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Tucker wanted for murder

Stanley Tucker is being sought by the Three Rivers Police Department and is appealing to the public for help in discovering his whereabouts. The 44-year-old Tucker, who is 5’11” and weighs about 180 pounds, is wanted for three counts of murder from incidents that took place Tuesday last week in Detroit. Officers said he shot and killed his wife and …

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Sheriff investigating break-in

Deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department were notified Friday of a break-in that took place earlier in the week at a business in Centreville. A department news release stated someone entered a business in the 500 block of West Burr Oak Street through a side door. Investigators were told it didn’t appear anything was taken. There was no …

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Dale Jones, 78

Dale Jones, age 78, of Constantine, passed away Saturday, June 2, 2012, at his home. He was born in Constantine on June 21, 1933, a son of Arthur and Alice (Leister) Jones. Dale graduated from Constantine High School in 1951 and served the US Army 3rd Armored Division in Germany from 1953 to 1955. On Feb. 21, 1953, Dale married …

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Darlene Rodgers, 62

Darlene Kay Rodgers, age 62, formerly of Leonidas, died Saturday June 2, 2012, at her home in Fishers, Ind., following a long illness. She was born in Three Rivers, Mich., on June 20, 1949, the daughter of Clifford L. and Violet (Shaw) Birch. Darlene graduated from Colon High School in 1968 and later from Wright Beauty Academy. She was a …

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Myrna Frederick, 80

Myrna Deane Frederick, 80, of White Pigeon, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012 at her home. Myrna was born in Berrien County on July 26, 1931 the daughter of George Stanley and Bessie Mae (Good) Morley-Replogle. She was a faithful member of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church with her husband Jack, where she read many spiritual readings. Myrna enjoyed oil …

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John Wagner Sr., 83

Raymond John Wagner Sr., age 83, of Colon, passed away, Thursday, May 31, 2012, at Sturgis Hospital. John was born April 1, 1929, in Colon, a son of the late Irvin L. and Eunice Belle (Snook) Wagner. On Nov. 24, 1948, he married Shirley (Joy) Weinberg in Coldwater. She preceded him in death Nov. 2, 2009. John had made his …

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Restaurant: Impossible in town today

Representatives from the cable-television channel Food Network will be in Three Rivers today and Saturday as part of a segment for the program “Restaurant: Impossible.” The program will focus on a 48-hour restoration of Frankie’s Restaurant, known for its railroad theme and caboose dining car. Frankie’s was one of thousands of restaurants requesting to be featured on the television series …

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More calls on cell phones

The St. Joseph County E-911 Central Dispatch in 2011 fielded nearly 84,000 telephone calls for police, fire and emergency medical services. During the department’s annual report last month to the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners, director Jon Uribe noted the Centreville-based agency for the first time in its history fielded more calls from people using cellular phones than landline …

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Couples attend county parks

St. Joseph County has reached an agreement with two couples who will serve as attendants at two county parks. Ronald and Denise Franklin, and their son, will serve as attendants at Nottawa County Park Campground at Sand Lake through Labor Day weekend. The seasonal job will allow them to spend the summer at the campground and enforce campground rules and …

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Thomas Wilson, 70

S. Thomas Wilson, 70, of Three Rivers, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at home surrounded by his family. He was born on June 22, 1941 in Dallas, Texas to Jack and Floy (Hurley) Maer. On Aug. 15, 1986 in Adrian he married Marilyn Heiden Jackson and she survives. Thomas and Marilyn were the co-owners of Sunshine Care Home, retiring in …

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