Patsy Jean Scott, age 62, of Burr Oak, Mich., passed away Saturday afternoon, April 18, 2015, at the I.U. Health Hospital in Goshen, Ind. She was born May 16, 1952, in Sturgis, Mich., daughter of the late Robert and Jean (Lane) King. Patsy resided her whole life in the Burr Oak and Sturgis area and was a graduate of Sturgis …

Collection figures from Saturday’s drop-off of household hazardous waste and electronics were down compared to the spring 2014 event. Nonetheless, organizers are calling it a success. Sponsored by the St. Joseph County Solid Waste Management Planning Committee, the four-hour collection yielded about 8,500 pounds of hazardous waste, 20,000 pounds of electronics, 622 tires, 1,200 cans of paint, half a semi …

The Three Rivers Sports Complex received a $10,000 donation from Fibre Converters Foundation Inc. to help fund the construction of a multi-use sports complex. Three Rivers Little League, Three Rivers Rocket Football and American Youth Soccer Organization 1197 have partnered with the Three Rivers Area Community Foundation to build a multi-use sports complex. The sports complex will help alleviate busy …

The Three Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce is extending an invitation to recognize Administrative Professionals Day. A luncheon, entertainment and an inspirational speaker will be a part of the lineup, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Carnegie Center for the Arts. Cost is $20 per person; Ridgeway Floral will offer table delivery of chocolates and flowers for $10. …

The Centreville Downtown Development Authority board has created a business-improvement grant program to assist businesses with improving the facade of buildings located within the DDA district. The DDA is budgeting $15,000 per year to fund the grant. Grants are awarded on a dollar-to-dollar match, up to a maximum of $ 5,000. Examples of eligible projects are repair or replacement of …

June Rose Bellows, age 87, of Constantine, passed away Friday, April 17, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center. June was born in Hartford City, IN on July 9, 1927, a daughter of James Harley and Goldia Pearl (Hizer) Fuller. June attended Elkhart Public Schools. On October 24, 1952, she married Burt Walter Bellows in Bristol, IN. He preceded her in death on March …

Dowagiac police are investigating a couple of incidents this week in which school buses with students in them had windows shot out. Officers on Thursday were called by the Marcellus school district on a report that a bus on its way to drop off a student in Dowagiac had a window blown apart by a pellet gun. The driver then spotted …

Allen R. Bontrager, 62, of White Pigeon, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at I. U. Health, Goshen, Ind. He was born Dec. 1, 1952, in Sturgis, a son of Henry J. and Erma S. (Slabach) Bontrager. He was a graduate of White Pigeon High School and lived most of his life in the White Pigeon area. Allen married …

Elizabeth M. Frays, age 87, of Three Rivers, and a former longtime Sturgis resident, passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 15, 2015, at Riverview Nursing Home in Three Rivers. She was born May 7, 1927, a daughter of the late Orrie and Lulu (Benton) Bowdish. Mrs. Frays lived most of her life in Sturgis. On April 24, 1945, she married Lloyd …

It’s going to cost Michigan State University students more to live on the East Lansing campus next year. The MSU Board of Trustees Friday approved a $320 increase in room and board rates. MSU officials say the 3.5 percent increase will offset higher operating expenses and to help pay off debt from the top-to-bottom renovations of many residence and dining halls undertaken …