seeking compensation after 30 pets were killed during a spring break fire at a western Michigan kennel. Jennifer Nunez tells WOOD-TV that her family is heartbroken over the death of Harley, a Newfoundland that cost more than $1,200. A daughter goes to bed with Harley’s bandana. A GoFundMe account has raised nearly $900 for victims. Janet Rehfus, owner …

The schedule for the annual Michigan Department of Transportation Adopt-A-Highway program has been changed due to persistent snowbanks and late-season snowstorms. The ongoing pickup in the southern half of the Lower Peninsula will be extended through April 29. The section’s clean-up period started last weekend, though cold and rain prevented any group from taking part in the opening weekend. The …