Investigators are trying to find the cause of a fire in a Three Rivers mobile home that killed two young boys on Wednesday. Antonisha Winters lost her four and two-year-old sons in the blaze on the west side of the city. Firefighters found the bodies of the boys in a badly-burned bedroom shortly after arriving on the scene. The children …

Three Rivers Health is the latest hospital to implement precautions in light of a spike in reports of the flu. The temporary measure is now in place and calls for a number of safeguards, including a requirement that visitors must be 12 years of age or older. In addition, emergency-room visitors are limited to two per patient and OB patients …

An Indiana woman and a Sturgis man appeared before a magistrate Wednesday related to their alleged involvement in an armed robbery last week. Charges of armed robbery and felony firearms were officially leveled against Kayla Cockburn, 20, of Middlebury, and Michael Z. Strong, 20, of Sturgis. Their bond was set at $100,000 each and they remain in the St. Joseph …

A pair of legislators who collectively represented St. Joseph County for a full decade was honored by a panel of county officials this week. Former State Sen. Bruce Caswell and former State Rep. Matt Lori were acknowledged by the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners during Tuesday’s meeting. Resolutions honoring the pair were read by Commissioner Rick Shaffer and approved …

A family of four somehow escaped without any major injuries after their minivan was dragged for 16 miles early Wednesday by a semi on Interstate 75 in northern Michigan. Matt Menz says he rear-ended the big rig around 2 a.m. in a white-out in Roscommon County because he couldn’t see that the truck had slowed down. He and his wife …

Darryl L. Cook, age 52, of Colon, passed away Jan. 5, 2015, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. There will be no visitation. A graveside memorial service and burial of ashes will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, at Lakeside Cemetery in Colon. The family was assisted by Schipper Funeral Home in Colon.

Daune Lee Adams passed away at home, surrounded by his loving family, on Dec. 31, 2014, in Sturgis, due to a courageous battle with cancer. He was 61. Duane was born Dec. 21, 1953, in Sturgis, to his parents, Ralph and Shirley ( Notestine) Adams. Duane resided most of his life in Sturgis, where he graduated from Sturgis High School …

Jack Fryling, age 75, of Vicksburg died peacefully at home on Tuesday Jan. 6, 2015. He was born in Schoolcraft, MI on Sep. 8, 1939 the son of Adrian and Bertha (Visscher) Fryling and was a lifetime resident of the area. He played football at Mendon High School and graduated from there in 1957. He was married to Sharon Lee …

Brenda Kay Aikin, age 56, of Constantine, MI, passed away Tuesday, January 6th, 2015 at Sturgis Hospital. She was born in Elkhart, IN on February 16, 1958, a daughter of LaVern and Patricia (Geary)  Aikin. Brenda was enrolled in the day program at Adopt in Sturgis.  She enjoyed going bowling, competing in Special Olympics, coloring, writing, and story-telling. Brenda is …

  Hello. I am a female black lab/sharpei mix, about 6 years old. I’m very cute and am a calm and gentle lady. I know how to sit and lie down and shake both paws. I have a skin condition that needs some attention, but with some good food and maybe some meds I should be just fine. I like …