Alcohol was a factor in a fatal accident in which a horse-drawn buggy was struck from behind by a pickup last week in Branch County’s Algansee Township. Michigan State Police Sgt. Seth Reed said the driver of the pickup, 21-year-old Tyler Frye, of Angola, was charged with three counts of operating while intoxicated causing death, two counts of operating while …

A 28-year-old man was injured after he fell out of the bed of a moving pickup last weekend in Cass County’s Newberg Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called at 4 a.m. Sunday to Hoffman Street, near Kirk Lake Road. He said 21-year-old Marcellus resident Santanna Mosher was driving southbound on Cox Road and proceeded through a curve onto …

A 31-year-old Berrien Springs man was arrested Friday after fleeing from police, authorities said. Around 4:30 p.m., White Pigeon officer Matt Hanson attempted to stop a motorcycle near U.S. 12 and South Elkhart Street for a traffic violation. However, the driver fled and attempted to elude as he continued on Stears and Dickenson roads, then onto a railroad bed near …

A Three Rivers woman, 51-year-old Misty Barnes, was injured in a single-vehicle accident last week in Cass County’s Newburg Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called at 4:45 a.m. Sunday to Savage Road, near Born Street. Barnes was driving north on Savage Road, when a deer ran out in front of her vehicle. Barnes told authorities she swerved to …

A canoe and trailer were taken from a location in Mendon Township. State Police troopers said the incident occurred during the afternoon May 30 in the 27000 block of Longnecker Road. The trailer is 8-to-10 feet in length with wooden, removable sides. The canoe is 12-to-14 feet in length and is green in color.

An Illinois man is in critical condition after he nearly drowned around 4:30 p.m. Saturday in Cass County’s Penn Township. Sheriff Richard Benhke said 50-year-old Parish Swanson was standing on a dock outside a residence in the 17000 block of Donnell Lake Road, where he was playing with his sons. Swanson was pushed into the lake but did not resurface. …

Finn Russell Milliman, age 8½ hours, passed away at 8:11 a.m. Tuesday morning, June 4, 2019 at St. Joseph Hospital in Mishawaka. Finn was born at 12:40 a.m. Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at St. Joseph Hospital, a son of Natasha Gavroski and Chad Milliman. He is survived by his parents; grandparents Todd and Mary Milliman of Sturgis; aunt and uncle …

Keith Earl Wadsworth, age 89, of Three Rivers, passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at Bowman Place of Three Rivers.  He was born in Centreville on July 30, 1929 the son of the late Lowell and Aletha (Hammond) Wadsworth. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict until his honorable discharge.  Upon returning home he was united …

Ervin J. Slabach, age 76, of Sturgis, died on Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the home of his daughters, of progressive supranuclear palsy. He was born Nov. 19, 1942, in Goshen, to Abner and Barbara (Yoder) Slabach. On Nov. 28, 1963, he married Mary A. Hershberger. She survives, along with three daughters, Ruth Ann, Sue Ellen and Lora Mae, all …

Two children, ages 6 and 2, were killed and five other family members injured when the driver of a Chevrolet Silverado struck the horse-led buggy in which they were passengers just after 6 p.m. Friday in Branch County’s Algansee Township. The horse was also killed in the accident. Investigators said the pickup was southbound on Kelly Road, between the Hillsdale …