A musical tribute to the calendar year will be the focus of the 59th annual Mendon Kiwanis Showboat.           The musical and comedy stage show begins the first of its three-day run tonight at Mendon Elementary School. Showtime is 7:30 nightly.           Co-producers Kathy Pendergrass, Donna Dunlap and Rod Wall said the theme “It’s A …

Three Rivers Health has introduced a new kiosk to improve the registration process for patients arriving for unscheduled outpatient testing. Hospital officials said the kiosk is a patient-queue system. When patients enter the hospital for outpatient testing, they can check into the kiosks then wait for their telephone’s last four digits to appear on two television screens in the lobby. …

A cat survived being shot with a crossbow and authorities are trying to find the person responsible. Laurie Sullivan tells the Battle Creek Enquirer she found the cat in Battle Creek with a crossbow arrow, known as a bolt, stuck through his neck. Sullivan, a former Battle Creek commissioner, says she was “mortified.” Benjamin Huelsbergen at Turner Veterinary Clinic removed …

An owl is recovering at a rehabilitation center for raptors after hitting the widow of a vehicle in central Michigan. The owl suffered a concussion but no fractures in the incident Saturday morning in Midland. The driver of the vehicle contacted police and a veterinarian who offered to help after she hit the owl and saw it injured on the …

A suburban Detroit family is in disbelief after a deer jumped through the front window of their home and wreaked havoc in a bedroom. The family’s 17-year-old and 12-year-old daughters were inside their Mount Clemens home Tuesday afternoon when the six-point buck came crashing through the window and charged down the hallway. The girls called their mother, who was at …

Donald Lee Lafler, age 71, of Three Rivers, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at his home.  He was born in Three Rivers on March 11, 1944,  a son of Elwood and Maxine (Schweitzer) Lafler.  He attended the Nottawa Stone School.  Don was self-employed as a handyman and mechanic, owning Don’s Small Engine Repair. Don enjoyed model airplanes, hunting, fishing, CB radios, …

Milo A. Kindig, 67, of Hillsdale, passed away Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at Hillsdale County Medical Care Facility. He was born April 14, 1948, in Three Rivers the son of Paul Jackson and Jeanne (Leister) Kindig. He married Bertha M. Thompson on June 26, 1982, in St. Joe County, and she preceded him in death on June 17, 2002. Milo …

The school bell rang early for the Kalamazoo Wings (2-4-1-0) and the Adirondack Thunder (7-0-0-0) on Education Day at Wings Event Center Wednesday morning, and the Thunder taught a lesson on perseverance. K-Wings net minder, Joel Martin, fresh off being named as the ECHL Goaltender of the Week, was 63 seconds from a shut-out victory when the Thunder sprang to …

Not surprisingly, a low voter turnout was recorded in three municipalities where elections took place Tuesday. In Three Rivers, about 5 percent of the city’s 5,100 registered voters participated in an uncontested election that saw Mayor Tom Lowry secure an additional two-year term. The 59-year-old Lowry, who has served as mayor of St. Joseph County’s second-largest community for 16 years, …

Voters in Burr Oak Community Schools were in a generous mood Tuesday, as a sinking-fund millage was approved by nearly a three-to-two margin. The 3-mill, five-year sinking fund request was supported by a vote of 116 in favor to 71 opposed. Tuesday’s request is identical to what was on the ballot in the May 5 election, when voters defeated the …