Millage renewal on ballot for Road Commission

Millage renewal on ballot for Road Commission

Robert TomlinsonAug 5, 20243 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — One of the county agencies seeking a renewal of what St. Joseph County taxpayers are already paying will be the St. Joseph County Road Commission. On the Aug. 6 ballot, the Road Commission will…

August Primary 2024 Preview: Drain Commissioner Q+A

August Primary 2024 Preview: Drain Commissioner Q+A

Robert TomlinsonAug 3, 202411 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Voters in St. Joseph County will be selecting who they want to be their drain commissioner for the next four years. On the Aug. 6 ballot, two Republican candidates will be vying…

August Primary 2024 Preview: Fifth District County Commissioner Q+A

Robert TomlinsonAug 3, 20249 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Two candidates are vying to fill a soon-to-be-empty seat on the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. In the Aug. 6 election, there are two Republican hopefuls vying for the Fifth District…

August Primary 2024 Preview: Fourth District County Commissioner Q+A

August Primary 2024 Preview: Fourth District County Commissioner Q+A

Robert TomlinsonAug 3, 20249 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — One of two seats being contested on the county commission is up for grabs in the Aug. 6 election. There are two Republican hopefuls vying for the Fourth District seat on the…

August Primary 2024 Preview: 36th District State House Q+A

August Primary 2024 Preview: 36th District State House Q+A

Robert TomlinsonAug 3, 202420 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — A seat in the Michigan House of Representatives is up for grabs in the Tuesday, Aug. 6 election. Voters in St. Joseph County will be voting between three Republican hopefuls vying for…

August Primary 2024 Preview: St. Joseph County Prosecutor Q+A

August Primary 2024 Preview: St. Joseph County Prosecutor Q+A

Robert TomlinsonAug 3, 202419 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Voters in St. Joseph County will be effectively electing who will be prosecutor for the next four years in the August election. There are three Republican hopefuls vying for the seat of…

August Primary 2024 Preview: St. Joseph County Sheriff Q+A

August Primary 2024 Preview: St. Joseph County Sheriff Q+A

Robert TomlinsonAug 3, 202422 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — One of the most hotly contested races in St. Joseph County on the Aug. 6 ballot will be deciding the new sheriff. Five Republican hopefuls are hoping to win people’s votes to…

[UPDATED] Missing woman sought in Three Rivers

[UPDATED] Missing woman sought in Three Rivers

Robert TomlinsonJul 26, 20241 min read

UPDATE 3:55 p.m. 7/26/2024: Loree was found safe and sound Friday, according to the Three Rivers Police Department. THREE RIVERS — The Three Rivers Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a woman that went missing earlier…

Bench trial date on permanent injunction set for Lowry/Lockport/Park lawsuit

Bench trial date on permanent injunction set for Lowry/Lockport/Park lawsuit

Robert TomlinsonJul 26, 20248 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — Miscommunication between the St. Joseph County courthouse and lawyers in a major local lawsuit led to a new date being set for a key part in the case. On Tuesday, St. Joseph County 45th…

Three Rivers police identify body as missing woman’s

Robert TomlinsonJul 17, 20242 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — The body found at a home in the 200 block of Middle Street Friday, July 12 has officially been identified as that of a woman that had gone missing nearly a week prior.…

Disaster assistance now available for those impacted by May tornado, storm

Disaster assistance now available for those impacted by May tornado, storm

Robert TomlinsonJul 14, 20243 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — Residents and businesses impacted by the tornado and severe storm event that occurred in early May in St. Joseph County now have federal resources available to them. The United States Small Business Administration (SBA)…

Police investigating death of person at Three Rivers residence

Police investigating death of person at Three Rivers residence

Robert TomlinsonJul 12, 20242 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — A person was found deceased behind a residence in Three Rivers Friday. According to the Three Rivers Police Department, officers were called to the 200 block of Middle St. at the intersection of…

Lockport Twp., TR Public Library in process of negotiating library services contract

Lockport Twp., TR Public Library in process of negotiating library services contract

Robert TomlinsonJul 12, 20249 min read

Could showdown be coming between township and library? By Robert TomlinsonNews Director LOCKPORT TWP. — Three years after Park Township ended contract negotiations and declined to send township funds to the Three Rivers Public Library (TRPL), another township is gearing…

TR police searching for missing Three Rivers woman

TR police searching for missing Three Rivers woman

Robert TomlinsonJul 11, 20241 min read

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…

Railroad work in Schoolcraft to take place July 15-29

Robert TomlinsonJul 9, 20241 min read

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…

Resurfacing on three local highways begins Tuesday

Resurfacing on three local highways begins Tuesday

Robert TomlinsonJul 3, 20241 min read

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.…

TR police searching for missing, ‘endangered’ 20-year-old

TR police searching for missing, ‘endangered’ 20-year-old

Robert TomlinsonJun 26, 20241 min read

UPDATE: McConnell has been found safe, according to Three Rivers police. By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers police are asking for the public’s help in locating someone they say is missing and endangered. According to the Three…

Road Comm. in progress of developing Safety Action Plan for roads; public input requested

Robert TomlinsonJun 21, 20245 min read

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),…

City shoots down Brownfield redevelopment plan for Coolidge housing development

City shoots down Brownfield redevelopment plan for Coolidge housing development

Robert TomlinsonJun 21, 202413 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — A proposed housing development that was controversial among those who lived near the area it would go in seemingly hit a dead-end Tuesday. In a 3-2 vote, the Three Rivers City Commission voted…

‘Another successful year’ for Water Festival in 2024

‘Another successful year’ for Water Festival in 2024

Robert TomlinsonJun 21, 20246 min read

New events, high participation highlight festival; parade postponement, wrestling show cancellation explained By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Another Water Festival is in the books in Three Rivers, and another one that was deemed by organizers to be a…