Three Rivers Health is pleased to announce Valerie Ferguson, Direct Patient Care, and Annette Curtis, Support Staff, for being selected as our Employees of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2015. Valerie is a Charge Nurse in the OR and has been with Three Rivers Health since 1997. Valerie was nominated because she is a great communication and leadership …

A four-wheel, all-terrain vehicle was reported stolen last week from a residence in Park Township. State police said the theft of the Kawasaki Mojave took place between 9 p.m. July 30 and 9 p.m. July 31 from a secured spot in the owner’s front yard on Thompson Lane near North Fisher Lake Road.

An Indiana man was injured on his motorcycle Tuesday following an accident on U.S. 131 at Dickinson Road in Constantine Township. Sheriff’s deputies said the 48-year-old Bristol man was driving north on U.S. 131 around 5:30 p.m. Meanwhile, a 20-year-old Sturgis man was stopped at westbound Dickinson Road and attempting to turn south onto the highway. The 20-year-old told authorities …

Harriet J. Davidson, 95, who spent most of her adult life in Port Huron, and more recently Green Valley, Ariz., died peacefully in her sleep on Monday, Aug. 3, 2015. Honoring her wishes, the family has held a private memorial service. She was born on Sept. 17, 1919, to John and Alma (Strom) Johnson in Wahpeton, N.D., where she grew …

A World War II veteran who commanded a B-24 bomber over Europe got the chance to ride in one of the planes as part of a vintage aircraft tour. The Kalamazoo Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/1SSVe5k ) 91-year-old Paul Smith flew on the plane this week. The restored B-24 Liberator is at the Air Zoo near Kalamazoo alongside two other World War …

Margaret Louise (Peterson) Miholer, 96, of Melbourne, Fla., passed away on July 30, 2015 at Indian River Center, Melbourne, Fla. She was born in Huntington, Ind. on May 1, 1919. She lived much of her life in Three Rivers, attending Three Rivers High School. She married Dick (Frank) Miholer when she was 20 years old and they were happily married …

A third free-ranging deer from Meridian Township near Lansing has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says Thursday that the 5-year-old doe was part of the same extended family group of the other two deer detected with the disease. A doe tested positive in May. A 2-year-old male with the disease was found in …

Rhonda Lynn Gunter, age 65, of Three Rivers passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at Three Rivers Health. She was born in Fairview, MI on November 7, 1949 the daughter of Carrol E. and Jeannie A. (McGregor) Todd. Rhonda was united in marriage to George “Bud” Gunter in 1977, who survives. She was a devoted member of the First …

Hi. This is Costello again. I’m still here, waiting for a special home. I know if I wait long enough someone will want me. I’m a male domestic shorthair, about 7 months old. I’m yellow and white and very sweet. I have a whole lot of love to give to someone. I’m very gentle but I also love to play. …

With just a few minor details left to tweak on a proposed pet cemetery, members of the White Pigeon Township Board agreed Tuesday to move forward with the concept. Supervisor Don Gloy said the proposal will likely become official with the board’s endorsement next month. Slated for the northwest corner of White Pigeon Township Cemetery on Vermont Street, the proposed …