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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Frederick Wwilliam Ayers, age 67, of Marcellus, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021 in the comfort of his home. Frederick was born in Kalamazoo on June 17, 1954, the son of Frederick Ayers, Sr. and Lorna (Evanson) Ayers. On June 17, 1988, in Kalamazoo, he married the love of his life Mararet Louise Ciardullo who survives him in death. Fred …

Sharron Dutoi, age 79, of Marcellus, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021 in the comfort of her home and surrounded by her loving family. Sharron was born in Mishawaka on July 19, 1941 the daughter of Wilbur and Mae Hurst. On August 8, 1959, in Mishawaka, she married Richard Eugene Dutoi, who survives her in death. Sharron worked in health …

Patrick W. Priest, age 76, of Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo.  Patrick was born in Midland on April 17, 1945, a son of George and Josephine Priest.    He graduated from Midland High School in 1964 and went on to earn his Bachelor’s Degree in Business from Western Michigan University.  …

The boil water advisory for drinking water in the Village of White Pigeon is no longer in effect.  The advisory was lifted Monday (7-19-21) at 12:45pm.  Recent sampling shows no bacteria detected.