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 …

Funding for a Sturgis senior center – now being called the Commission on Aging Enrichment Center – continued to be a source of debate during a board of commissioners work session Tuesday. At the onset of discussion, county administrator Pat Yoder laid out a few scenarios regarding funding for the $2.6 million project. Concepts he offered were a one-time county …

A suspect in the May 1 armed robbery of the South Main Street Shell gas station in Three Rivers has turned himself in. Three Rivers police said Cory Joseph Dwyer, 23, turned himself in at the Three Rivers Police Department Tuesday morning. Dwyer was identified last week as a suspect in the armed robbery. Dwyer wore a panda mask as …