The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency will start offering Pfizer vaccine to children 5-11 years of age beginning Tuesday. The agency’s scheduling website is prepared to accept pediatric-dose appointments. Tuesday’s clinic will be at the Dearth Center in Coldwater, followed by Nov. 13 at Three Rivers Middle School. Agency officials said the results seen in the 5-11-year-old study group demonstrated …

Wednesday, November 10th, is the birthday of the United States Marine Corps. The Corps will be 246 years old.. If you happen to run into an active duty Marine or a Marine Corps veteran, please honor that Marine by saying, “Happy Birthday, Marine”. For those who might not know, a Marine is not a soldier or GI. A Marine is …

Charles D. Skeen, age 72, of Centreville, passed away Friday, Nov. 5, 2021 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born January 30, 1949 in Sturgis, a son of Elmer and Anna “Chris” (Haney) Skeen. Charles attended Centreville High School with the class of 1967. He served in the US Marine Corp. during the Vietnam War from 1968 – …

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Matthew E. Lawless, age 75, of Three Rivers, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021 at South Bend Memorial Hospital. He was born on March 31, 1946 in Chicago, a son of Thomas and Mary (Malley) Lawless. Matthew graduated from Holy Trinity High School in Chicago. He loved to tinker and was a maker of all things. Matthew worked at Sears …

Arthur “Art” Leroy Bradley, age 98, of Wayland, Michigan passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021, at his family residence. Art Bradley was born in Marcellus on May 30, 1923 in Marcellus to Leroy and Mae Bradley. He was an Army veteran who served from 1942-1945. He worked in the trailer industry after serving during WWII, farming, and then Continental Can …

Elmer E Hole, age 92, of White Pigeon, died on Monday, November 1, 2021. Arrangements by Farrand Funeral Home.

Robert E Herman, age 83, of White Pigeon, died on October 25, 2021. Arrangements by Farrand Funeral Home.

St. Joseph County Board of Canvassers on Thursday declared Torrey Brown winner of the write-in campaign for at-large commissioner to the Three Rivers City Commission. County Clerk Lindsay Oswald said Brown received 105 votes, while 30 votes went to Lucas Allen. They were vying for the seat being vacated by Clayton Lyczynski, who chose to not seek re-election.

St. Joseph County was one of dozens of counties in the state to receive a financial grant from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. According to a department media release from the Lansing-based agency, St. Joseph County was awarded $40,000. It stated the grant was issued to provide support for the basic operations of conservation districts in Michigan, …