Well, hello out there.  They call me “Tick” cause I am while with flecks of black.  The ladies say I am a boxer mix cause I have that cute pushed in nose.  I will brag that I am housebroken, I know sit, and I like to play fetch.  I think I am about four years old,  I am an intact …

Three Rivers Police K-9 Jake was instrumental in apprehending a man who left Menard’s after displaying a handgun to a store employee. According to a department media release, the incident occurred around 11 a.m. Monday, when a man who was being confronted about a retail theft incident displayed a handgun to store security before fleeing the scene on foot. He …

State police are investigating a breaking-and-entering incident that occurred this week in Constantine Township. Troopers were called Tuesday to the 63000 block of Constantine Road after the homeowner reported the break-in, which occurred between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. Home electronics were stolen, investigators said. Details regarding how access to the residence was gained was not indicated in a department …

A small step toward the new Commission On Aging headquarters and its on-site residences was taken Tuesday by St. Joseph County’s board of commissioners. At the request of COA Director Tim Stoll, commissioners authorized the use of $10,000 from COA’s fund balance to hire a Chicago-based consultant. The firm RealtyMetrix will assist with pursuing New Market Tax Credits. Stoll said …

Barbara E. (Strawser) Benstead of Summerfield, FL, died Feb. 7, 2018. Cremains were interred in White Pigeon Township Cemetery. Local arrangements are by Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon.

Thomas G. Black, age 4, died Jan. 3, 2018, in Florida. Graveside services and burial of cremains will held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 24, 2018, at White Pigeon Township Cemetery. Arrangements are by Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon.

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Clarence J. Nowakowski, age 90, of Schoolcraft and formerly of Portage, passed away at home on Sunday, March 18, 2018, with family at his side. Clarence was born in Chicago, Ill., on Jan. 8, 1928, the son of the late Joseph and Jennie (Novak) Nowakowski. He enlisted in the Navy and served our country with honor. After being discharged he …

Audrey Phyllis Truckey, age 78, died on Saturday, March 17, 2018. The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until time of scripture services beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Hohner Funeral Home.

Officials have ruled a 16-year-old girl found dead in Kalamazoo was strangled. MLive.com reported Tuesday that Mujey Dumbuya’s cause of death was listed as “asphyxia, including strangulation” on the death certificate. Dumbuya’s partially clothed body was found Jan. 28 in Kalamazoo, about 50 miles from her Grand Rapids home. Her family last saw her alive on Jan. 24 as she headed …