Cindy Lee Walton, age 64, died in Three Rivers on Saturday, August 24, 2024 Her family will receive friends Friday, August 30, 2024 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Hohner Funeral Home, 1004 Arnold St., Three Rivers.

Glenn Dale Fisher, age 81, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday afternoon, August 24, 2024, at Promedica Coldwater Regional Hospital, in Coldwater. He was born October 3, 1942, in Niles, son of the late Harvey Leroy and Evelyn Eunice (Burch) Fisher. Glenn resided in Sturgis for the past 52 years coming from Niles, where he was a graduate of Niles High …

Sharon Lee Pedersen, age 77, passed away July 28, 2024 in Three Rivers. Her parents, Darrel A. Farrer and Janeth A. (Dehn) Farrer, welcomed her on December 27, 1946 at Three Rivers Hospital. The family lived in Kalamazoo, and she graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1965. Soon after she took flying lessons to become a pontoon plane pilot. …

An Indiana man was injured after the motorcycle he was driving crashed into a pickup last week in Cass County’s Porter Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday to an area of Sunset Boulevard north of Wayne Street. Authorities said 36-year-old Bristol resident James Tran was traveling north on Sunset Boulevard where the road …

St. Joseph County Conservation District is hosting its final river cleanup of the 2024 season later next month. The next event is Sept. 21 on a stretch of the Portage River, from North Fisher Lake Road in Park Township to Carpenter Road in Lockport Township. Coordinator Eric Pretzlav said anyone interested in volunteering is asked to call the Conservation District …

St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is in the final week of a two-week campaign targeting drunken driving. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said the agency is participating in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration program “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” The sheriff’s department started enhanced patrols Aug. 16 and will continue through Labor Day Weekend. Specially assigned …

Norma Jean Berry, age 85, died in Three Rivers on Saturday, August 24, 2024. In accordance with family wishes, cremation will be conducted. No services are planned. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

A case of epizootic hemorrhagic disease has been confirmed in a deer in St. Joseph County. Chad Fedewa, wildlife biologist with Michigan Department of Natural Resources, said the case was confirmed in late July. Since then, Fedewa said the agency has received a number of calls from people reporting dead deer as well. EHD is a virus transmitted through the …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a larceny from a motor vehicle that took place earlier this month in Mottville Township. The incident occurred overnight Aug. 2 to Aug. 3 in the 10000 block of Riverside Drive, authorities said. Investigators said a wallet was taken from inside the vehicle.

A Niles woman died last week in a single-vehicle crash in Cass County’s Silver Creek Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called at 11:57 p.m. Thursday to an area on Garrett Road, north of M-62. Investigators said a vehicle driven by 33-year-old Amanda Huffman was heading south on Garrett Road. The vehicle crossed the centerline and left the east …