Paul Richard Evans, age 50, of Schoolcraft, passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at Rose Arbor in Kalamazoo. Paul was born March 2, 1968 the son of Paul D. and Ruth (Trimmer) Evans. He attended Vicksburg schools until his senior year when he moved to Three Rivers graduating with the class of 1987. On July 23, 1994 he married …

Nancy Fay West, age 92, of Colon, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at home, surrounded by her loving family. Nancy was born July 25, 1925, in Jackson, a daughter of the late Harry A. and Letha Fay (Freeland) Murphy. Nancy had lived most all of her life in Colon, graduating from Colon High School with the class of 1945. …

SERVPRO® of Cass & St. Joseph Counties received the MILLIONAIRE’S Bronze award at the recent SERVPRO convention, held at Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort in Orlando, FL, from June 25-29. Anthony Blodgett of SERVPRO of Cass & St. Joseph Counties and other high-performing franchisees were recognized during an Awards Extravaganza at the annual event, which was attended by nearly 3,000 …

Ruth Ann Riley-Kile, age 91, formerly of Mendon, died Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at Medilodge in Portage where she had resided the past ten years. She was born in Battle Creek on March 28, 1927, the daughter of the late Orman and Stella (Hardin) Trumblee. Ruth Ann owned and operated for many years Ruth Ann’s Beauty Shop in Mendon. She …

Organizers of the annual “Walk a Mile In Her Shoes” fundraiser have announced details and the date of the 2018 event. Benefitting Domestic and Sexual Abuse Services of St. Joseph County, the walk will take place Aug. 11 at Lafayette Park in Three Rivers. Proceeds will be used to support survivors receiving services by the agency’s advocates and therapists. The …

State police troopers are investigating the theft of a snow plow from a location in Branch County’s Coldwater Township. The incident was reported at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of East Chicago Road. Authorities said the theft of the Boss DXT plow occurred in a parking lot between 1 p.m. June 30 and 7 a.m. July 2.

Joseph Alan Bessey, age 51, of Marcellus, passed away unexpectedly, early in the morning, on Monday, July 9, 2018. Joseph was born September 23, 1966, in Paw Paw, the son of Donald A. Bessey and Mary B. Kiggins of Cassopolis. On March 23, 1990, he married Dawn M. Weaver in Cassopolis, and together they had one daughter Jessica J.Bessey; who …

July and August have the reputation of being the two hottest months of the year. Normal heat isn’t too bad, but when you throw in the heat index, the atmosphere becomes extremely uncomfortable. However, this is Michigan, so we must learn to deal with the heat and humidity. Most of us have come to rely heavily on air conditioning. Just …

A smaller-than-expected group of 14 volunteers took part in the fourth river cleanup of the season. Sponsored by the St. Joseph County Conservation District, Monday’s cleanup took place on a mile-and-a-half stretch of the Portage River in Park Township. The effort started at Parkville Road and concluded at North Fisher Lake Road. For the first time in the agency’s eight-season …

Three Bronson teens were injured in a single-vehicle crash early Monday in Fawn River Township. Sheriff’s deputies were called at 2:30 a.m. to Plumb School Road in response to a vehicle that had left the roadway and overturned near the intersection of Big Hill Road. Investigators found the 18-year-old driver had misjudged a curve and the vehicle he was driving …