In an effort to help residents quit smoking, the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services can help with free nicotine patches, gum or lozenges through Sept. 30. Michigan residents are eligible for up to eight weeks of free nicotine patches, gum or lozenges. All of the replacement therapies are available to residents …

Possible human skeletal remains were discovered Tuesday in Sturgis Township. Sturgis Department of Public Safety Director Geoff Smith said his department was contacted around 11 a.m. regarding the discovery in an area of South Nottawa Street and Bogen Road. Smith said the area has been secured and an investigation is underway. Helping out with the investigation are representatives from Michigan …

The name of the driver of a car that fled from Three Rivers officers last weekend has been released by authorities. Bond for Brandon Michael Goodfellow, 24, has been set at $50,000 following his arrest Saturday. Goodfellow and a 24-year-old female, both Sturgis residents, were wanted on a number of felony warrants. They were arrested following a brief pursuit that …

Bonnie Sue Filbrandt, age 64 of Elkhart, passed away at her home on Monday, July 8, 2019. She was born in Elkhart on June 24, 1955, a daughter of Albert and Georgia (Tolbert) Filbrandt. Bonnie graduated from Constantine High School in 1975 and went on to receive her Associate’s degree from Southwestern Community College. She worked for Elkhart General Hospital …

A 1-year-old girl died in a family swimming pool last week in Lockport Township. State police troopers and emergency personnel responded at 6 p.m. Thursday in the 57000 block of Tim Avenue in response to Central Dispatch reporting a child had snuck into the pool with a 2-year-old sibling. According to authorities, one of the parents was home at the …

An Indiana man was injured after falling off a boat over the weekend in Cass County’s LaGrange Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called at 6:15 p.m. Saturday to a residence on Diamond Lake. Upon further investigation, deputies found that Michael Molnar, 34, of Granger, was pulling a tube attached to the back of the boat when a passenger …

Two Sturgis residents, both wanted on a number of felony warrants, were arrested following a brief pursuit by police last week in Three Rivers. The incident started at an undisclosed time Saturday near the intersection of U.S. 131 and Broadway Road, where officers learned of a possibly-stolen vehicle parked at an area hotel. A man and a woman, both 24 …

Two people were hospitalized after they were involved in a motorcycle accident in Cass County’s Penn Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies responded over the weekend to White Temple and Little Fish Lake roads in response to a single-vehicle accident. Deputies said 61-year-old Monroe Learn was traveling north on White Temple when he lost control of the motorcycle and crashed. Learn and his passenger, …

Janet Florence Boyce, age 78 of Three Rivers, died Thursday, July 4, 2019 at her home. She was born in Three Rivers on Sep. 9, 1940 and was the daughter of Edson Reed and Clara Mae (Jarratt) Reed. She was a graduate of Three Rivers High School receiving her GED in 1985. Janet was married to Donald O. Boyce on …

Vivian I. Cannons, age 88, of Marion, MI and formerly Constantine, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in Marion, MI.  She was born in Battle Creek on November 24, 1930, a daughter of Walter and Evelyn (Offman) Mead, Sr.  Vivian attended Bronson public schools.  In September of 1949, she married Charles E. Vaughn; they were later divorced.  On February 27, 1987, she married Cloise …