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THREE RIVERS — A potential marijuana ordinance in Three Rivers hit a bit of a speedbump after discussions during Tuesday’s Three Rivers City Commission meeting.
The proposed ordinance was unveiled for the first time, with no action taken by the commission on adopting the first reading, as the city...
CENTREVILLE — St. Joseph County commissioners approved a local state of emergency Tuesday, which will allow for virtual meetings to be offered in the county.
The declaration, which is effective immediately, was approved by a unanimous vote during Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting, the board’...
THREE RIVERS — Steve Carra, who has only been a sitting state legislator for the 59th District for a little over three months, is quickly setting his political ambitions higher.
On Tuesday, the first-term Republican representative in the Michigan House kicked off his campaign to run for Fred Upton’...
LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Wednesday charges against a Marcellus woman who allegedly committed insurance fraud.
Christine Michelle Presock, 42, of Marcellus was arraigned in St. Joseph County 3B District Court Wednesday on six counts of insurance fraud. She was...
CONSTANTINE — A lawsuit looking to delay and potentially cancel a May referendum vote on a recreational marijuana ordinance proposal in Constantine has been filed in St. Joseph County Circuit Court.
The lawsuit, originally filed by Constantine Products LLC, who does business as The Dude Abides in...
THREE RIVERS — During one of their annual visits to Libertad, Belize in the mid-1990s as part of a Rotary Club project in the area, Larry Campbell from the Three Rivers Rotary Club noticed a block foundation, about three blocks high, that had been laid for a new school building.
Campbell asked the...
CENTREVILLE — In the Bible, 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 tells about generous giving, saying God “loves a cheerful giver,” and that “whoever sows generously will also reap generously.”
Those verses inspired an effort by a local church in the past month to give back to their community, filling Easter baskets...
Here is how some of St. Joseph County’s state and national representatives voted on selected legislation in the month of March. 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 Rep. Fred Upton’s...
PARK TWP. — The entirety of Park Township will soon be considered outside the service area of the Three Rivers Public Library.
At a special meeting of the Park Township Board Wednesday, the township unanimously rejected the latest library services contract offer from TRPL, and by a separate 3-2...
CENTREVILLE — As they return to in-person meetings on April 6, the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners weighed the possibility Wednesday of declaring a state of emergency due to COVID-19 case increases in the county.
Many counties across the state have issued similar declarations recently for...