Government

CPR Training

The Three Rivers Fire Department is overseeing a free CPR/AED training session, thanks to a grant received by the St. Joseph County United Way. Training will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 22 at the Church of the Nazarene, on Coon Hollow Road in Three Rivers. Participation will be limited to the first 50 registered participants, who must …

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Centreville burglary

Deputies with the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday investigated a burglary in the 600 block of West Burr Oak Street in the Village of Centreville. The incident occurred between 4 a.m. and 2 p.m. No additional information was included in a department media release.

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More information on police DUI

White Pigeon Village Council’s personnel committee was assigned the task of reviewing an April incident involving police chief Lynn “Dutch” Baker and Sgt. William Burgoyne. Village president Dan Czajkowski said the village council met in executive session this week and delegated the matter to the three-person committee. Czajkowski said evidence will be reviewed and interviews conducted before the committee makes …

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Throwing rocks at MDOT grader

State police fielded a complaint of a home owner throwing rocks at passing motorists around 2 p.m. Thursday in Sturgis Township. According to a media release, a Michigan Department of Transportation employee was grading the shoulder along westbound U.S. 12 near White School Road when the homeowner was seen throwing rocks. At least two vehicles, the MDOT grader and a …

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Lock your vehicles

The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is advising residents to keep their vehicles locked overnight, as two vehicles were burglarized this week in Lockport Township. Detectives said someone broke into the vehicles between 1 and 5:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 19000 block of M-60, in Lockport Township. A wallet and a small amount of cash were stolen from the vehicles.

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House of Reps approve budget

The Michigan House of Representatives Wednesday approved the budget for fiscal year 2014. State Rep. Matt Lori said he was happy to see continued fiscal responsibility in both the school-aid and general-fund budgets. Lori said the Michigan House has continued to be fiscally responsible with the money to which it is entrusted. The Constantine-area resident said the approved budget controls …

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Domestic violence

A 25-year-old Sturgis Township woman was charged with second-offense domestic violence after she was involved in a situation around 2:30 p.m. Monday. State police said troopers responded to a residence at the Sweet Lake Trailer Park regarding a call of a woman stabbing a man with a knife. Upon arrival, troopers found the circumstances were incorrectly reported, but noticed the …

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Traffic accident at a red light

Two Kalamazoo residents were treated for minor injuries following a two-vehicle accident Saturday morning in Three Rivers. Michigan State Police investigators said Gysbertus Greve, age 60 and his wife, Debra, 52, were in a southbound vehicle on U.S. 131 when it slowed for a traffic signal turning red at Millard Street. A semi-tractor trailer driven by 36-year-old Nathaniel Howell, of …

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November elections for Three Rivers City Commission

Two incumbents on the Three Rivers City Commission will be uncontested, while Mayor Tom Lowry and an at-large spot will be decided by voters in November. Jared Hoffmaster and Diane Haley-Clay are poised to earn two-year seats, as they are unopposed. Meanwhile, South Constantine Street resident Larry Nichols is challenging Lowry, the incumbent mayor, for a two-year term. In addition, …

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Motorcycle accident

A 27-year-old Constantine man was airlifted to a Kalamazoo hospital after the motorcycle he was driving was struck by a car at the intersection of M-60 and U.S. 131. Michigan State Police investigators said Michael McCuaig was driving south on U.S. 131 when his motorcycle was struck by a car driven east on M-60 by Donald Patch, of Clare County. …

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