If you have all the money you need, here are ten things money just can’t buy: Manners, morals, respect, character, common sense, trust, patience, class, integrity and love. You need to earn Respect, Trust and Love. Most of the others you have to work on. The Three Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce is offering another opportunity to have lunch and …

Richard G. Sylvester, age 86, of Mendon, died Sunday, April 16, 2023 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Three Rivers.  He was born Jackson County, Michigan on Aug. 22, 1936 the son of Peter and Anna (Houseman) Sylvester.  He was married to Willnetta “Dolly” Harrison on Oct. 9, 1954 in Auburn, Indiana. They moved to Mendon in 1971 coming from Rives …

Leland H. “Lee” Wickey, age 74. of Centreville, diedon Saturday, April 15, 2023 at his home. He was born March 21, 1949 in Goshen, a son of Henry and Suzanne (Hostetler) Wickey. Lee attended school in the LaGrange area. On May 19, 1972 he married Deborah Anne Elliott at the First United Methodist Church in Sturgis. She preceded him in …

Marian Emerson Hair, age 100, of Harbor Springs, Michigan and a former longtime Sturgis resident, passed away on December 8, 2022 in Harbor Springs, She was born Aug. 13, 1922, in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, daughter of the late Donald and Hannah (Lincoln) Emerson. Her parents had moved from northern Indiana to Canada to farm, then returned to the United …

Fairah Eileen “Shorty” Stokes, age 97, of White Pigeon, went to be with her Heavenly Father Wednesday, April 12, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 11, 1925 in Oil Trough, Ark., the daughter of Robb and Myrtle (Davidson) Phifer. She grew up in Bald Knob, Ark. as the oldest of eight children, where she spent most …

Robert L. Thompson, age 99, of Fisher Lake, Three Rivers, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2022 at Heritage Community of Kalamazoo. Bob was born on August 5, 1923 to Mabelle A. and Lloyd E. Thompson at home in Park Township, Three Rivers. Bob was preceded in death by his loving wife, Patricia (Pat), 93, after almost 75 years of …

Anyone who wants to buy a gun in Michigan will have to undergo a background check, and gun owners will be required to safely store all firearms and ammunition when around minors under new laws signed Thursday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The signing took place on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, where a gunman killed three students and injured …

David Joseph Hines of  Mendon, passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2023 at the age of 81. Dave was born on July 30, 1941 to Frank and Lillian (Coby) Hines. Dave will forever be remembered as a kind, gentle person, and an avid fisherman. While living in foster care, Dave had the most excellent caretaker: Ruth Bohm. For 50 years …

Donald Albert Palmer, age 95, of Centreville, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at Edgewood Nursing and Rehab of Three Rivers. He was born June 6, 1927 in Sturgis, a son to the late James Albert and Bertha (Baker) Palmer. Donald married Norma Plucinski and this marriage ended in divorce in 1978. He was employed by Taylor Produce Co. for …

A man who opened fire at a northeastern Indiana apartment complex, shooting at officers during an hours-long overnight standoff, died early Thursday after being taken into custody, police said. The suspect, who police said fired hundreds of rounds Wednesday night from a second-floor apartment in Kendallville, died while receiving medical treatment shortly after he was taken into custody at about …