A 38-year career-scoring mark at Colon High School was broken last week. Senior Reese Williams scored 24 points in Friday’s home game against Burr Oak, making her the school’s all-time leading basketball scorer, boys or girls. She surpassed the 1,528-point mark set in 1986 by Tracie Craver-Somerset. Williams’ two dozen points in the game put her at 1,532 points with …

Don L. Troyer, M.D., age 74, died on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at his home in Three Rivers. He was born on January 13, 1949 to Dana O. Troyer, M.D. and Verna (Burkholder) Troyer in Dhamtari, India, where they were serving as medical missionaries. Don grew up in Goshen, Indiana where he graduated from Goshen High School and Goshen College …

The city of Three Rivers is seeking to fill several vacancies that currently exist on a number of its commissions and committees. Open positions are being experienced on the city’s Board of Appeals, Board of Review, Historic District Commission, Housing Cooperation, Planning Commission and the River Country Recreational Authority. Multiple seats are available to the city’s Airport Advisory Board, Industrial …

Vicksburg municipal officials last week conducted their first meeting inside their new village hall. Led by village president Tim Frisbie, the council assembled Jan. 29 for the first time at its North Richardson Street location. The council over the years previously met in a variety of locations due to its former village hall being too small to conduct meetings. Vicksburg …

St. Joseph County United Way is hosting a new 50/50 raffle. Tickets for the Valentine’s Day-themed raffle are $5 each or five for $20. They are available at the agency’s Centreville-based office, over the phone at 467-9099, and at the United Way’s temporary storefront in downtown Sturgis. In addition, tickets will be available at special events, including the Feb. 23 …

John Thomas Churchill, age 48, of Sturgis, passed away Monday, February 5, 2024 at home. He was born March 9, 1975 in Lansing, a son to Daniel V. and Penny Sue (Osenga) Churchill. On April 1, 2017 in White Pigeon, he married Rhoda Matchett. John was a veteran of the U.S. Marines and had been employed by Thor Industries before …

Casy Byron Hoffman, age 39, of Three Rivers, passed away Thursday, February 1, 2024 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 21, 1984 in Elkhart to Randy and Connie (Brooks) Hoffman, and graduated from Three Rivers High School with the Class of 2002. Casy was always a very mischievous, adventurous, rebellious little …

Three Rivers Police are leading an investigation into a bank robbery that occurred over the weekend. Chief Scott Boling said two black men robbed the Sturgis Bank at 115 North Main Street shortly before 11 a.m. Saturday. A K-9 unit was brought to the scene, and a scent was picked up and followed to a nearby parking lot. Investigators said …

Metal pieces of a Michigan icon are being offered for sale. The Mackinac Bridge Authority is selling 5-by-11-inch pieces of metal grating for $20 each. Bridge director Kim Nowack said the metal grating featured on the inside lanes toward the center of the bridge used to go to scrap until officials became aware of the public’s interest in owning pieces …

In past columns, I’ve mentioned a few household hints. I even listed other uses for coffee filters other than the normal use of filtering the coffee in your coffee maker. Dryer sheets also have other uses than making your clothes smell nice after removing them from your dryer. If you normally throw away those dryer sheets after each load, you …