After winning their first game of the season with a 4-3 victory over the Indy Fuel on Tuesday night, the Kalamazoo Wings (2-4-0-0) kept the good times rolling on Friday with a victory over the Cincinnati Cyclones. The K-Wings Justin Taylor put the good guys on the board midway into the opening period with his first goal of the season. …

Mrs. Linda L. Bell, of Mendon, passed away at her home surrounded by family on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015; it was her 76th birthday. She was born in Bronson on Oct. 29, 1939, the daughter of the late Wendal and Edna (Lewis) Wilber. She was the second of four children, and was a loving daughter and sister. She remained a …

Hello. My name is Tebo and I am a 1 year old male spaniel mix. I have short brown and white fur and a long tail that likes to wag. I like people a lot and I even know how to sit. I have some pretty cute freckles on my white nose. I would make a nice addition to your …

Trick-or-treat hours for Halloween Saturday night vary from community to community. In Three Rivers, hours are 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. In addition, the annual Halloweenie Roast will begin at 5 p.m. and continue while supplies last. The Three Rivers Moose Lodge will host a trunk or treat 4 to 7 p.m. The village of Centreville has trick-or-treat hours 5 to …

Patrol officers with the Sturgis Police Department will be outfitted with body-camera technology in the next two to three weeks. Sturgis city commissioners this week approved a five-year contract to purchase the hardware and data storage. Geoffrey Smith, director of public safety for the city of Sturgis, recommended the no-bid purchase, saying Arizona-based Taser International is the only firm that …

The city of Three Rivers last week made official its acquisition of a downtown building given as a gift. Tom Meyer, of Meyer Ventures, offered the former Whitehouse Manufacturing building, as the city is studying the idea of relocating the Three Rivers Public Library to the downtown location. Meyer also deeded the city a six-acre parcel that borders the Rocky …

In partnership with the American Red Cross, Three Rivers Health will hold a blood drive Thursday, November 5, 1:30 to 7:15 p.m. in the Three Rivers Health Cafeteria, 701 S. Health Parkway, Three Rivers, Mich. The public is invited to join Three Rivers Health employees and volunteers in donating blood at the event. To schedule an appointment, log onto redcrossblood.org (sponsor code: 3rivers) …

Gale L. Hanson, age 66, of Lake Templene, died Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at her home. She was born January 18, 1949 in Chicago,  a daughter of Warren and Caroline (VanBriggle) Hanson. She graduated from Riverside Brookfield High School and the Moser Secretarial School in Chicago. On August 9, 1969 she married John H. Hanson in LaGrange Highlands. Gale worked as …

Sturgis Township next year may become home to a commercial poultry operation that eventually could raise more than 1.6 million chickens annually. Gregg Stevens, of Deer Creek Farms Inc., told the Sturgis Township Planning Commission this week that the operation is seeking state agriculture permits for up to six, 600-by-60 foot poultry-raising barns on land near Olnhausen Road, between Shimmel …

Sixteen St. Joseph County restaurants were paid more than $193,000 last fiscal year for nearly 30,000 meals they served to senior citizens participating in a Commission on Aging-sponsored nutrition program. The restaurant program served nearly 1,800 clients last fiscal year and is one part of the COA’s efforts to offer nutrition services to St. Joseph County’s 60-and older population. The …