A 30-year-old Three Rivers resident was charged with a pair of offenses after he attempted to leave a local gas station without paying for fuel. The Three Rivers Police Department said the man pumped an unstated quantity of gasoline around 8:30 a.m. Friday, August 30th, and fled the Admiral gas station without paying. The store clerk was able to secure license …

Several items and collectables of significant value were taken from a residence during a daytime break-in Thursday, August 30th, in Florence Township. State police investigators said the incident took place in the 17000 block of Featherstone Road. In addition to Playstation and Xbox games and consoles, other items taken include a Remington rifle, chainsaw, Dell laptop computer, and jewelry and coins. Investigators …

Donald E Buel, Sr., age 65, of Constantine, passed away Friday, September 7th, 2012 at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Three Rivers on January 17, 1947, a son of Raymond and Edna (Nichols) Buel. Don graduated from Three Rivers High School and received his Electrician training at Glen Oaks Community College. On July 2, 1986 …

Karen A. Yoder, age 51, of Sturgis, passed away early Wednesday evening, Sept. 5, 2012, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.  She was born May 14, 1961, in Sturgis, a daughter of Robert Thayne and Martha (Leach) Stevenson.  Karen was a longtime resident of Sturgis and a graduate of Baldwin High School with the class of 1979. She always enjoyed …

The St. Joseph County Conservation District will stage its seventh river cleanup of the season Saturday on the White Pigeon River in Mottville Township. The 1.5-mile task will start at U.S. 131 and conclude at Blue School Road. It is slated to take about two hours. Prospective participants are asked to meet at Blue School Road bridge at 9:30 am …

The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is continuing its investigation into a hit-and-run incident involving a bicyclist earlier this week in Sturgis Township. Department officials said White Pigeon-area resident Delmer Gayheart, 42, was riding his bike east on Fawn River Road Tuesday, when he was hit by an eastbound vehicle around 2:30 p.m. The driver of a blue-gray Chevy or …

Frances E. (Reiff) Poscharscky, age 80, of Elkhart, IN (formerly of White Pigeon), passed away on Thursday, September 6th, 2012 at her home. She was born in Constantine, MI on February 24, 1932, the daughter of Howard and Irma (Newell) Harlan. Frances attended Constantine Schools. On July 2, 1949 she married Otto Reiff in Constantine, he preceded her in death …

One thing I said I would not do this year is write a politically charged column giving my reasons as to whom I am voting for and the reasons why. I did that in 2008. My candidate lost. That, coupled with the fact that when, a few years ago in my preview column, I predicted the Kalamazoo Wings would sweep …

Tesha went to Up-Cycled Pets. We are just two little boys who need a chance. Our names are Cookie and Jacoby we are just little kitties from the same litter. Our sister is here too and she is cute. We are happy and friendly. We are only here because we had the misfortune of being born in a unwanted litter. …

Officials from an Indiana-based company announced Wednesday it has secured funding of nearly $200 million to establish operations in Constantine. Nature’s Fuel, of Fort Wayne, will use the money to acquire and update the former Rexam plant in the village’s industrial park as well as purchase more than $60 million worth of equipment. Bill Sinish and Glenn Johnson, Nature’s Fuel …