Gene Autry Reiff, Sr. of Constantine, MI, passed away Wednesday, May 15th, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Gene was born in Constantine, MI on April 5, 1933, a son of Rueben and Vera (Luft) Reiff. On September 7, 1951 he married Shirley Eash. She preceded him in death in 1988. Gene later met the love of …

Three Rivers Middle School was briefly in lockdown mode Thursday morning. District officials said the decision was made shortly after 9 a.m. following the report of a threat at the school building. Officers from the Three Rivers Police Department met with district administrators and after comparing notes, it was determined that the threat was not credible and classes resumed under …

A Centreville High School student was named the winner of this year’s Congressional Art Competition for Michigan’s Sixth Congressional District. U.S. Rep. Fred Upton announced this week that Makala Carr, a junior, is the recipient of this year’s award. Carr’s art, featuring the use of a colored pencil, charcoal and ink pen, is titled “Opinion Orange” and will hang in …

Law-enforcement agencies locally and across the state will begin a program next week focusing on seatbelt use. Stepped up enforcement begins Monday and will involve local departments, county sheriff departments and state police. The “Click It or Ticket” campaign will conclude June 2. The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning staged a media gathering Thursday to help promote the program. …

Margaret “Peggy” (Coulter) Foster, age 93, formerly of Detroit, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2019, at Friendship Village in Kalamazoo.  She was born June 30, 1925, in Canada, to Stanley and Bertha (Belcher) Coulter.  As a young girl and teenager, she became an avid lover of physical activity and organized sports, including hockey, golf, bowling, and tennis.  Choosing to …

John E. Gaylor, age 81, passed away Monday, May 6, 2019. John was born in Almont, MI and raised on a farm in the Upper Peninsula (Fibre, MI). He married his beloved wife: Dora Mae Wiseman, on October 22, 1960, in Harbor springs, MI. John loved spending time with his family, his pets (especially his dogs), telling jokes, camping, and …

Robert Lewis Ball, age 95, died on Monday, May 13, 2019. Arrangements are pending at Hohner Funeral Home.

Anne Marie Edson, age 80, died on Monday, May 13, 2019. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. with rosary services beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Hohner Funeral Home. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 20, 2019 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 645 S. Douglas Ave, …

Alyssa Naomi Speelman, USN, age 19, of Three Rivers, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 11, 2019 in Norfolk, Virginia while serving our country in the Navy. She was born in Three Rivers on October 18, 1999, the daughter of Christopher Speelman and Rachel Myers. Arrangements are pending at Hohner Funeral Home.

A jury was seated Tuesday in St. Joseph County Circuit Court for the murder trial of Zachary Patten. Two jury panels of more than 100 people were needed to seat the jury. The trial began Wednesday with opening statements by St. Joseph County Prosecutor John McDonough and defense council Deb Davis. Patten is accused in the July 2017 murder of Shane …