Three Rivers police are searching for 46-year-old Melanie Jo Loree, who was last seen July 8 in the 300 block of South Erie Street in Three Rivers. (Photo via Three Rivers Police Department) UPDATE 3:55 p.m. 7/26/2024: Loree was found…

Eric Conn, a lawyer representing two lawyers from the Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes (FSBR) law office that are involved in a lawsuit between Tom Lowry and Lockport and Park townships, makes his argument before the St. Joseph County 45th Circuit…

Police investigate a home in the 200 block of Middle Street Friday, July 12 following a dead body found there. Police identified the body Wednesday as 41-year-old Nicole Wood, who had been missing since July 7. (COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSON)…

Crews clean up trees along Driftwood Drive north of Colon on the night of May 7 following an EF-2 tornado that passed through the area. Disaster assistance for homeowners and businesses affected by the storm were recently made available by…

Police investigate a deceased person found behind a house in the 200 block of Middle Street in Three Rivers Friday. (COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSON) By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — A person was found deceased behind a residence in…

Could showdown be coming between township and library? Lockport Township Supervisor Mark Major addresses the ongoing contract negotiations between the township and the Three Rivers Public Library during Monday’s monthly township meeting. (COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSON) By Robert TomlinsonNews Director…

THREE RIVERS — The Three Rivers Police Department is currently asking the public’s help to find a woman it says is “missing and endangered.” Police say 41-year-old Nicole Wood of Three Rivers has been missing since Sunday, July 7, and…

MDOT advises detour routes By Robert TomlinsonNews Director SCHOOLCRAFT — U.S. 131 will be shut down at the railroad tracks in Schoolcraft for the next two weeks for major railroad crossing work. The Michigan Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced Wednesday that three highways in St. Joseph County will be getting resurfacing work done beginning next week. On Tuesday, July 9, MDOT will be resurfacing U.S.…

Three Rivers police are searching for 20-year-old Adrian McConnell, who has been missing since Sunday. (Photo via Three Rivers Police Department) UPDATE: McConnell has been found safe, according to Three Rivers police. By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Three…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — The St. Joseph County Road Commission is looking to make streets in the county safer for the future. The agency is currently working on what is called a Comprehensive Transportation Safety Action Plan (CTSAP),…

First District Three Rivers City Commissioner Pat Dane discusses her objections to a Brownfield Redevelopment Plan for a proposed housing project at 611 Coolidge Pl. in Three Rivers during Tuesday’s City Commission meeting. The plan was shot down by a…

New events, high participation highlight festival; parade postponement, wrestling show cancellation explained Saturday night’s fireworks show capped off the 67th Three Rivers Water Festival with a bang over the midway of the festival, while onlookers watched from the hill near…

Photo via Michigan Department of Transportation By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — The Michigan Department of Transportation announced that starting Tuesday, June 18, they will be performing some pavement repairs on stretches of M-60 and M-86 in Three Rivers.…

Mendon’s Cienna Nightingale slides safely into home during Tuesday’s quarterfinals victory over Dansville. (Photo courtesy Brandon Watson) By Steve Eldridge JACKSON — With Tuesday’s 12-0 state quarterfinals win over Dansville, the Mendon Hornets got the rematch they wanted. The Hornets will…

Mendon’s Kaidee Gonser (left) and Mattea Bingaman (right) celebrate after scoring on a two-run single in the top of the sixth inning of Saturday’s MHSAA Division 4 regional final against Burr Oak, which tied the game at 3-3 after being…

Burr Oak’s softball team won their Division 4 district championship Saturday with a 5-4 win over Colon in the finals. (Photo via Jena Root) Burr Oak wins district championship COLON — The Burr Oak varsity softball squad won its second…

Players on Three Rivers girls’ soccer team celebrate after a goal by Paige McDonald (4) with 92 seconds to go in regulation in Friday’s MHSAA Division 3 district final against South Haven in Dowagiac. Three Rivers won 1-0 on McDonald’s…

MENDON TWP. — A 45-year-old Mendon woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Mendon Township Thursday morning. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, the incident occurred at 8:02 a.m. on Silver Street north of Pinhook Road. Police…

Three Rivers Department of Public Services Director Amy Roth addresses the city’s project plan for potential funding through the state’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund during Tuesday’s Three Rivers City Commission meeting. (COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSON) By Robert TomlinsonNews Director…