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The Three Rivers Department of Public Services announces it has finished leaf-and-brush pickup for the year. The DPS, however, offers a compost drop off area at 1015 S. Lincoln Ave., which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week to aid residents wishing to drop off leaf and brush materials. The compost drop-off site accepts brush, leafs, grass …

The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department has released the name of a White Pigeon man killed in a one-car accident over the weekend.  Ted Krull, 51, was pronounced dead at the scene after his vehicle rolled over on Lutz Road, near the intersection of Roys Road, at 4:10 p.m. Sunday.  Krull, who was driving south on Lutz Road, was ejected …

Constantine Police Chief Jim Bedell said 52-year-old Michael Osborn was identified as the Constantine resident killed in a car/pedestrian accident Sunday night.  Bedell said the incident occurred at 6:10 p.m. on South Washington Street, where Osborn was attempting to cross the road in front of Dollar General but was struck by a northbound vehicle driven by an 18-year-old Three Rivers …

Union faculty members at Glen Oaks Community College have issued a vote of no confidence in school president Gary Wheeler. The 23-4 vote was taken last week, with four of the college’s 31 union faculty members abstaining. The vote was brought to the attention of Glen Oaks’ board of trustees at its meeting Wednesday. Faculty union president Chad Worthington presented …

Two methamphetamine laboratories were discovered at a residence in Park Township Wednesday. Members of the St. Joseph County Area Narcotics unit were drawn to a house in the 54000 block of Wilbur Road by a tip from a neighbor, who suspected the man and woman who reside at the house were involved in meth production. The man and woman were …

Investigators with the Michigan State Police responded to an attempted breaking and entering into a shed and trailer at a residence in the 51000 block of Buckhorn Road in northern Park Township. The incident occurred in an area around Cotherman Lake Road, where a number of theft-from-motor-vehicle situations were reported early Wednesday. In a separate matter, MSP investigators are looking …

Congressman Fred Upton has announced his service academy nominees for the 2013-2014 academic year. According to a media release, the nominees have excelled both academically and athletically at their respective schools and have gone through an extensive selection process. The selection process included an interview with Upton’s Academy Advisory Board, which is comprised of local community leaders. Upon approval by …

There are predictions that oil prices could fall sharply to around $50 per barrel, with those coming from analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Grand Rapids-based GasBuddy.com analyst Patrick DeHaan says he thinks they might be right for a few reasons: Domestic oil production is hitting highs unlike any seen in two decades and crude oil inventories are about …

If your TV seems calmer today, you’re right, and its not just because the political ad season is over. Just a month after viewers got a respite from screaming political ads, they’re getting a break from screaming ads of any kind. A new law called CALM went into effect Thursday that mandates no commercial can be louder than the programming itself. …

Maxwell is still waiting for his new home. My new name is Red, I like it! I am a five year old Retriever. I have been neutered and I am house trained! I also like attention and I know to sit, shake and down. They gave me a bath and I even had a pedicure! I am a very good …