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THREE RIVERS — No injuries were reported in a garage fire in Three Rivers Saturday night.
Three Rivers Fire Department Chief Jeff Bloomfield said firefighters were dispatched at 8:04 p.m. to a house in the 500 block of North Douglas Avenue for a garage fire in progress. Upon...
MOOREPARK — It had been two years since Park Township resident Mary Doezema had stepped foot in the Saugatuck Antique Pavillion.
It was Doezema’s birthday back in mid-February, and while she was meeting with family in the area, her mother wanted to, as Doezema recalled, “go on an adventure.”...
THREE RIVERS — A proposed social district for consumption of alcoholic beverages in downtown Three Rivers has taken one step closer to becoming a reality.
On Tuesday, the Three Rivers City Commission approved plans by the Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority for the Main Street Commons...
CENTREVILLE — St. Joseph County commissioners gave special recognition Tuesday to two people who made a sizable donation to the county’s Veterans’ Affairs department.
Commissioners passed a resolution at their regular meeting acknowledging Sturgis residents Robert and Marilee Yoder, who recently...
THREE RIVERS — Park Township’s library services contract with the Three Rivers Public Library is now on track to expire on March 19.
During a special meeting Wednesday, the Three Rivers Public Library Board of Trustees voted unanimously to reject a counteroffer for library services recently sent by...
Here is how some of St. Joseph County’s state and national representatives voted on selected legislation from Feb. 5, 2021 to the end of the month. State Rep. Steve Carra and State Sen. Kim LaSata’s voting records and details of the legislation are courtesy of MichiganVotes.org, and United States...
CONSTANTINE — Two more marijuana businesses got their recreational marijuana permit applications approved by the Village of Constantine Monday.
Fawn River Cultivation Company and Atlas Cannabis Company received approvals for recreational marijuana provisioning centers at Monday’s Constantine...
THREE RIVERS — Get out your ruby red slippers, because the Three Rivers Water Festival will travel to the Land of Oz for its 64th edition this summer.
After considering several options, the Three Rivers Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors announced in a release Monday the theme for this year’s...
FABIUS TWP. — Long-simmering disagreements between Fabius Township Supervisor Ken Linn and Township Zoning Administrator Doug Kuhlman could cost township residents money after the township board voted to retain an outside consulting firm to help their board work in a more cohesive manner.
The...
THREE RIVERS — On the same day the state of Michigan reached the milestone of 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered, some of those shots were administered Thursday at a clinic in Three Rivers.
Thursday’s clinic, held at Bethel Baptist Church, drew nearly 150 residents to receive their first...