A Cass County man was injured after the motorcycle he was driving was involved in an accident in Porter Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called at 1:20 a.m. Saturday to Lake Drive, at Sunset Boulevard, where 45-year-old Chad Bowman of Union lost control of his motorcycle. Investigators said he was driving north on Sunset Boulevard and lost control …

A person suspected of being involved in a shooting this week in Vandalia is in custody by the Cass County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff Richard Behnke said the incident occurred shortly before 7 p.m. Monday in the 17800 block of State Street. Investigators said a subject had fired several rounds at the house and then fled on foot. No one was …

State police are investigating a larceny-from-a-vehicle incident that occurred last Saturday in Branch County’s Coldwater Township. Troopers were notified at 10:30 a.m. that backpacks and a purse containing cash and several credit cards were stolen from a vehicle in the 300 block of South Michigan Avenue. The victim said the incident occurred between 3:30 p.m. July 23 and 9 a.m. …

Victor G. Meade, age 62, of Gladstone, originally from Three Rivers, passed away unexpectedly at home, Saturday, August 4, 2018. Victor was born December 30, 1955, in Sturgis, the son of Glen and Gwendolyn (Dubner) Meade. Victor was a Motor Route for the Daily Press. He also spent 15 years with the Three Rivers School District. He had been a …

Margaret Ann Lakey, age 91, of Three Rivers, passed away on Monday, August 6, 2018 in Kalamazoo. She was born on October 31, 1926 the daughter of Lawrence and Birdie (Norris) Luck. She graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1944 and went on to attend college at Western Michigan University. In 1947 she was united in marriage to Richard …

I am Storm.  I am a loving, purring, four year old, grey, long-haired, spayed, female.  I have been declawed on my front paws.  I don’t want to be with a dog family.  When visiting with the lady that does this Pet Of Week article, I enjoyed loving on her and purring.  I had a great time investigating the the room …

St. Joseph County residents appeared to have no problem continuing to help fund the St. Joseph County Transportation Authority. By a comfortable margin Tuesday, a request to renew one-third of a mill was approved in the county-wide vote. As a result, the Three Rivers-based agency will continue to receive about $650,000 annually over the next four years. Consistent with renewal …

Charlotte L. “Betty” Watson, age 95, of Logan, Utah, and a former resident of Sturgis, passed away Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, at Legacy House in Logan. She was born June 16, 1923, in Brentwood, Ark., the 11th child of Joseph Edward and Mary Etta (Pruitt) Smith. Betty moved to Denver when she was 12 years of age. She also lived in …

Dimpi Sahni, age 59, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Friday afternoon, Aug. 3, 2018, at the Sturgis Hospital emergency room. He was born Feb. 13, 1959, in India, a son of the late Surinder Singh and Amarjit (Anand) Sahni. Dimpi resided in Sturgis for more than 25 years, coming from Cleveland and he also lived in Long Island, N.Y. Along …

St. Joseph County’s former equalization director will be the Democrat opponent to face Republican incumbent Dennis Allen in the November general election. Nottawa Township resident Judy Nelson topped Tim Carls in Tuesday’s primary election. She earned 410 votes while Carls claimed 310 in what turned out to be a high-profile election for the right to represent the party in November. …