A Cassopolis woman was injured after she was involved in a two-vehicle crash over the weekend in Cass County’s Mason Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies responded shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday to the intersection of Cassopolis Road and Mason Street in response to a personal-injury crash. Investigators determined a car driven by Detroit-area resident Jaime Anway, 47, was traveling …

Lloyd John Frohriep, age 84, of Burr Oak, passed away Monday afternoon, August 12, 2024, at his home with his family at his side. He was born December 10, 1939, in Sturgis, son of the late John Henry and Bertha E. (Byer) Frohriep. Lloyd was a lifelong Burr Oak resident and graduate of Brighton High School in Brighton, Indiana with …

Diana Lee Mumby, age 81, of Colon, passed away peacefully at her home on the morning of Sunday, August 11, 2024. Diana was born on June 29, 1943, in Jackson, Michigan, a daughter to the late Don and Margaret (Glosser) Hankis. Diana attended and graduated from Jackson High School as a member of the class of 1961. She then attended …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a larceny from a motor vehicle in White Pigeon Township. Troopers said the incident took place overnight July 24 into July 25 in the 17000 block of Indian Prairie Road. Authorities said jumper cables and money were taken from the vehicle.

Michigan Department of Transportation has started work on one of its three planned projects this summer. A section of M-86, from South Main Street in Three Rivers to West Main Street in Centreville, started Monday. MDOT’s Nick Schirripa said the work involves a three-step process beginning with a chip-seal step, followed by a procedure Schirripa called a fog seal and …

An Indiana man was injured after the motorcycle he was driving struck a deer in Cass County’s Mason Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly before 9 p.m. July 30 to the area of Calvin Center Road and Mason Street. Investigators said 40-year-old South Bend resident Joshua Stillwagon was driving south on Calvin Center Road when a deer …

Thomas D. Altimus, age 79, of Sturgis, passed away on Friday, August 9, 2024, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born October 21, 1944, in Sturgis, son of the late Latta R. and Flora E. (Winklepleck) Altimus. Tom resided in the Sturgis area his whole life and was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of …

Jean Eleanor Brown, age 82, of Three Rivers, and formerly of Sturgis, passed away Monday, August 5, 2024, at Edgewood Health and Rehabilitation in Three Rivers. The Hackman Family Funeral Homes of Sturgis is entrusted with the arrangements.

Three Rivers Department of Public Works Director Amy Roth issued a media release Thursday, detailing a continued lead-action-level exceedance for the city’s drinking water system. Roth said the city announced its first lead-action-level exceedance a year ago. The lead-action-level exceedance means that locations within the city’s drinking-water system have lead test results over 15 parts per billion, which is the …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a theft from a motor vehicle in Mottville Township. The incident occurred between July 17 and July 20 in the 10000 block of North River Road. Items taken include two Milwaukee brand cutters, three Milwaukee battery chargers and rechargeable batteries, two DeWalt sawzalls, a DeWalt impact drill, a three-ton chain hoist and approximately 40 …