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 …

A motorist pulling from a driveway in a southwestern Michigan retail strip has been killed after her vehicle was slammed into by another car fleeing police. Police said in a release that Kalamazoo officers tried to pull over a 17-year-old driver about 9 p.m. Saturday for a traffic violation. A police officer in Portage spotted the car about 15 minutes …

Four firefighters have suffered scrapes and bruises after their rig tipped over on an icy southern Michigan road. WZZM-TV and WWMT-TV report that the crew was headed to a house fire Sunday afternoon in Battle Creek when the truck rolled onto its side. The firefighters were temporarily trapped inside the vehicle. They were taken later to an area hospital for …

Three teenagers have been linked to a more than 45-case crime spree that includes theft, vandalism and property destruction in the Kalamazoo area. Police say a 13-year-old boy and 15-year-old boy from Kalamazoo and a 17-year-old male from Three Rivers were arrested Saturday afternoon after running from officers. Two other youths were detained and questioned by police. Two BB pistols …