Orson (Frank) Franklin Poley III, passed away July 25, 2018, at Sturgis Hospital. He was born on Aug. 8, 1953, in Sturgis. Frank is the youngest child of his loving parents, Orson and Willodean Poley who survive him. Frank also leaves behind to cherish is memory his wife, Gail (Morris); two sisters, Teresa (Rick) Dickerson of Three Rivers and Carol Gyomory …

Floyd Ray Eichorn, age 87, of Three Rivers, formerly of Marcellus, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at Three Rivers Health surrounded by his loving family.  He was born on June 7, 1931 in Clarence, New York the son of the late Lewis and Ida (Troyer) Eichorn. Floyd has been a long-time resident of this area where he …

John E. Swinehart, age 62, of White Pigeon, died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, at his home, following a two-month illness. He was born Oct. 6, 1955, in Three Rivers, a son of LeRoy and Dorothy (Cyphers) Swinehart. He served two years in the U.S. Navy. He was a resident of White Pigeon and Union all his life. He was employed …

A Sturgis woman has been arraigned after she was accused of embezzling more than $100,000 from her employer. State police said 43-year-old Jill Schmidt was arraigned this week after it was alleged she stole the money from BHS Group, a property/real-estate company for which she worked until last year. She had been an employee at the Sturgis business as an …

Renovation of Glen Oaks Community College’s concourse began earlier this week with a ceremonial event led by school president David Devier. The $2.2 million job will be led by Frederick Construction of Vicksburg as general contractor and Mishawaka-based Arkos Design will serve as project architect. The college’s board is expected to meet Tuesday to finalize a loan through the U.S. …

Two people were injured as the result of an accident in the village of Marcellus Tuesday afternoon. Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly after 4:30 p.m. to the intersection of Main and Centre streets. Investigators said Muriel Oswalt, 29, of Marcellus, was driving east on Main Street when she struck a vehicle driven by 69-year-old David …

Last Fall Deb Rohdy, owner of the Bow Wow Bakery and Bath in Dowagiac, started a community project to “Keep Nellie Cool”  This project was to purchase a heat sensor for the patrol car used by Nellie and her handler Deputy TK Graves. Nellie is a Bloodhound used by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office for trailing of lost, missing, and endangered …

Authorities have positively identified a couple whose remains were recovered from the wreckage of a small plane that crashed more than 20 years ago in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Mackinac County Sheriff Scott Strait said Thursday the remains have been positively identified as those of missing couple Mark and Janet Davies. The single-engine Piper PA-28 that 45-year-old Mark Davies was …

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Committee members charged with recommending a candidate to the St. Joseph County Commission On Aging Board reached an impasse, meaning the spot will be left unfilled for the time being. County commissioners at Wednesday’s executive committee meeting said the three candidates interviewed within the past week each brought their own, unique strengths. In the end, Commissioner Dan Czajkowski said, the …