County Information

Two Three Rivers residents – a 36-year-old man and 25-year-old woman – were charged with drug-related offenses following a traffic stop last week in Fabius Township. Sheriff’s investigators said the suspects were in a car stopped for speeding at 6 p.m. Wednesday on Broadway Road near Roberts Road. Deputies found methamphetamine and marijuana, as well as a number of items …

An 18-year-old Burr Oak woman was taken to the county jail after she stole and wrecked a relative’s vehicle last week in Burr Oak Township. According to state police, the incident started when a report of a stolen car was filed July 14 from the 31000 block of Kelly Road. The owner of the 2003 Chevy Monte Carlo told authorities …

About 25 kids who are part of the Three Rivers Area Mentoring program participated in Saturday’s “Reeling in the Future” fishing event on Corey Lake. The ninth annual event allowed participants to spend the morning with volunteers who offered their time, watercraft and fishing expertise. TRAM executive director Bobbi Schoon said for many of the participating kids, the experience was …

School officials in Colon are asking prospective volunteers to consider lending a hand during the upcoming annual Magi Pride Days. The event is dedicated to helping spruce up school buildings and grounds for the start of the academic year. This year’s two-day Magi Pride Days are 3 to 8 p.m. Aug. 13 and 14. Organized by Paige Smolarz, the sprucing-up …

The Rev. Terry Cropper Jr., pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Three Rivers, offered the invocation on the House floor to open the legislative session last week. Cropper was the guest of State Rep. Aaron Miller, who joined the pastor and House Speaker Kevin Cotter on the rostrum for the invocation.

The Three Rivers Health Auxiliary has awarded four, $1,000.00 scholarships to local students pursuing degrees in the medical field. The Auxiliary raises funds for the scholarships through various raffles, sales and events as well as the snack bar and gift shop located at the hospital. The auxiliary has been awarding scholarships for more than 15 years and is excited to …

A 20- year- old Middlebury, Ind., woman received a prison sentence of 51 months to 20 years for her part in a Jan. 3 armed robbery at Sturgis Petroleum Marathon at the corner of Fawn River and South Centerville roads. St. Joseph County 45th Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman handed down the sentence to Kayla Sue Cockburn earlier this month. …

A three-way traffic signal on South Nottawa Street at Wenzel Street will become a blinking light for the next 90 days, in anticipation of its potential removal. Sturgis city commissioners have approved a temporary control order that will change the stoplight to a flashing yellow signal for two-way traffic on South Nottawa Street and a red flashing light for Wenzel …

Thanks to the alertness of a Three Rivers police officer, the suspect in a Kalamazoo bank robbery has been arrested. Sgt. Andrew Howes was on patrol Monday when he spotted a vehicle matching the description of one used in a July 10 robbery at Consumers Credit Union. Howes stopped the vehicle on Millard Street. The suspect, later identified as Simon …

Members of the St. Joseph County Area Narcotics unit arrested three people Tuesday after executing search warrants at two separate locations. Around 5: 30 p. m., police raided a home in the 53000 block of North Fisher Lake Road in Park Township. Officers arrested one man and one woman at the home. Police seized 20 marijuana plants as well as …