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At 10:37 p.m. Thursday, the Three Rivers Fire Department was called to a house fire on the 200 block of W. Armitage St. Three Rivers Fire Chief Carl Holcomb said no one was home at the time, and that the house had been vacant for a number of years. “When we arrived, we had heavy fire conditions on...
CENTREVILLE — A Dearborn man was arraigned in St. Joseph County District Court Thursday on several charges related to an incident that occurred Wednesday in Constantine Township.
Robert Leroy Brueck, 31, was arraigned on two counts of attempted homicide, two counts of felon in possession of a...
In recognition of Memorial Day, the Commercial-News presents Part I of a two-part series on four local veterans killed in action—three in World War II and one in the Vietnam War.
Pearl Harbor, the Bulge and Iwo Jima: Epic battles in an epic war.
Local residents Benjamin F. Shively, and brothers...
A 31-year-old Dearborn Heights man will be arraigned on multiple charges, including attempted murder, after forcing his way into a residence in the 62000 block of Youngs Prairie Road in Constantine Township Wednesday, according to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department.
Just after 6:30 a.m....
America’s direct military involvement in the war between North Vietnam and our ally South Vietnam spanned 20 years. From 1955 to 1975, more than 2.5 million Americans served in the Vietnam War. In the end, over 58,000 U.S. troops died in that brutal conflict.
My father, Ronald Schnepp, was a...
CENTREVILLE – The St. Joseph County ISD Board of Education discussed proposed language for the upcoming Career Technical Education ballot measure during its meeting on Monday.
The board passed a resolution in their March 20 meeting to put a measure on the ballot that would enable the CTE program to...
CENTREVILLE – Representatives from the St. Joseph County Human Services Commission presented their 2018 annual report to the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners during the county commission meeting on Tuesday.
HSC Coordinator Laura Brott said HSC is a group of 18 agencies and organizations...
THREE RIVERS – The City of Three Rivers will contribute up to $400,000 toward the Three Rivers Public Library’s renovation project at its future location at 88 N. Main St. in downtown Three Rivers, following a 5-1 vote by the city commission Tuesday.
Mayor Tom Lowry as well as Commissioners Pat...
THREE RIVERS – A group of teachers presented new curriculum programs for the Three Rivers Board of Education to consider during a meeting on Monday, May 20.
The group of nine elementary English teachers went first, recommending a new reading curriculum, Amplify CKLA, which stands for Core Knowledge...
THREE RIVERS – A car wash fundraiser was held Saturday, May 18 at the Three Rivers Fire Department, looking to raise money for a St. Joseph County man in need of medical care.
Jimmy Thomas of White Pigeon was involved in a motorcycle accident on Oct. 8, 2018, when he swerved to miss a dog that ran...