A 21-year-old Three Rivers man was arrested in Elkhart County after allegedly stealing a car from the Three Rivers Meijer. The theft occurred shortly before 10 p.m. Thursday. Three Rivers and Constantine officers pursued the vehicle on U.S. 131, before the suspect crossed into Indiana. The pursuit ended after the stolen car was involved in a two-vehicle crash in Goshen. …

A Shipshewana man was arrested following a traffic stop Thursday in White Pigeon Township. State police said troopers stopped a 1991 Camaro on Lake Street, near South Kalamazoo Street, for failing to signal before turning. The suspect had a suspended driver’s license in both Michigan and Indiana. Meanwhile, further investigation found that he also had a felony criminal sexual conduct …

Larry Dale Hart, age 59, of Sturgis, passed away early Monday morning, Jan. 11, 2016, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born Feb. 16, 1956, in Sturgis, a son of Daniel and Margaret (Masten) Hart. Larry was a lifelong Sturgis resident. He had been employed as a meat cutter at Kroger in Sturgis. He also worked at the …

Thomas W. Stigter, age 68, of Colon, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at Three Rivers Health. Thomas was born Dec. 26, 1947, in Chicago, a son of the late Cornelius B. and Johanna M. (Putnam) Stigter. Thomas grew up in Colon, graduating from Colon High School with the class of 1966. He continued his education at Ferris State …

Stella Elizabeth Steinhaus, age 83, died on Sunday, January 10, 2016   Arrangements are pending at Hohner Funeral Home.  

A Cass County judge did not take action on an appeal regarding the effort to recall three members of the Three Rivers school board. With the 40-day window for circuit court Judge Michael Dodge closed, organizers of the attempted recall against Pete Bennett, Diana DeGraaf and Erin Nowak started collecting petition signatures Saturday. Dodge in early December was assigned the …

Three people were arrested last week on drug-related charges following a several-month investigation by the St. Joseph County Area Narcotics unit. Sheriff’s deputies responded Friday to a residence in the 20000 block of South River Road in Lockport Township. Investigators had received information about a location where it was suspected that methamphetamine production was taking place. Deputies obtained a search …

The November unemployment rate in St. Joseph County decreased by two-tenths of a percent compared to a month earlier. The monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed St. Joseph County’s 3.5 percent November unemployment rate was less than October’s 3.7 percent. November’s unemployment rate was nine-tenths of a percent less than the same month …

State police are investigating a breaking-and-entering incident that took place last week at a seasonal residence in White Pigeon Township. Troopers responded around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 16000 block of Lake Street at Fish Lake, where the residence had been illegally entered and ransacked. A fair amount of damage was reported by the owner, who told authorities the incident …

Pamela Lynn (Stevens) Singler, age 69, of Three Rivers passed away on Saturday, January 9th, 2016 at the Wings of Hope Hospice House in Allegan, MI. She was born on October 11, 1946 in Three Rivers, the daughter of George and Barbara Stevens. Pam worked for Days Molding Co. in Constantine, MI. for 20 years. She was a military wife …