An Illinois man caused a two-vehicle accident after he ran a stop sign last week in Cass County’s Volinia Township. Sheriff Joe Underwood said Jose Balderas, 54, of Waukegan, Ill., was driving south on Decatur Road when he failed to stop at Marcellus Highway and struck a westbound vehicle driven by Bruce Johnson, 56, of Cassopolis. Johnson was treated at …

State Rep. Aaron Miller earlier this month applauded the House for approving the state budget for fiscal year 2015 to 2016. Miller said the budget will pay down debt liabilities, catch up on payments to the state teacher retirement fund, dedicate general fund dollars to fix Michigan roads, and restore Rainy Day Funds to peak levels that have not been …

Dr. Andrejs Dimants, age 75, of Three Rivers passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center. Since the early 1970’s Dr. Dimants has been a long time surgeon for Three Rivers Hospital. Over the last several years Dr. Dimants and his wife have run a family practice and he also served as the Deputy Medical Examiner for …

Mary Isabelle Gilbert, 87, of Three Rivers, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at Heartland Healthcare Center. She was born in Three Rivers on Aug. 11, 1927 the daughter of Joseph D. and Maria (Coppo) Gherna. Mary was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. Mary was employed for WKZO radio and went on to own and operate Gilbert Oil …

Darren Robert Shepard, age 29, died on Thursday, June 11, 2015. In accordance with family wishes cremation will be conducted and memorial services will be held at a later date

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 …