Diana Marie Gragg, age 82, of Sturgis, passed away Monday evening July 5, 2021 at her home. She was born February 7, 1939 in in a small farm house in Ovid, Michigan daughter of the late William L. and Melvina (Pierce) Wilson. Diana resided in Sturgis since 1966 coming from Branch County, Michigan. On October 1, 1976 she married Donald …

Richard Clare Blosser, Sr., age 81, of Burr Oak, passed away early Sunday evening, July 4, 2021 at his home. He was born June 7, 1940 in Burr Oak, son of the late Roy and Audrey (Simon) Blosser. Richard was a lifelong Burr Oak area resident. In 1965 he married Patricia Eckert at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Burr Oak. …

Denise Ann Baldwin Bellew, age 52, born March 11, 1969, died Thursday, July 2, 2021 at Borgess Hospital of congestive heart failure. Denise met Michael Bellew in 1985 and the two were married. She is survived by two children, Carol Ann (Jorge) Hemenway of White Pigeon, and James Lee Bellew of Constantine. Denise grew up in Three Rivers on Douglas …

The number of COVID-19 Delta variant cases in Branch and St. Joseph counties continues to increase, according to the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency. As of June 30, the agency is aware of nine confirmed cases in Branch county and five in St. Joseph county. All three vaccines are effective against the virus by reducing the severity of symptoms and …

Three Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce has announced a grand opening of its new headquarters. Chamber executive director Christy Trammell said the chamber’s location at 1116 N. Main St. will be the site of a public open house 3 to 6 p.m. July 26. Trammell said beverages, snacks and giveaways will be available to commemorate the event. A ribbon-cutting ceremony …

The Sturgis Historical Museum At The Depot has re-opened. The recent opening marks the first time the museum has kept regular hours since the conclusion of the 2019 season. In 2020, the pandemic limited community access. Featured attractions created for 2020 remain on display because so few people had the chance to experience them last year, said Jenifer Blouin Policelli, …

Rhonda Lee (Shearer) Wright, age 54, of Three Rivers, passed away Friday, July 2, 2021 at home following a brief illness. Born January 27, 1967 in Vicksburg the daughter of Edwin and Betty (Allison) Shearer, Rhonda graduated from Vicksburg High School in 1985. On September 22, 2007, Rhonda married her soulmate Perry Dean Wright. She worked for River Financial Planners …

Sheila Mahalko, age 52, of Goshen, passed away on June 27, 2021 at her home.  She was born in Kalamazoo on September 24, 1968, a daughter of Bernie and Janice (Reitenour) Cowgill. Sheila graduated from Wayne High School in Nebraska and went on to earn her Bachelor’s Degree from Mid-America Nazarene University in Olathe, KS.  She then went on to …

A Constantine man was arrested last week after leading sheriff’s deputies on a pursuit into Elkhart County. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said deputies were called shortly before 11 p.m. June 27 regarding an incident of shots fired. As deputies responded, they noticed a vehicle coming from the area of the incident. Deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop for an equipment …

Cass County deputies responded last week to a two-vehicle collision in Porter Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly before 7 o’clock Wednesday morning to an area of U.S. 12 near South River Road. Investigators said a vehicle driven westbound on U.S. 12 attempted to pass a semi in a no-passing zone. The vehicle, driven by Nicole Bielak, …