Ms. Sally Lee Mast, age 68, of Three Rivers, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at Borgess Medical Center following a lengthy illness.  She was born in Three Rivers on May 5, 1951 the daughter of LeVant Mast and Gene (Messinger) Mast. Sally graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1969.  Following graduation she was employed at Three Rivers …

Richard Ray “Brink” Rood, Jr., age 32, of Mendon passed away early Tuesday morning, Aug. 13, at Three Rivers Health. His death was very unexpected and was due to natural causes. He was born on June 29, 1987 in Elkhart, to Richard, Sr. and Jo  (Sigman) Rood. On June 1, 2013 in Bristol he married Brandy Barnett, she survives. Survivors …

A Shipshewana woman died Tuesday in a swimming accident in Cass County’s Porter Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called at 7:30 p.m. to a location at Long Lake, where a group of seven people from Indiana were wakeboarding. The group stopped for a break when one of the participants, 19-year-old Janelle Miller, left the boat to swim. Shortly …

The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency is encouraging parents to keep pre-teen and teenage students prepared for school by being fully immunized. Whenever children are brought into group settings, there is a chance for diseases to spread, according to Yvonne Atwood, director of Personal Health and Disease Prevention at the tri-county agency. The health department offers immunizations by appointment, and …

Pealer Street bridge, which spans the Rocky River in Three Rivers, was filled with diners and music Saturday at this year’s installment of Three Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce’s “Discover the Treasures of St. Joseph County” series. Christy Trammell, president and CEO of the Three Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce, said the event was a success. Ribs, chicken, sides, doughnuts and …

Businesses in Cass, Lenawee and St. Joseph counties will share in $33.8 million in grant money, leading more than 21,000 homes and businesses to modern broadband internet in rural areas. The Federal Communication Commission announced last month the winning bids. In fall 2018, it allocated more than $1.4 billion in support to expand broadband to more than 700,000 unserved rural homes …

Municipal officials in Colon have passed an ordinance prohibiting businesses that grow, produce, market or sell marijuana for recreational purposes. The door to the marijuana industry in Colon may not be shut completely, however, as council members tabled voting on a resolution to opt-in for marijuana sold for medicinal purposes. The vote was made to the dismay of more than …

Centreville Public Schools Board of Education on Monday approved the hiring of new staff members. They are: Alison Marek, third-grade teacher; Meredith Spicer, elementary special-education teacher; John Salem, junior high/high school science teacher; Matthew Price, Spanish teacher, junior/senior high. Price will also serve as boys’ varsity basketball coach. In addition, second-grade teacher Bart Schrader was hired to serve as varsity cheer …

The Kalamazoo Wings have named John Peterson as their new Broadcaster and Director of Public Relations. Peterson replaces Issac Berkey, who after one season behind the microphone, left the organization to pursue an opportunity outside of hockey. Entering his 11th season in the broadcast booth, Peterson, a native of Andover, Minnesota,  is familiar with the ECHL and the K-Wings. After …

James Lewis Gage, age 86, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 14, 2019 at the Bowman House.  James was born on January 8th, 1932 in Kalamazoo, the son of the late Beryle and Dorothea (Yeomans) Gage. James was born and raised in Three Rivers where he graduated with the class of 1949.  On July 1st, 1956 James …