A preliminary examination for a former Constantine reserve police officer charged with lying in testimony he gave to prosecutors investigating the 2007 death of 11-year-old Jodi Parrack was postponed last week for a second time. The attorney for defendant Raymond McCann II requested postponement and the matter has been rescheduled for July 9 before District Judge Robert Pattison. McCann has …

Mrs. Emma Irene (Chrisman) Tokarski, age 87, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 28th, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 25, 1927 in Florence Twp., MI. the daughter of the late Elmer E. and Ruth L. (Eash) Chrisman. Mrs. Tokarski attended schools in Three Rivers graduating in 1945. On …

Evelyn M. Harman, age 91, of Union, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2014 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born in South Bend, Indiana on November 8, 1922, a daughter of Ira and Mary (Mendenhall) O’Shea. On March 16, 1968 she married Bill Harman in Nappanee, IN. Together Evelyn and Bill owned and operated Evies Tasty Freeze …

Sturgis Police were called to the 600-block of Devonshire Friday afternoon in reference to a suicidal 31-year-old man who was armed with a gun. The St. Joseph County Special Response Team was called in to assist, and after three hours of unsuccessful attempts at establishing communication, made entry into the residence. Officers located the man, who was dead from a …

Police from multiple agencies in Calhoun County responded when what officers describe as an argument between a man and his girlfriend, ended with a kidnapping and attempted murder. It happened shortly before 2am Friday in Emmett Township. Police say a man arguing with his girlfriend first attacked another woman in the house and then picked up a knife and stabbed …

Jo Ann Stevens, age 65, of Three Rivers, passed away on Thursday, June 26th, 2014 at Borgess Pipp Medical Center in Plainwell, MI. She was born on August 6, 1948 in Leonidas, MI. the daughter of the late William and Evelyn (Comadoll) Hagen. Jo Ann graduated from Three Rivers High School and in 1966 she married Mr. Edwin R. Stevens. …

Becky Holtom went to her Heavenly Home on June 23, 2014. She was born Aug. 26, 1935 in St. Louis, Mo. to Clark Gardner Porter, MD and Jayne Elizabeth (Newton) Porter. She was raised in Three Rivers then the Porter family relocated to Apalachicola, Fla. where she graduated from Chapman High School in 1953. After graduating she attended Kalamazoo College …

All who knew Kathryn Betts would agree that her heart was as big as the sky is blue. She offered love freely and without condition to all who were within her reach. Being surrounded by her family that grew to include the children and grandchildren she treasured brought her the greatest joy she had ever known. She was selfless when …

Members of the Constantine Village Council voted to have the village participate in a 2014 St. Joseph County mutual-aid, police-assistance agreement. The agreement is a collaboration among the St. Joseph County Sheriff ‘ s Department and agencies from Sturgis, Burr Oak, Centreville, Colon, Constantine, Mendon, Three Rivers and White Pigeon. Village manager Mark Honeysett said neighboring communities have always lent …

A Sturgis resident reported his vehicle was vandalized and gas was stolen from it at some point during a five-day period last week. State police said the incident occurred near Ilene and East West streets in Sturgis. The victim said the incident took place between June 16 and June 20. In addition, the suspect broke into the victim’s garage and …