Linda D. Blentlinger, age 70, of Three Rivers, MI passed away Friday, June 12, 2015. She was born May 11, 1945, the daughter of Lyle DeWayne and Laura May (Johnson) Neaman. On May 26, 1973 at Howardsville Christian Church she married LaVern Blentlinger who survives and they enjoyed their married life in Three Rivers. She was raised in Marcellus and …

  Lloyd Burton Calloway, age 70, of Three Rivers passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at home. He was born in Deming, NM on November 21, 1944 the son of Lloyd and Myrtle (Weston) Calloway. In accordance with family wishes cremation was conducted and private graveside services will be held at a later date.

Karla A. Harvey, 66, of White Pigeon, Mich., died Sunday, June 7, 2015, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Donations may be directed to Disabled American Veterans or St. Clare ofMantefaleo of Detroit. Arrangements were handled by the Farrand Funeral Home of White Pigeon.

The prospect of a new county animal shelter facility remains a possibility, as members of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners revisited the issue during a work session Tuesday. Commissioner Rick Shaffer, a member of the animal control advisory board, said he favors a new building over refurbishing the current building. Meanwhile, Commissioner Don Eaton, who has visited facilities …

Speed is considered a factor in a single-vehicle accident last week in Cass County’s Marcellus Township. Sheriff Joe Underwood Jr. said Norman Hand, 48, of Marcellus, was driving west on 96th Avenue shortly after 9:30 p.m. June 3 when his vehicle left the road, hit an embankment and went airborne. It came to rest after striking a row of trees …

Sara Louise (Sutherland) Smith, age 51, of Constantine, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015 at her home. She was born in Three Rivers on March 2, 1964. Sara graduated from Mishawaka High School in 1982. She loved flowers, birdwatching, and was a Green Bay Packers fan. Surviving Sara are her parents Gary Sutherland of Elkhart and Carolyn Wagner Smith of Jones, daughters …

Wilbur L. Shingledecker, age 73, of Marcellus, MI went to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday, June 11, 2015 at Rose Arbor Hospice. He was born April 16, 1942 in Three Rivers, MI, the son of Harold and Florence (Burch) Shingledecker. Wilbur graduated from Marcellus High School in 1960. He went to work in August of that year and …

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Members of the Mendon Community Schools Board of Education plan to hire Roger Rathburn on an interim basis for the 2015-16 academic year. The district during its 6 p.m. meeting Monday is expected to formalize the agreement that will bring aboard Rathburn to replace Rob Kuhlman. The Mendon board earlier this year voted 4-3 to not renew Kuhlman’s contract, a …

St. Joseph County officials agreed to move forward with the idea of potentially funding new ball fields in Three Rivers and Sturgis. During a board of commissioners work session Tuesday, board members debated the merits of funding tournament-caliber athletic fields in Three Rivers and Sturgis. A trio of Three Rivers officials – mayor Tom Lowry, city manager Joe Bippus and …