As members of the Three Rivers Lions Club are finalizing plans for the organization’s 47th annual Citizen of the Year banquet, they are announcing that nominations for the 2012 recipient are being accepted. The criteria for prospective nominations include recognizing a person for their commitment to service and for giving their time unselfishly for the betterment of the community. The …

An Elkhart, Ind., man was arraigned Monday in Cass County Fourth District Court after he was charged in connection with shooting a 44-year-old Edwardsburg man over the weekend. Kevin Vint, 40, allegedly shot Trevor Claire in a garage at a residence near Edwardsburg midday Sunday. Deputies from the Cass County Sheriff’s Department arrested Vint at the scene after witnesses identified …

A 19-year-old woman from Vicksburg was injured in a single-car accident Friday in Leonidas Township. The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department said Danielle Chambers was driving south on Fulton Road around 4:30 p.m. Friday when she lost control of her vehicle on a snow-covered road. Police said Chambers’ vehicle went off the roadway and struck a tree just south of …

Margaret Patricia Evans, age 85, of Sturgis, passed away early Sunday afternoon, Jan. 22, 2012, at Sturgis Hospital.  She was born Jan. 15, 1927 at St. Francis Hospital in Freeport, Ill., a daughter of the late Lalon F. and Sybil A. (Harnish) Straub.  Mrs. Evans resided in Sturgis since 1954, coming from Ann Arbor. She had also lived in Detroit, …

Norman Herbert Martin passed away peacefully on Jan. 21, 2012 in Three Rivers. Herb was born July 18, 1926 in Wickliff, Ky. the son of the late Norman L. and Verble (Mills) Martin. He married his high school sweetheart, Betty Lindsey, on Sept. 3, 1944. They spent 66 years together traveling the country. Herb worked for Bechtel Corporation supervising the …

Retailer Meijer Inc. and Michigan State University are teaming up to promote products from Michigan businesses.   The Grand Rapids-based company and the Michigan State University Product Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources on Monday announced the Made in Michigan initiative that’s launching this month.  The effort will begin when the new grocery items will fill designated areas in 33 Meijer …

Vincent L. “Roy” Spore, 94, of Elkhart, Ind., formerly of White Pigeon, passed away Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at his residence. He was born Jan. 25, 1917, in New York Mills, MN to Fred and Marie (Traver) Spore. On Feb. 15, 1938, he married Louise D. (Mann) Spore in Elkhart. She preceded him in death May 28, 1999. Survivors include …

Deputies from the Cass County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of a person shot at a residence near Edwardsburg around noon Sunday. Law-enforcement officials were summoned to a residence in the 70000 block of 5 Points Rd in Mason Township. Upon arrival, deputies discovered that Edwardsburg resident Trevor Clair, 44, had been shot during an altercation with another man …

Sturgis Police said a man they suspect of a carjacking incident outside the Sturgis Walmart last week patronized a gas station in Tekonsha then headed north on Interstate 69. A follow-up news release from the original incident last Wednesday indicates it appears the man also switched footwear while in the store. The 59-year-old victim, who was pulled from her Chevy …

Three Rivers municipal officials said a home-improvement chain has expressed interest in revisiting its plans to open a store in Three Rivers. Wisconsin-based Menards is contemplating moving forward to build on land it owns on the south side of Broadway Road, just west of Big Lots. The company owns a 59-acre parcel and has had tentative plans for years to …