Thomas Lloyd Stevens, age 52, of White Pigeon, passed away Sunday morning, May 4, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on December 6, 1972, in LaGrange, son of Robert Lee and Deborah Ann (Rowe) Stevens. Tom resided most of his life in the Sturgis area, and had also lived in Detroit and Deckerville. He was …

Pearline Bell, age 80, of Centreville, died on April 27, 2025. Graveside services and burial were held on May 1, 2025 at the Mottville Township Cemetery. Arrangements by The Farrand Funeral Home of White Pigeon.

Vivian Margaret Barberis, age 86, of Sturgis, died April 26, 2025. Cremation has taken place. No services at this time. Arrangements by the Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon.

James L Schmidt, age 88, of White Pigeon, died on April 25, 2025. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 PM on Friday, May 16, 2025 at The Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon, Services will begin at 4:00. Donations to The Family.  

Welcome to the month of May. The April showers definitely did bring May flowers. If you have left the house and ventured out to the countryside, you can surely see the colors of Spring. It seems as though overnight, Mother Nature turned up the green, white and purple. Sunday afternoons were made for rides out to the countryside with the …

Sarah Schrock, age 71, of Martinsville, Indiana, passed peacefully away at Bloomington Hospice House on Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Three Rivers to Dick Jones and Julie (Witek) Jones on July 12th, 1953. Sarah was a graduate of Constantine High School in 1971. She married Dennis Schrock on December 28, 1994 …

Rita Mary Barton, age 104, of Three Rivers, passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2025 at Blueberry Hill Assisted Living in Lawton. She was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada on April 6, 1921, the daughter of Thomas and Maryann (Tapper) Fitzpatrick. On July 30, 1945, Rita married Harold Joseph Barton, whom she met at a USO dance when Harold …

For years there has been a debate about the spelling of the name of this street. Seeing Theresa Cytlak of Ridgeway’s Floral Shop on W. Michigan Avenue reminded me of some history I ran across about her property which once was listed as #104 North Douglass Avenue. The addresses along present W. Michigan (old 1st North Street) changed from residential …

A near 20-percent decline in enrollment over the last 10 years was one of the key factors Three Rivers Community Schools officials say led to the restructuring of some elementary school placements for next school year. According to the Three Rivers Commercial-News, that statistic was cited as part of a statement board president Erin Nowak read at last week’s board …

The top employee at St. Joseph County Transportation Authority is retiring. Allen Balog announced that after nearly five years as executive director of the Three Rivers-based agency, he will step down at the end of the business day Friday. Balog, former mayor of Three Rivers and longtime former member of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners, said he made …