Edward C. Davis Sr., age 58, of Crystal Falls, MI, passed away on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at U.P. Health System-Marquette. He was born on December 14, 1962, in Sturgis, the son of Ronald and Mary (Schrader) Davis. He graduated from Centerville High School with the class of 1981. Ed married Lisa Brown on May 12, 1984, in Three Rivers. …

Pearl Alice Horton, age 96, of Three Rivers, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at Bowman Place Assisted Living Community. She was born December 5, 1924 in Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Joseph Henry and Mary Alice (Lucas) Christian. On September 6, 1957, she married David A. Horton in Bay City. Pearl’s favorite hobbies included birding and gardening. She was …

A Colon man faces homicide charges in the death of 33-year-old Chelsea Wallen. Michael Lafler, 35, is charged with the capital offense stemming from an incident that claimed the life of the Colon woman. Colon police and rescue, along with LifeCare Ambulance, responded Oct. 15 to a residence regarding a report of an unresponsive female. First responders were not able to revive …

Michigan reported fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday compared to a week earlier, adding 27,308 new cases. That’s down 11 percent from the previous week’s tally of 30,685 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19. St. Joseph County reported 236 cases and four deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 231 cases and …

St. Joseph County United Way has begun its 2022 fundraising campaign It is hoping to raise $1.06 million to fund the numerous agencies it assists. Agency director Kelly Hostetler said the final donation tally for last year’s campaign was $1.1 million. The leading donor in 2021 was Morgan Olson, which raised and donated about $171,000. Jeff Bloomfield and Garrett Hall …

Centreville Public Schools plans to go virtual for three days starting Wednesday. During Monday’s board of education meeting, superintendent Stephanie Lemmer said rising COVID numbers impacting students and staff, coupled with the lack of substitute assistance, justified the recommendation. Lemmer said the district was informed late Sunday of additional student and staff cases. On Monday, efforts were made to contact …

Teresa A. Weitz, age 60, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday morning, October 23, 2021 at the home of her daughter, Telesha, in Sturgis. She was born December 14, 1960 in Sturgis, daughter of the late Leo Arthur “Bud” and Linda (Wolfe) Krontz. Teresa resided most of her life in the Sturgis and Burr Oak area and was a graduate of …

Ruth Ann Sabrosky, age 77, of Brooksville, Florida and a longtime former Nottawa resident, passed away July 12, 2021 at Bayfront Health in Brooksville. She was born May 18, 1944 in Lowell, Massachusetts daughter of the late Charles W. and Viola (Burris) Miller. Ruth resided in Florida for the past 9 years going there from Nottawa. On September 5, 1992 …

A boil-water advisory in White Pigeon was lifted Friday afternoon. Village officials said the measure was discontinued at 12:45 p.m. after a series of samplings showed no bacteria detected. The village had been under a boil-water advisory since Thursday. A media release indicated the cautionary measure was put into place due to construction-related work.

A Three Rivers man was arrested after authorities found him attempting to hide in a wooded area in Fabius Township. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said deputies located a suspicious vehicle parked around 3:30 a.m. Thursday in the 14000 block of M-60, just west of Three Rivers. Several larcenies had been reported in the area over the past several months. Deputies investigated …