A pair of Florence Township residents was charged with methamphetamine-related offenses following a search of their residence Friday last week. Mike Klechak, 38, and Susan Lough, 37, were charged with operating and maintaining a meth lab, police said. A tip led investigators to the residence, in the 21000 block of Mintdale Road. Armed with a search warrant, police entered the …

Mike King, proprietor of the Weenie Kings push-cart hot dog stand, said he has decided to keep his business in the parking lot at Harding’s grocery store on West Michigan Avenue for the rest of the season. After the Three Rivers Public Library Board earlier this year evicted King from his five-year location at the Three Rivers Public Library parking …

The former National Guard Armory in Three Rivers will be the new site of a Three Rivers-based company. Mayor Tom Lowry and commissioners last week agreed to rezone the property from residential to general industry for MVP Improvements. Located at 900 E. Hoffman St., the parcel will allow MVP Improvements to operate in a larger space. Founded by ex-employees from …

The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department was called to Mottville Township over the weekend in response to a business alarm. At 4 a.m. Sunday, an alarm at the Marathon gas station on U.S. 12 was activated. Upon arrival, investigators found a front window had been smashed out. It appears there was no entry made into the business, officials said. The …

Jamie I. Hershberger, age 54, of Burr Oak, passed away Sunday, April 8th, 2012 at Sturgis Hospital. She was born in Elkhart, IN on December 18, 1957,  a daughter of Elmer and Mildred Inez (Collins) Henderson. On May 12, 1985 she married Daniel Hershberger in Columbus, Miss. Jamie worked at  Wendy’s Restaurant in Three Rivers & Schoolcraft. She enjoyed bingo, the New …

Patricia Lee (King) Baum, age 75, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Friday, April 6, 2012, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Patty was born Sept. 22, 1936, in Churchville, NY (Near Rochester), the only child of the late Lauren Journal and Ernestine (Aikens) King. She had been a Sturgis resident since 1972 coming from Erie, Pa., (Via …

Howard Jay Kasdorf, age 79, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Saturday, April 7, 2012, at home surrounded by his loving family after a short terminal illness. He was born Feb. 18, 1933, in Sturgis, a son to the late John Fredrick William and Lucile (Gross) Kasdorf. Howard went to country schools from kindergarten until entering Sturgis High School for the …

Doyle L. Lunger, 74, of Goshen, Ind., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at Greencroft Health Care (Gables Unit) in Goshen, Ind. He was born march 28, 1938, in Three Rivers, Mich., the son of O.J. and Leona (Hoyt) Lunger. He served in the National Guard and Army Reserves and was a Goshen, Ind. resident since 1980, coming from Constantine, Mich. He …

St. Joseph County experienced an unemployment drop of seven-tenths of a percent from January to February. The monthly report from the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget Analysis shows February’s unemployment rate in the county was 9.2 percent. The figure was also a decrease from the county’s unemployment rate in February 2011, which was 11 percent. St. Joseph County’s …

Voters in White Pigeon Community Schools may now obtain an absentee ballot for the May 8 millage renewal sought by White Pigeon Community Schools. The 780-student district is seeking renewal of a 3-mill sinking fund for five years. If approved, the $5 million generated as a result will allow the district to continue building, infrastructure and technology upgrades. The original …