Local retail businesses will celebrate “Buy Nearby” weekend starting Friday (Oct. 4) and concluding Sunday (Oct. 6). The local-focused program will offer special merchandise or sales, and the chance for lucky shoppers to win a $100 gift card. It’s all part of the Michigan Retailers Association’s year-round Buy Nearby campaign that encourages shoppers to support their communities by spending their …

Carla Vanessa Bryant, age 53, of Three Rivers, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Chicago on July 6, 1966 the son of Mr. Carl and Ophelia (House) Bryant. Carla graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1984. She then went …

State Rep. Aaron Miller voted last week to support the Michigan Legislature’s state budget, investing more in roads and bridges, public health and safety, and community investment across the board – without raising taxes. Miller’s votes came as the Legislature completed its work on the state budget for the fiscal year that started Tuesday. Miller and the Legislature last week …

Three Rivers Police assisted with the culmination of a pursuit involving a Three Rivers man over the weekend. Officers were notified Saturday that the incident was heading north toward the city. Officers prepared stop-sticks, which were deployed and successfully pierced the tires of the suspect car. The vehicle continued into the city toward the area of Riverside Townhomes. The suspect …

A Sturgis man was arrested on drug-related offenses following a traffic stop over the weekend in Three Rivers. Officer said the 47-year-old man was riding a moped Saturday and was stopped for a traffic violation on Middle Street near East Michigan Avenue. The man was found to be driving on a suspended license. During an interview with officers, the man …

A Dowagiac woman was injured after the vehicle she was driving was struck by another car last week in Cass County’s LaGrange Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called Friday to the intersection of Dutch Settlement and O’Keefe roads in response to a personal-injury crash. Investigators found that 80-year-old Decatur resident Richard Buss was driving north on O’Keefe Road when …

Troopers from Michigan State Police are investigating a larceny that occurred last month in the 12000 block of Harder Road in Fabius Township. A log-splitter was stolen Sept. 21 or 22 from a residence. The brand name of the device is County Line, and it features a 6.5-horsepower engine with a 25-ton hydraulic cylinder. It is black and yellow in …

A 34-year-old Three Rivers man was arrested on a number of warrants over the weekend in Three Rivers. According to a department media release, officers responded to a 911 hang-up call from the 100 block of South Andrews Street. Upon further investigation, officers noticed a man and a woman inside a car. The man was found to have valid warrants …

David A. Oxender, age 92, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born Feb. 19, 1927, in Shipshewana, a son of the late Thomas and Nellie (Ager) Oxender. On Aug. 7, 1948, he married Bonita Lee Lanning in Howe, Ind. She preceded him in death May 5, 2010. David worked several …

In another sign that the hockey season is right around the corner, training camp got underway yesterday at Wings Event Center for the Kalamazoo Wings. Several more players have been added to the training camp roster. Rookie forwards Zane Jones and Adam Dauda will be getting a chance to impress the K-Wings coaches as the team hits the ice this …