White Pigeon Community Schools Board of Education recently approved the purchase of two, 10-passenger vans at a cost of $30,000 each. Superintendent Jon Keyer said the vans would prove convenient when the district has to transport teams with low numbers – quiz bowl and math meet, for example – thus not requiring use of a 66-passenger bus.

A 33-year-old White Pigeon man was arrested recently after a pursuit originating in White Pigeon. Christopher Lee Wooster faces charges of resisting a police officer, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. White Pigeon police attempted to stop Wooster on his motorcycle for a traffic violation around 12:20 a.m. April 19. According to police, Wooster fled at a high …

The Brandenburg Concert, a local group from Three Rivers, will offer a FREE concert next Sunday, May 5, at the First Presbyterian Church, located on North Main Street, just south of Lafayette Park, in Three Rivers. Beginning at 3 PM, the concert, entitled “Requiem and Songs of the Spirit”, will feature Faure’s complete Requiem, plus an assortment of other songs …

Ann Marie (Bacon) Johnson died peacefully at her home on Corey Lake near Three Rivers on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Ann was born in 1926 in Talihina, Oklahoma, to Charles and Anna Bacon. Her mother and younger brother, Charles Junior, died when Ann was very young, and she was raised by her father and her grandmother, Susan Push. She grew …

The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the theft of a motor vehicle from a location in Mottville Township. According to a department media release, a gold 1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass was taken around 9 p.m. Sunday from a parking lot near a park in the 10000 block of North River Road. The vehicle had an Indiana registration of VWD577 …

A Cass County liquor store was robbed Tuesday. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were alerted around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday that a robbery had just occurred at the Sunrise Liquor store in the 1000 Block of Huntly Road located in Howard Township. Deputies spoke to the employee working at the time of the incident. The employee indicated three subjects, with their …

A Mendon man was seriously injured when his pickup crashed in a field on M-66 Wednesday evening in Colon Township. County sheriff’s deputies said 22-year-old Steven Wickey was driving the vehicle during farming operations when it overturned. Wickey was ejected, and sustained serious injuries. Investigating officers said speed and the lack of seat belt use were factors in the incident.

Allan Ray Decker, age 82, of Vicksburg, died Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at his home following a long illness. He was born in Colon on Jan. 16, 1937 the son of Clair and Frances (James) Decker. He graduated from Colon High School with the class of 1955. Allan enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Korea with the Signal …

Glenna Jean Bennett (Reber) was called to her heavenly home on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 following a sudden illness.  Her devotion to family and love for Three Rivers and Fishers Lake communities brought much joy to her life on this Earth.  Glenna was 86 years old. She was born to Russell Coleman Wince and Sarah Elizabeth Wince (Haught) on September …

A Sturgis man, wanted on outstanding warrants, was arrested Sunday in the 700 block of South Centerville Road. According to Sturgis police, officers were called at 6:30 p.m. in response to a suspicious person in a parking lot. During the course of their investigation, officers discovered the 23-year-old man was in possession of a vehicle reported stolen from Indiana. He …