A trio of incumbents for the Three Rivers City Commission will serve four more years, while the results of a write-in campaign for an at-large seat to the seven-member board will be announced Thursday. Mayor Tom Lowry, with 22 years served, was re-elected with 390 votes. Meanwhile, First District incumbent Pat Dane topped challenger Justin Mitchell. Dane secured 267 votes …

A Centreville woman charged with embezzling from two area churches has pleaded no contest. Carol Kotschevar appeared in St. Joseph County Circuit Court Oct. 27. Her defense of no contest follows a plea agreement reached with prosecutor David Marvin. The case centers on thousands of dollars Kotschevar stole from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Colon and St. Paul’s Lutheran of …

This coming Sunday, November 7, Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 AM. This means that we may enjoy an extra hour of sleep. Remember, “Spring ahead….Fall behind.” Probably, you should turn your clocks back one hour before going to bed Saturday night. The clock on your phone and on your computer will do this automatically, but the clock on your …

Shirley I. “Penny” Beachey, age 65, White Pigeon, died on Monday, November 1, 2021 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo after a two year battle with cancer. She was born September 18, 1956 in Waukegan, IL a daughter of William and Shirley (Duncan) Swallers. Penny was a certified nurse assistant and worked in home care throughout St. Joseph County both …

Delores Ann Pinkerton, age 77, died on Sunday, October 31, 2021. In accordance with family wishes, cremation will be conducted. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

Following their thrilling 5-2 win over the Toledo Walleye to open the 2021-22 season, the Kalamazoo Wings (2-1-0-0) hosted two more division rivals this past weekend at Wings Event Center. On Friday, the Cincinnati Cyclones made their first visit to Kalamazoo since February 1st,  2020.   Like the K-Wings, the Cyclones did not play during the 2020-21 season due to …

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called Monday for insurance refunds of up to $675 per vehicle to be quickly issued to drivers. In a letter to the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association, the Democratic governor cited a surplus of $5 billion that she attributed to premium overcharges and a 2019 law that cut insurers’ medical costs for people injured in crashes. The surplus was up …

Dixie Lee Cox, age 79, died on Sunday, October 31, 2021. In accordance with family wishes, cremation will be conducted. Memorial services are pending at this time. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

Lucy O’Dell (Harvey) Peterson, age 82, of Constantine, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Thursday, October 28, 2021 just before midnight.  She was born at Birch Lake on January 20, 1939 to Ruel B. and Margaret (Reid) Harvey. Lucy was raised at Birch Lake, where she spent hours swimming in the lake and told stories of …

Mark Edward Chapman, age 63, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday, October 28, 2021 in the care and comfort of his home. Mark was born on February 8, 1958 in Sturgis to Gary D. and Betty (Horkey) Chapman. He is survived by his loving companion of 24 years Linda Peffley, son Mark A. Chapman; two grandsons, Caiden and Kristopher Chapman; mother …