Deputy Dan Herman was named St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department “Employee of the Month” for April. The award was presented by Undersheriff Jason Bingaman and Capt. TJ Baker last week. Herman was nominated after he responded to a 911 call regarding a female running from a male who had fired a gun. No one was at the location when Herman …

Pastor Rich Saunders of Three Rivers Church of the Nazarene wishes to inform the public about results from a recent drive to help a local family with a “Make It Well” fundraiser. Saunders said more than $4,000 in citizen and business donations was collected. As a result of exceeding $2,500 in donations, the drive was aided with a $2,500 matching …

LaVerne Sylvester Webster, age 81, of Three Rivers, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2023 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 28, 1941 in Battle Creek, the son of Rena Webster. LaVerne worked as a machine repairman at Hydra-Matic, later American Axle & Manufacturing. He was an active member of Three Rivers Bible Church who …

Juniper Bea Northrop, daughter of Caleb and Chloe (Johnson) Northrop of Sturgis, was called to her heavenly home Saturday morning July 22, 2023 at Parkview LaGrange Hospital in LaGrange, Indiana. She is survived by her parents; grandparents: David and Laurel Northrop of Sturgis and Larry and Melissa Johnson of Marion; great grandparents: Sandra McCurry of Sturgis, Juanita Johnson of Marion, …

Shelby Slone, age 82, of Mendon, passed away on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at Medilodge in Portage. He was born July 12, 1941 in Inez, Kentucky, a son to Ernest and Vivian (Stepp) Slone. Shelby married his wife, Judy in Goshen, Indiana on August 5, 1967. He has resided for the last 40+ years in Mendon, moving from Three Rivers. …

David Jay Eggleston Sr., age 89, of Three Rivers, passed away at his home in Three Rivers on Saturday, July 22, 2023. He was born November 18, 1933 a son to Frank and Nellie (White) Eggleston in Marcellus. David married Janet Rhodes on August 22, 1953 in Angola, Indiana. He resided in the Three Rivers area for the last 65+years …

Bradley John VandenAkker passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, July 14, 2023. Brad was born January 3rd 1981 to Lisa J VandenAkker. He grew up in Schoolcraft, where he also graduated from Schoolcraft Community Schools in 2000. He enjoyed creating art, but his passion was in athletics, playing football, basketball, baseball, and running track & field. He was …

A building that housed a diner and two upper-level apartment units was destroyed by fire early Friday in Burr Oak. Three people were present in the apartments at the time of the blaze, but were able to escape safely, fire officials said. Burr Oak Township Fire Department was dispatched to the fire shortly after midnight. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered flames …

Michigan State Police is conducting a joint investigation with Michigan’s Department of Corrections into an incident of smuggling contraband into the Lakeland correctional facility in Coldwater. The suspect is a 69-year-old attorney from Livonia. The attorney faces felony offenses involving illegal controlled substances being brought into the prison under the guise of an attorney-client visit. The investigation started last month, …

Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department’s Environmental Health Division has reported the first positive detection of West Nile Virus in Kalamazoo County and the second in Michigan this year. The positive detection came from a mosquito pool, or group of female mosquitoes of the same species, within Kleinstuck Nature Preserve. The results demonstrate why mosquito surveillance is so important …