Kathy Lou Blanchard, age 63, of Three Rivers passed away on Saturday, August 10, 2013 after a courageous battle cancer. Kathy was born on September 4, 1949 the daughter of Edson and Eleanor Warner. Kathy was employed for the old Three Rivers Hospital as the first woman in the maintenance department. She was also a member of the Riverside Church …

Gale Junior Arkwright, age 73, of Mendon, passed away Monday, August 19th, 2013 at his home. He was born in Lewiston, MI on October 11, 1939, the son of Cecil and Delia (Barton) Arkwright. Gale graduated from Atlanta High School in 1957 and received an associate degree from Alpena Community College. He served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to …

Arthur E. Everett, age 81, of Vicksburg,  died Sunday, August 18th, 2013 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born in Centreville on January 9, 1932, a son of Arthur and Eula (Mercer) Everett. Art graduated from Vicksburg High School in 1949 and attended Parsons Business School. He worked as a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Post Office …

I remember going to school with a boy who was diabetic. I really felt sorry for him, because he had to have insulin shots every day. Like most children, I dreaded the times in grade school when we had to be immunized. I’m pretty sure that back then they didn’t use disposable syringes, so it was to one’s advantage to …

Motorists in Centreville Tuesday morning were in store for a treat, as the St. Joseph County United Way started its 2014 campaign with the annual Donut Drive. Executive director Kelly Hostetler said the donut drive also serves as a public thank you for the support provided to the Centreville-based agency. United Way volunteers will be in each of the county’s …

Officials from the Mendon Riverfest have announced the winners of Saturday’s third annual Tom Frisbie Memorial Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament. Bristol, Ind. resident Sharon Covello was the first-place winner. Finishing second and third were Jim Madden and John McClain. The three chose to split the pot and each took home $370. As first-place finisher, however, Covello was given a …

A 34-year-old Three Rivers woman was cited for disregarding a traffic signal following a two-vehicle crash last week in Three Rivers. Three Rivers police said Shannon Lemon was driving south on Elm Street at 7:12 a.m. Friday when she failed to stop at the intersection of Hoffman Street. Her vehicle struck an eastbound car driven by 61-year-old Kalamazoo resident Michael …

The windows of a car were smashed and its tires slashed during a dispute involving three people over the weekend in Sturgis. According to the Sturgis Police Department, officers were called at 5 a.m. Sunday to the 500 block of North Nottawa Street to what was described as the sound of gun shots. Upon arrival, officers found two males and …

Genevieve (Bell) Rusk, 69, of Constantine, passed away Aug. 17, 2013, at Heartland Health and Rehab Center in Three Rivers. She was born Sept. 4, 1943, in Rembroke Township, N.C., a daughter of the late Malcolm and Libby Mae (Locklear) Bell. On July 6, 1945, she married J.C. Rusk in Middlebury, Ind. She was preceded in death by her parents; …

Michigan tied for having the fourth highest unemployment rate in the nation in July, according to figures from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. Both Michigan and Georgia had a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 8.8 percent last month. Nevada topped the rankings with a 9.5 percent unemployment rate, followed by Illinois at 9.2 percent. While Rhode Island and North …