When I think of Memphis, Tennessee, the first thing that comes to mind is Elvis Presley and Graceland. I also think back to the early sixties when several families moved to Three Rivers from Memphis, because they were needed at the Continental Can Company. Continental Can had just moved from Fourth Street to the location where American Axle now stands. …

Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called at 11 p.m. Saturday to Brownsville Street, near M-62, in response to a personal-injury crash. Investigators said 42-year-old Marcellus resident Gila Wigton was traveling east on Brownsville Street when his vehicle crossed the center line and struck a vehicle stopped in the opposite lane. The second vehicle was driven by 23-year-old …

A 49-year-old man faces drug-related charges following an investigation involving authorities from Michigan and Indiana. Southwest Enforcement Team detectives, along with the Elkhart County Intelligence and Covert Enforcement Team detectives, worked May 21 to focus on a methamphetamine trafficker operating in southern Cass County and northern Elkhart County. Indiana officials conducted a traffic stop of the suspect. Authorities located half …

A 28-year-old woman from Buchanan was injured in a one-vehicle crash last week in Cass County’s Wayne Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were alerted shortly after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday to a personal-injury crash on Marcellus Highway. Investigators said Ashley Smith was driving east on Marcellus Highway when she attempted to steer around a fallen tree in the roadway. Smith …

Malinda D. Wylie, age 79, of Sturgis, passed away Friday morning, May 24, 2024, at Skaggs Assisted Living in Burr Oak. She was born March 22, 1945, in Coldwater, daughter of the late Jack Charles and Bertha Dolores (Gladstone) Fitch. Malinda resided in Sturgis since 1996, coming from Bronson where she was a graduate of Bronson High School with the …

Carol J. Baker, age 69, of Colon, passed away at her home on Friday, May 24, 2024 surrounded by her family. Carol was born in Decatur, Indiana on October 28, 1954, a daughter to the late Melvin and Caroline (Schwartz) Schwartz. Carol moved to Sarasota, Florida in 1959, to Mendon in 1962, and then eventually settled in Colon in 1966. …

Sheryl Sue Ballman, age 66, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Three Rivers Thursday, on May 23, 2024.  She was born on October 10, 1957 in Vicksburg, the daughter of Delbert and Loius (Chapman) Franks.  Sheryl attended Vicksburg Schools.  Sheryl married Joseph Ballman on June 17, 1986 in a little church west of Mendon.  Sheryl looked forward to her …

Judy M. Wolgamood, age 76, of Constantine, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at her home.  Judy was born in Three Rivers on May 8, 2948, a daughter of Richard and Margaret (Becker) Wayne.  She graduated form Three Rivers High School. On May 13, 1970, she married Robert Wolgamood, Jr. at the Constantine United Methodist Church.  Judy enjoyed to garden, loved her …

Victoria Rose Shotzman, age 67, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday afternoon, May 23, 2024, at Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital in Ypsilanti. She was born May 17, 1957 in Sturgis, daughter of the late Charles and Naomi (Bupp) Shotzman. Vicky was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1975. She furthered her education …

Melissa Leona Davis, age 48, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday evening, May 19, 2024 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born December 7, 1975, in LaGrange, Indiana, daughter of the late John Steele and Mary Ann (Huber) Davis. Melissa was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1994. She furthered her …