County Information

An Elkhart woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident last week in Cass County. Sheriff’s officials said the incident occurred shortly after 3 p.m. Friday on Calvin Center Road, near Starbrick Road, in Mason Township. Investigators said 25-year-old Trevor Bennett of Elkhart was driving south on Calvin Center Road when his vehicle was struck by a westbound vehicle driven by …

A 43-year-old Three Rivers man was arrested this week on drug-related charges. According to a department media release, officers began following a vehicle after noticing several equipment violations. The driver parked in an alley in the 600 block of South Main Street, where officers noticed an odor of marijuana potentially emitting from the vehicle. K9 Django was brought to the …

Three family members are without a home after a fire ripped through the residence Wednesday. Burr Oak firefighters were called around 1 p.m. to the 14-by-70-foot mobile home in the 63000 block of Powers Road. When firefighters arrived, the home was engulfed in flames. All three family members, however, were able to escape uninjured. Authorities believe the cause of the …

Three Rivers police arrested a woman this week after a traffic stop led to drug-related charges. The woman’s vehicle was stopped Monday evening on Broadway Street near the intersection of U.S. 131 after officers received a tip that its driver was involved in the sale of narcotics. K9 Django showed a positive reaction to the presence of drugs, according to …

The St. Joseph County Commission on Aging is participating in Senior Project FRESH, which provides older adults who qualify with Michigan-grown products from authorized farmers markets and roadside stands throughout Michigan. Eligible items include berries, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, beans and honey. The program is free for both the participant and the farmer. Prospective recipients must be at least 60 years …

Michigan’s State Boundary Commission voted Wednesday to approve its April recommendation supporting Three Rivers’ effort to annex a 77-acre property from Lockport Township. By a 3-2 tally in the commission’s office in Lansing, the panel stayed consistent with its April 12 split vote. With Wednesday’s move, Shelly Edgerton, director of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, is expected …

A new St. Joseph County Animal Control facility is still a number of years and several thousand dollars from reality, but a noteworthy step was taken Tuesday after county commissioners agreed to the purchase of more than an acre of property for what will someday be the site of a new animal-control headquarters. County administrator Pat Yoder said the 1.4-acre …

Three Rivers Police K-9 officer Jake was deployed last weekend in response to a breaking-and-entering in progress. Authorities said officers were called to a residence in the 800 block of South Main Street, where arriving officers heard a suspect in the second-story level. As Jake gave warning barks, the suspect turned himself in without incident. Police arrested a 28-year-old parole …

A Three Rivers native now living out west will be a contestant on a game show making its season debut next week. John Graham, a 2005 Three Rivers High School graduate, stands to win $50,000 on “SuperHuman,” a FOX network program. A two-hour special aired in January and FOX subsequently ordered eight, one-hour episodes that will air over the summer …

Mendon Community Foundation awarded seven scholarships during a May 26 ceremony. The Jan Hollenbeck Teachers Scholarship was bestowed to Braxton Samson and Kaley Smith. Samson is headed to Glen Oaks; Smith is on her way to Western Michigan University. Samson also was awarded the Doug Samson Memorial Scholarship. The John F. Outman Memorial Scholarship recipient was Alex Heckman, who plans …