St Joseph County

Three people were arrested for various offenses following a traffic stop last week in the city of Three Rivers. According to a department media release, the vehicle was pulled over Friday on West Michigan Avenue near Andrews Street for an equipment violation. The driver, a 30-year-old man from Jones, was found to have a vehicle with improper registration. A 44-year-old …

A traffic stop last week in Three Rivers netted the arrest of a man wanted on a warrant and for drug-related offenses. Three Rivers police stopped the vehicle Friday for an equipment violation near the intersection of Broadway and Third streets. Officers became suspicious of a passenger who was not cooperating. He was later found to be wanted on a …

A resident of the Twin County Community Probation Center was apprehended after he apparently left the probation center’s program unlawfully. Three Rivers police said the 35-year-old man was tracked Saturday to a residence at the Meadow Lane Trailer Park after probation center officials alerted police the man was out of place. Officers were allowed through the front door of the …

The Three Rivers ladies basketball team is ready for some home cooking in prep hoops action tonight, welcoming in the Allegan Tigers. Three Rivers comes in having lost two straight since the new year, falling to Otsego and Westview in road contests. The Lady Cats are now 2-4 on the season and 0-1 in conference action. Meanwhile, Allegan enters tonight’s …

A 30-year-old Three Rivers man was taken into police custody last week following the execution of a search warrant in Flowerfield Township. The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department carried out the warrant Wednesday at a residence in the 53000 block of Pulver Road. The county’s Special Response Team was in charge of the operation. No additional information about the incident …

A few major issues from 2016 were brought before the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners during their inaugural meeting of 2017 last week. Tuesday’s commission meeting, the first for three of the board’s five members, afforded Jared Hoffmaster and a few other county residents an opportunity to keep some key topics at the forefront. Hoffmaster, a Fabius Township resident, …

A Centreville High School counselor had the opportunity last week to witness what may go in the presidential annals as a historical footnote. Sarah Dickman was a party Friday to what was described as the final official event in which Michelle Obama participated as first lady. The program, which took place at the White House, was the “School Counselor of …

Members of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners this week approved three grants. The first accepted Tuesday was an $80,000 federal allocation through the Bryne Justice Assistance Program, administered by Michigan State Police. The funds will cover operations, including salary, related to 45th Circuit Court’s DWI/Drug Court program. Next, commissioners approved a $10,000 federal grant bestowed through the Michigan …

Colon municipal officials have started the process of hiring a village manager. Village president Diane Downs said a 90-day period has passed during which village residents had the opportunity to express comments relevant to the issue. Now, the position is being advertised through various channels, including the Michigan Municipal League. Downs said the village has allocated between $45,000 and $60,000 …

St. Joseph County’s two hospitals have welcomed their 2017 New Year’s babies. Three Rivers Health recorded its first birth of the year Tuesday morning. Parents Joshua Jones and Alysha Newman, a Constantine native, welcomed daughter Taylor Jones. She arrived two weeks before her due date. Meanwhile, Sturgis Hospital saw its first birth of 2017 just a few hours earlier, at …