A 56-year-old Three Rivers man suffered minor injuries last week after his motorcycle was forced off the road in Florence Township. A media release from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department stated Michael Manes was southbound on Constantine Road when an oncoming vehicle passed another car, forcing Manes to drive off the roadway in order to avoid a head-on collision. …

Investigators from the St. Joseph County Area Narcotics unit executed a search warrant last week for methamphetamine production at a Sturgis location. According to a department media release, SCAN members Saturday descended upon a room at the Country Hearth Inn, where two inactive methamphetamine labs – along with components to manufacture methamphetamine – were found. The room’s occupant, a 43-year-old …

Three Rivers Police last week arrested a woman suspected of allegedly committing an armed robbery at a Three Rivers business. Yasmeen Campbell, 25, was arrested late Thursday after her alleged involvement in an armed robbery at the Admiral gas station Wednesday. According to a department media release, Campbell was arrested without incident in the 100 block of East Michigan Avenue. …

Funeral services for a longtime media personality and ambassador for Three Rivers have been announced by Hohner Funeral Home. Bruce Snook, a Colon native who spent several years on the radio as an employee at WLKM, passed away Thursday following a month-long illness. Services for the 66-year-old Snook begin with visitation 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday …

Bruce C. Snook, age 66, of Three Rivers, passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2013, at Borgess Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Dec. 24, 1946 in Sturgis, the son of the late L. Wendell and Mildred (Ives) Snook. Bruce worked at radio stations in Three Rivers, Lansing and Dowagiac, as well as Keokuk, Iowa. …

Geraldine Fern Hoelscher, age 90, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday afternoon, Aug. 29, 2013, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born July 26, 1923, in Saginaw, a daughter of Kenneth and Lillian (Blake) Rice. Geraldine resided in Ypsilanti or many years, but most recently in Chelsea before moving to Sturgis. On Oct. 14, 1944, she married Henry Hoelscher …

Everett Lee “Tuffy” Barnes of College Park, Lake Wales, Fla., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, at The Groves Center in Lake Wales after a battle with cancer. Everett was born Aug. 8, 1942 in Manila, Ark., to the late Charles Pankney and Bertha Leola Bell (Carnell) Barnes. A former resident of Sturgis, he had worked at Jack’s Auto Service …

James A. Singleton, 62, of Three Rivers, passed away Tuesday evening, Aug. 27, 2013 in Bronson Methodist Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born July 24, 1951 in South Bend, Ind. the son of Kenneth “Wink” and Pauline (Lobaugh) Singleton. On Aug. 22, 1969 in Constantine he married Pamela K. Rouse who survives. He graduated from Marcellus High School …

Kenneth Lyle Miller, age 92, of Burr Oak, passed away Tuesday morning, Aug. 27, 2013, at Skaggs Assisted Living in Burr Oak. He was born Aug. 22, 1921, in Burr Oak, a son of the late Elmer and Elsie (Bush) Miller. Kenneth was a lifelong Burr Oak resident. On Feb. 21, 1952, he married Margaret Sarah Friend in Angola, Ind. …

The Three Rivers Waste Water Treatment Plant received notice Wednesday evening that the pipeline servicing the village of Constantine was discharging raw sewage into a ditch. The incident occurred at the intersection of southbound U.S. 131 and the newly constructed U.S. 131 bypass. City staff arrived shortly before 8 o’clock and found the discharge was from a newly installed air-release …