An hour-long event recognizing National Day of Prayer will take place this week in St. Joseph County. The local National Day of Prayer, spearheaded by Barb Kwiatkowski, will be observed starting at noon Thursday at the St. Joseph County Courthouse gazebo, at the northeast quadrant of the courthouse property. Kwiatkowski said seven different representatives will speak, directing prayers toward different …

Lois Ann Boulette, age 81, of Fisher Lake, Three Rivers, passed away following a brief illness on Sunday, April 30, 2023 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo, with her children at her side. She was born in Three Rivers on November 20, 1941, the daughter of the late Harry and Zelma (Schultz) Kline. She graduated from Three Rivers High School …

Charles Jay Menz, age 83, of Three Rivers, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2023 at StoryPoint in Portage. He was born January 9, 1940 in Woodward, Iowa, the son of Warrington Wellington and Helen Louise (Cooper) Menz, and graduated from Woodward High School with the Class of 1958. Charlie worked with The Bank of Kirksville in Kirksville, MO for 30+ …

Leta Marie Ritter, age 97, formerly of Marcellus, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023 in Gaylord. Memorial services will be held on June 9, 2023, at the Mater-Ralston Funeral Home, 52780 M-40 North, Marcellus. A full obituary will be published the week of May 29, 2023.

A South Carolina man has been charged in a Three Rivers woman’s 1988 slaying after investigators used forensic genetic genealogy to narrow the pool of suspects to a single family, authorities said Monday. Robert Odell Waters, age 53, was arrested Sunday afternoon in Beaufort, South Carolina, where he lives, in the killing of Cathy Sue Swartz, St. Joseph County Prosecuting …

Delores “Dee” Jezek died in Ontonagon, MI on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at the age of 93.  Dee’s life began March 4, 1930 in Greenville, Florida, the daughter of Francis (Frank) Ryan and Martha Nicholson. At age two the family moved to Northern Wisconsin where she would spend most of her growing up years except one year in Marenisco, MI, …

Betty Jeanne Bullock, age 94, of Constantine, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2023 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 17, 1928 in Elkhart, a daughter of Raymond and Elbertine (Cotterill) Smith. Betty graduated from Elkhart High School in 1942. On February 16, 1948, she married Guy Bullock at the Constantine United Methodist Church. He …

Overseas voters and military members from Michigan will have more time to cast their absentee ballots in future elections under legislation signed Monday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. All absentee ballots were previously required to be received at local clerk’s offices by 8 p.m. on Election Day. While military and overseas voters will have to postmark their ballots on or before …

We should all take a look at our eating habits, and if we want to live healthier, make a few changes. It’s so easy to grab something from a fast-food eatery rather than put together a well balanced meal at home. Our lives are so fast paced and many of us don’t have the patience to put together a nice …

Jeffrey L Blough, age 68, of Shipshewana, died on Friday, April 28, 2023 at his home. He was born August 31, 1954 in Three Rivers, a son of Ernest and Agnes (Chrisman) Blough. Jeff graduated from Middlebury High School in 1972 and then from the Regional Police Academy, Kalamazoo Valley Community College. He later received his BGS, Social and Behavioral …