Kim E. Dalman, 53, of Marcellus, passed away Monday, April 1, 2013 at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo. She was born April 28, 1959 in Dowagiac the daughter of Larry L. and Charlene K. (Huyck) Keene. On Aug. 1, 1981 in Marcellus she married Thomas L. Dalman who survives. She graduated from Marcellus High School in 1977. She was a very …

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Investigators from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s department are looking into an incident of unlawful entry to a residence in Burr Oak Township. According to a department media release, a resident in the 67000 block of Burr Oak Road reported hearing strange noises in their residence and, upon investigation, located open doors to the residence. Investigators said it appears the …

Mayor Tom Lowry and members of the Three Rivers City Commission have agreed to place a resolution for the sale of city-owned property on file for 30 days. The property in question is a western portion of the former Essex Wire property on Fourth Street. Union City-based Dove Ag Services is hoping to gain approval for a truck-loading facility and …

A number of St. Joseph County residents expressed concerns over a variety of subjects during Tuesday’s St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting. The focus of most comments revolved around potential plans to build a senior center in Sturgis and a proposal to market St. Joseph County as a retirement destination to retirees in the Chicago market. Points were made …

Four new auxiliary officers were introduced to the Three Rivers City Commission Tuesday. Chief Tom Bringman said over the past 11 months, the five completed 120 hours of training, which included classroom, defensive tactics and firearms. The quartet is comprised of Three Rivers High School graduates Brian Kline and Travis Cain, Caledonia native Gary VanderMei and Kalamazoo resident Shawn Taylor. …

Catherine Elizabeth Rahn, age 91, of Three Rivers, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at the Three Rivers Health following a lengthy illness. She was born on Dec. 24, 1921 in Allenport, PA., the daughter of Joseph A. and Whileman E. (Schaffer) Redeer. Mrs. Rahn was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Charles E. Rahn, two brothers, …

Three Rivers Mayor Tom Lowry said he plans to seek a second two-year term to the city’s highest elected post. Following Tuesday’s city commission meeting, Lowry said he took out a petition earlier in the day to begin the process of appearing on the November ballot. He will need to secure a minimum number of signatures from registered voters before …

Three Rivers Police Chief Tom Bringman will instruct officers to beef up enforcement of parking violations around Hoppin Elementary School when classes resume next week. Concern about the issue was raised Tuesday by Three Rivers City Commissioner Daryl Griffith, who said illegally parked cars pose a risk to children who walk home from school or to waiting cars parked legally …

Pat Yoder’s first St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday was a quick but uneventful experience. Yoder, who took over as county administrator Monday, sat in on his first county commission meeting in 20 years, as he previously held the position from 1990 to 1994. The 63-year-old Yoder was hired for the job after Judy West-Wing retired in January. …