Focusing on the state of the agency, and its many road, bridge and maintenance projects, St. Joseph County Road Commission Managing Director John Lindsey provided annual reports from 2019 and 2020 Tuesday before the county board of commissioners. Highlights from 2019 included upgrading a one-mile stretch of Constantine Road from Mintdale to Featherstone roads on the border of Constantine and …
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Cerena Kelley, 53
Cerena Michelle Kelley, age 53, of Three Rivers, passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2021 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. She was born on March 25, 1968 the daughter of Parris and Karen (Weeks) Van Noty. On August 22, 2008 Cerena was united in marriage to Jimmy Kelley. Together she and her husband were faithful members of Moorepark Community Church where …
Read More »Barbara Sechler, 89
Barbara Joyce Sechler, age 89, of South Haven, formerly of Kalamazoo, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2021 at the River Ridge Retirement Community in South Haven. She was born April 1, 1932 to Samuel and Alice (Hause) Wright in Sturgis. Barbara married Robert Sechler on December 27, 1952 in Sturgis. They shared 56 years of marriage before his passing in …
Read More »Ron Williams, 85
Ronald Lloyd Williams, age 85, of Sturgis, passed away Monday, July 19, 2021 at his home. He was born September 13, 1935 in Saint Louis, Missouri son of the late Lloyd and Delpha (Clark) Williams. Ron resided most of his life in Sturgis and also lived in the Orlando, Florida area. He had managed the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in …
Read More »Gloria I. Gonzalez, 42
Gloria I. Gonzalez, age 42, of Sturgis, passed away early Sunday morning, July 18, 2021 at her home. She was born May 15, 1979 in Acambaro, Mexico daughter of Gerardo Gomalez Granados and Eustolia Irene Hernandez Portillo. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday at the Holy Angels Catholic Church in Sturgis where a vigil service …
Read More »Austin Meints, 88
Austin Rayle Meints, age 88, died on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 in San Bruno, CA Visitation will be held Friday, July 30, 2021 from 11am until time of memorial service beginning at 12pm at Hohner Funeral Home, 1004 Arnold St., Three Rivers, MI 49093 with Pastor Brian Lutz officiating. Interment of cremains will follow at Riverside Cemetery, Three Rivers.
Read More »Wheelchair rider dies in TR traffic accident
Officers from the Three Rivers Police Department and Three Rivers Fire Department were dispatched to Millard Street and Erie for a SUV vs motorized wheelchair accident Monday evening at 6:38pm. The wheelchair rider was transported via ambulance to Three Rivers Health and then on to Kalamazoo. The rider later died at the hospital. An Accident Investigator from the Michigan State …
Read More »Canada to let vaccinated US citizens enter country on August 9th
Canada announced Monday it will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens into Canada on August 9th, and those from the rest of the world on September 7th. Officials said the 14-day quarantine requirement will be waived as of Aug. 9 for eligible travelers who are currently residing in the United States and have received a full course of a COVID-19 …
Read More »Bomb threat closed Mackinac Bridge for 3 hours
A bomb scare closed the bridge connecting Michigan’s two peninsulas for about three hours on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Law enforcement notified the Mackinac Bridge Authority of the threat and the bridge was closed in both directions around 2:15 p.m., the authority said in a tweet. The Michigan State and Mackinaw City police investigated. Nothing was found after an “extensive …
Read More »Anita Kalnmals, 50
Anita Valda Kalnmals, age 50, of Chicago, passed away at her home on Monday, July 12, 2021. She was born in Chicago on October 7, 1970 to Rudolfs & Ruta (Eglitis) Kalnmals and was preceded in death by her parents. She leaves to cherish her memory her brothers: Andrejs (Judy), of Three Rivers, and Davids (Karen), of Chicago, as well …
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