The Constantine Downtown Development Authority is seeking participants for its annual BBQ pork rib cook-off. Judging is set to take place at 5 p.m. Oct. 27 at Riverview Park and cash prizes will be given to the top three winners. Event organizers wished to note that a mandatory meeting with the Community Health Department Agency will take place at 5 …

A Centreville hair salon is in the midst of its second annual “Passion for Pink” fundraiser for breast-cancer research. X-treme Hair Lengths is offering a pink feather, hair strand or extension for $15, and pink hair chalking, nail polish or ribbon decal for $5. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society for breast-cancer research. The salon in its …

Bonnie S. Merckley, 55, of Marcellus, passed away in Kalamazoo County. She was born Sept. 30, 1957 in Salem, Ind., the daughter of Arthur E. and Euphemia M. (Gray) Merckley. She grew up in Marcellus and graduated from Marcellus High School in 1977. Memorial Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Mater-Ralston Funeral Home with …

The colors in the trees seem to be getting better every day. Next Sunday, October 14, is the date set aside when everyone can travel the areas around Three Rivers and take in the sights that Mother Nature has so generously provided. Whether it’s sampling the apples at Corey Lake Orchards, the cider and donuts at Swiss Valley, or the …

An armed robbery was reported at 11:42 p.m. Sunday at the Shell station on South Main Street in Three Rivers. According to the Three Rivers Police Department, a black male wearing a hoodie and dark jeans showed a gun and ordered an employee to open the cash register drawer. The man fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. …

A single-car accident early Sunday morning in Colon Township resulted in two Three Rivers residents seeking medical attention. Officials from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department said 30-year-old Matthew Smith was driving west on Colon Road and lost control of the vehicle. Investigators said it appears Smith was driving at an excessively high rate of speed before the vehicle left …

The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a complaint of a brick thrown through a window at a vacant residence in Centreville. According to a department media release, the property-damage incident took place between Oct. 1 and 4 in the 100 block of North Jane Street.

Gene Aldon Foreman, 78, Constantine, died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, at his home, following an extended illness. He was born July 12, 1934, in Mottville, a son of Elmer and Louise (Papke) Foreman. He had been a resident of Constantine Township since 1977. On April 11, 1969, he married Wilma K. Cleveland in Centreville. He was employed by Metlock in Elkhart, Ind., …

A twice-a-year collection of electronics and household hazardous waste items Saturday was declared a success by event organizers. Staged at the St. Joseph County Fairgrounds, the four-hour event netted about 7,000 pounds of hazardous waste, almost 24,000 pounds of electronics and 340 tires. The collection was sponsored by the St. Joseph County Solid Waste Committee, whose secretary, Pat Kulikowski, said …

The St. Joseph County Transportation Authority set a record the most rides in its 10-year history during the agency’s 2011-12 fiscal year. Executive Director Steve Yorks said nearly 95,000 rides were given during the 12-month period that ended Sept. 30. The latest figure represented a 7 percent increase from the previous fiscal year, when a then-record of more than 88,500 …