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St. Joseph County United Way is partnering with a Three Rivers restaurant to host the agency’s next “Celebrity Waiter Night.” Event organizers said Frankie’s will host the popular fundraiser 4:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 22. The roster of waitstaff includes Maria Behr, Lee Herschberger and Hope Bailey. Hosts of the event are Mike and Jane Eley, and Mike and Kathy …

Camp Eberhart continues to plan the start or continuation of projects into 2026. Officials from the Fabius Township-based property said current capital projects include Mittler Hickory Lamb Bath House renovation, metal-bed replacement, Baker Cooper window upgrades, restoration of the Stone Cabins and replacement of the High Ropes Course. The Hickory Lamb Bath House project has qualified for a $100,000 matching …

A Berrien County woman was injured in a one-vehicle crash last weekend in Cass County’s Wayne Township. Sheriff Clint Roach said deputies responded shortly before 11 a.m. Saturday to Twin Lakes Road, near Dutch Settlement Street, regarding a crash with injuries. Authorities said 61-year-old Buchanan resident Mary Cloud was driving north on Twin Lakes Road when she lost control of …

St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded over the weekend to a report of an accidental shooting in Mendon Township. Central Dispatch fielded a call Sunday from a person in the 24000 block of Pinhook Road. Deputies arrived to learn a 46-year-old man was placing a loaded pistol into a safe. The firearm fell to the ground and discharged a …

A Cass County woman was arrested on a drug charge last week. Sheriff Clint Roach said deputies and members of the Cass County Drug Enforcement Team, along with the Dowagiac Police Department, recently executed a search warrant in the 200 block of West Railroad Street in Dowagiac. While they were searching the residence, authorities found several stolen items, along with …

A Sturgis landmark is closing for business by the end of the week. WOOD-TV reports the Strand Theater, which has been a staple in the community for more than 60 years, is for sale. It will close at the end of the day Wednesday. Third-generation owner Eric Saitz did not elaborate on the decision to close. He said, however, that …

Personnel from White Pigeon Township Fire Department rescued a person who fell through ice last week. Department officials were called Wednesday morning to an area of Klinger Lake, where central dispatch received a report of a person in the lake. Fire personnel managed to rescue the victim. Meanwhile, two other people who were on the lake with the victim managed …

Pivotal and representatives from the group Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors wish to remind the public about their standing support-group meetings. In-person group sessions are held 5 to 6:30 p.m. the second Monday of the month at the Three Rivers Pivotal office, 1020 Millard Street, and 8:30 to 10 a.m. the fourth Thursday of the month at the Sturgis Pivotal …

A Vicksburg man was sentenced to at least seven years in prison for his role in the death of a 10-year-old boy last year in Sherman Township. St. Joseph County Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman last week sentenced Logan Thomas on a charge of operating while intoxicated causing death as a habitual fourth offender, according to court officials. Thomas, 30, …

The 2025 “Firefighters for Santa,” a goodwill campaign organized by a pair of local fire authorities, was declared a success. In all, 27 families, including 68 children, received presents Monday from officials representing the Fabius-Park Fire Department and Three Rivers Fire Department. Started in 2006, “Firefighters for Santa” helps Three Rivers and Three Rivers-area families down on their luck with …