Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority members expect to hear this week whether the agency is awarded a step up to a “Select” level in the Michigan Main Street community. A team of DDA and community members made a presentation before a panel of judges last week in Lansing as part of the process to earn the Select status. If chosen …

Seven people were arrested last week on drug-related charges following a raid at a residence in Sturgis. The St. Joseph County Area Narcotics unit executed a search warrant at a residence in the 200 block of North Clay Street, where three men and four women were arrested. Charges include possession of methamphetamine and maintaining a drug house. Three children were …

A Detroit police officer has been cleared in the 2012 fatal shooting of a woman who grabbed his service pistol during a party in his backyard. Deputy Police Chief Rodney Johnson tells The Associated Press that 40-year-old Isaac Parrish never was charged in the death of 24-year-old Adaisha Miller. Police had said Miller “embraced” Parrish from behind while dancing. Parrish …

Cyrus Thomas Stevenson Jr., age 74, of Three Rivers passed away on Friday, February 7th, 2014 at his home. He was born on March 17, 1939 in Janesville, Wisconsin the son of the late Cyrus and Mary (Schloemer) Stevenson Sr. Mr. Stevenson’s family moved to Three Rivers in 1941 and Cyrus graduated from Three Rivers High School. In 1958 he …

Barbara Lee Shearer, age 85, of White Pigeon, passed away Saturday, February 8th, 2014 at her home. She was born in Culver, IN on December 10, 1928. In December 1963 she married Eddie L. Shearer in Elkhart. Barbara was owner & operator of Riverview Tavern, (Ma’s Place) in White Pigeon for 50 years. Surviving are her husband Eddie Shearer, White …

Mary Arzella Wittenberg, age 85, of Constantine, returned home on Sunday, February 9th, 2014 at Three Rivers Health. She was born on August 13, 1928 a daughter of Jacob and Gladys (Pierce) Kuhn in Detroit. Mary graduated from Constantine High School with the class of 1947. On May 1, 1948 she married Elmer Leon Wittenberg at St. Pauls Lutheran Church …

James F. Bucher, Jr., age 51 of White Pigeon, died Saturday Feb. 8, 2014 at his parent’s home in Mendon following a long illness. He was born in Benton Harbor, MI on Aug. 28, 1962 the son of James and Doris (Burton) Bucher. James played football and baseball before his graduation from Stevensville-Lakeshore High School. He joined the U.S. Air …

Doris Elaine Shoesmith, age 82, of Three Rivers, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 6, 1931 in Grand Rapids, MI., the daughter of Floyd and Imogene (Lett) Wolford. On August 12, 1950 she married the love of her life Mr. Ewalt Shoesmith. Elaine was a wonderful …

Margaret Pueschel, age 96, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Friday evening February 7, 2014 at Mathew 7:7 Adult Foster Care Home in White Pigeon, Michigan. She was born December 24, 1917 in Sturgis, Michigan a daughter of the late Edward and Eda (Eckert) Schroeder. Mrs. Pueschel was a life long Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with …

Dorothea Marie Robbins, age 98, of Burr Oak, Michigan passed away early Friday morning February 7, 2014 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born August 6, 1915 in Burr Oak Township, Michigan daughter of the late Albert and Clara (Hagelgans) Kaas. Mrs. Robbins was a lifelong Burr Oak resident and Valedictorian graduate of Burr Oak High School with …