A White Pigeon man died in a two-vehicle collision Friday evening in Florence Township. State police said 40-year-old Clarence Bryant was driving south on Sevison Road when his vehicle failed to stop at the intersection of Dickinson Road and collided with an eastbound car. Its driver was treated at Sturgis Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Bryant died at the scene, authorities …

Two people died in a single-vehicle crash over the weekend in Marcellus Township. Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday to investigate a personal-injury incident near the intersection of M-40 and Dutch Settlement Road. Behnke said a car driven by 69-year-old Marcellus resident Stanley Bridges was traveling north on M-40 when it left …

Lockport Township officials have issued a boil water notice after the township’s water system detected the presence of coliform bacteria in its supply. Deputy clerk Rhonda Wright said the water department office routinely monitors for the presence of drinking water contaminants and recent water samples showed the presence of coliform bacteria. Wright advised residents to not drink tap water without boiling …

Here’s a message from St. Joseph County courts: Pursuant to a local administrative order, St. Joseph County’s courts are able to conduct jury trials when the number of COVID-related cases is below a threshold set by the Michigan Supreme Court. At this time, the case count per million and the positivity rate remain too high for jury trials to be …

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration on Sunday ordered high schools and colleges to stop in-person classes, closed restaurants to indoor dining and stopped organized sports — including the football playoffs — in a bid to curb Michigan’s spiking coronavirus cases. The restrictions will begin Wednesday and last three weeks. They are not nearly as sweeping as when the governor issued a …

Beulah Bingaman, age 91, of Centreville, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Fairview Nursing Home.  Beulah was born in Sturgis on November 4, 1929, a daughter of Jess and Anna Belle (Krontz) Gay.  She attended schools in Sturgis.   On July 29, 1950, she married Alden L. Bingaman, Sr. in LaGrange; he preceded her in death on November …

Robert Leroy Grimm, age 80, of Three Rivers, passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2020 at Three Rivers Health. Robert was born June 7, 1940 in Bucyrus, Ohio the youngest sibling of five to Orville and Laurena Mae (Riddle) Grimm. He lived in Bucyrus, Ohio until he reached adult age, when he traveled to Michigan, where he met his life …

Debra J. Palmer, age 67, of Three Rivers, passed away at her home on Thursday, November 12, 2020. Debra was born in Indiana on November 18, 1952, a daughter of Charles and Barbara (Whitting) Pearson. On July 28, 1973, she married Mark Palmer in Kosciusko Co., IN; he preceded her in death on October 10, 2012. Debra last worked for …

Timothy J. Pote, age 62 , of Constantine, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at his home. He was born on June 27, 1958 in Animosa, IA, a son of Tom and Kathryn (McNamara) Pote. Tim obtained a Bachelors of Science Degree from Indiana University, South Bend, with a double major in History and Political Science. In 1986, he …

Clifford “Smitty” Leland Smith, age 86, of Three Rivers, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. He was born in Moorland, IA on February 4, 1934 to Clifford and Lola (Cripps) Smith. Clifford served his county in the U.S. Navy as an Electrician’s Mate 1st Class during the Korean War from 1952 until his honorable discharge in 1956 with the …