The family of a missing Western Michigan University medical student is asking for the public’s help finding 30-year-old Teleka Patrick. Her Lexus was found December 5th on the side of I-94 in Portage, Indiana, several hours after she had last been seen in Kalamazoo in the parking lot of Borgess Medical Center. Patrick’s family spent the weekend putting up roughly …

A 23-year-old Three Rivers man was charged with a trio of offenses following an incident Saturday in Three Rivers. According to a department media release, officers were called to the 600 block of South Douglas Avenue in response to a disorderly subject. Officers found that the man had broken lawn ornaments, kicked in a door to the residence and took …

A city-wide snow removal emergency remains in place in Sturgis, where the declaration was imposed Saturday afternoon due to snow accumulations of greater than four inches. By ordinance, during a declared snow removal emergency parking is prohibited on all city streets. This parking prohibition is in effect until the snow removal emergency is terminated by the city or a street …

Here’s a reminder that tickets for Reba McEntire’s performance at the 2014 St. Joseph County Grange Fair are on sale. Tickets are $94.50 for VIP seating in the first 10 rows, $84.50 for track seats and $79 for grandstand seating. Tickets may be purchased at the fair box office, over the phone at 888-873-0550, or online at startickets.com. The show …

Carolyn Marjorie Holtom, 88, died Dec. 4 in St. Charles, Ill., after a long illness. Marjorie was born Aug. 26, 1925 in Three Rivers to Charles and Ethel (Kelsey) Holtom. She graduated from Three Rivers High School, received her Bachelor of Science degree from Western Michigan University and her Master’s and Ph.D. in Counseling from the University of Michigan. During …

An Indiana woman whose dog vanished when a tornado hit her family’s home says she can’t believe the person who later adopted the lost canine from an animal shelter refuses to return him. The Robinson family’s beloved dog, Rosco, vanished Nov. 17 when a tornado badly damaged the family’s home in the small Fountain County town of Mellott, Indiana. Rosco …

Richard L. McClish, age 75, of Mendon, died Friday Dec. 13, 2013 at his home. He was born in Mendon on Sep. 25, 1938 the son of the late Hosea L. and Gladys (Helwig) McClish. He was a 1956 graduate of Mendon High School. He was a heavy equipment operator involved in commercial construction during his working years. In his …

Sentencing for a LaGrange County man charged with the 2009 arson of Welch’s Steak and Ribs, has been delayed until next week. Nathan Lumbard, 31, was to be sentenced Thursday. After pleading no contest to the charge in October, Lumbard was expected to be sentenced to three years in prison. However, Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman said he decided to …

A 29-year-old Constantine woman received minor injuries in a one-car crash Thursday afternoon in Florence Township. Danila Reiff was treated for injuries after the car she was driving struck a utility pole along Centreville-Constantine Road in Florence Township. St. Joseph County Sheriff’s deputies said Reiff was driving southwest around 2:30 p.m. when she swerved to avoid colliding with another vehicle …

The St. Joseph County Register of Deeds office is advising that a South Dakota company has sent direct-mail solicitation to county residents seeking a significant sum of money for property records. Records may be obtained from the county’s Register of Deeds Office at a cost of a few dollars. St. Joseph County Clerk Pattie Bender said the company, Property Transfer …