Christmas is coming and I hope to have a new home to celebrate in.  They call me Ralphie, I am a lab/hound mix.  The Animal Control people got my neuter surgery and Rabies vaccination so I am all ready for a new home.  I am about two years old, fifty pounds and tri colored.  I am interested in activities around …

St. Joseph County’s board of commissioners have approved a dedicated millage to fund the parks and recreation department. Tuesday’s action means an additional one-quarter of a mill will be imposed countywide in 2018. Over its four-year life, the millage is expected to generate about $485,000 annually. Commissioners said the move will ease constraints on the general fund while helping parks and …

The St. Joseph County Area Narcotics unit found evidence of a marijuana-growing operation at the scene of a Nov. 28 homicide. During the course of their investigation into the homicide in the 27000 block of Maystead Road in Sherman Township, SCAN members confiscated a large volume of marijuana that police say is far beyond medical-marijuana limits. Investigators also seized equipment used …

A Cass County man was injured after the golf cart he was driving was struck by a car earlier this week. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called around 8:30 a.m. Monday to the intersection of Grange and Five Points roads in Mason Township. Investigators said 69-year-old James Bercraft of Cassopolis was on Five Points Road waiting for traffic to …

Deborak Haak, from the Three Rivers Public Library, said it has one-on-one computer assistance available by appointment at its Michigan Avenue location. Haak said library personnel can teach the basics of email, Microsoft Office, social media, and more. Anyone wishing to learn more about computer, laptop, cell phone or tablet basics is invited to make a one-hour appointment, then show …

On November 18, we traveled to Owosso, Michigan, where we boarded the Polar Express. The Polar Express is a train that runs from Owosso to Ashley several times during the Christmas holiday season. Reservations were made last March, due to the popularity of this family experience. Our scheduled departure time was 5 PM. We were told that we could pick …

St. Joseph County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man over the weekend following what authorities called a police pursuit. The incident started shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday on Heimbach Road near Angevine Road in Mendon Township, where deputies attempted to stop a pickup with a registration violation. The driver failed to stop and continued driving for about 10 minutes before fleeing …

Suzie McDermott Guy, age 80, of Three Rivers went to be with the Lord on Sunday morning, December 3, 2017 at Bowman Place. She was born in Hays, KS on November 8, 1937, the daughter of Dr. Alza and Gladys (Ramsthel) McDermott. Suzie graduated from North Hollywood High School and then UCLA with her Bachelor’s degree. Soon after her college …

Clara Mae James, age 90, of Three Rivers, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017 at Grace Healthcare. Clara was born to the parents of the late Allen Brown and Janie Harris on March 28, 1927 in Bessemer, Alabama. She was preceded in death by nine siblings. She was married to Woody James, her husband of over 70 years. From …

Authorities say two people have died after a motorcycle they were riding collided with a car. The Kalamazoo County sheriff’s department says the crash happened Sunday in Comstock Township. The department on Monday identified the dead as 28-year-old David Arthur-John Haan and his passenger 27-year-old Stephanie Marie Hirding of Portage. The roadway near the crash scene was closed as deputies …