The St. Joseph County Road Commission is considering seeking a grant that would pay 95 percent of $7 million for development of a new bridge to go alongside Langley Covered Bridge. During last week’s road commission meeting, it was announced that an engineering study determined that the bridge can be used as-is for about two more years. The agency has …

St. Joseph County Prosecutor John McDonough said the remains unearthed Monday in Kalamazoo County have been positively identified as those of Venus Stewart. Doug Stewart, her estranged husband, was found guilty by a St. Joseph County jury of her murder in 2010. Stewart is serving a mandatory life sentence. Stewart led Michigan State Police detectives to her grave early Monday …

Delores Jean Middleton went to be with the Lord on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 at her home in Sturgis. She was born in Three Rivers Hospital on Feb. 25, 1936 to Duane and Maxine (Brown) Knapp. She was the fourth generation of the Knapp family to reside in Three Rivers. She attended Andrews School and Three Rivers High School and …

Katherine E. Langworthy, a longtime resident of Three Rivers died Sunday, October 21, 2018 at noon. Paradoxically, she was born as the noon whistle blew, on August 5, 1925 to Glen and Katherine Morris of Park Ridge, Illinois.  The family moved to Cassopolis in 1939.  Katherine started high school in Cassopolis and finished at Maine Township High School near Park …

Donald Vohn Williams, Jr. age 63 of Bronson, passed away early Saturday morning October 20, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born August 26, 1955 in Dowagiac, son of the late Donald Vohn and Mary (Hotrum) Williams. Don was a lifelong Bronson resident. He had owned and operated a construction company and worked as a janitor at …

Dining out, especially for breakfast, continues to give me material for this column. I especially enjoy having breakfast at a small quaint cafe where they usually have regular diners who gather there every morning to discuss the world’s problems. Some of these eateries have unique little signs placed on the wall with hopes that the customers get a chuckle or …

Centreville village residents are being asked to monitor their U.S. Postal Service mail closely, according to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department. The agency on Monday issued a press release related to complaints about mail being stolen and sometimes discarded from the mailboxes of village residents. Sheriff Brad Balk said residents should be aware of suspicious activity or unfamiliar vehicles …

Two Sturgis residents were arrested this week and charged with drug-related offenses, according to Sturgis Police. Officers conducted a traffic stop around 1 a.m. Monday near the intersection of South Lakeview Avenue and East Congress Street for a minor violation. Officers became suspicious of the driver based on his behavior while being questioned. After a search of the vehicle, a …

Pairings for the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s football playoffs were announced Sunday, and seven area teams made it to the post season. In division 4, Three Rivers will host Paw Paw in a tough matchup of Wolverine Conference opponents. The 8-1 Wildcats shut out the 7-2 Redskins in Week 5, 26-0. Meanwhile, in Division 6, Constantine gets another shot …

An Elkhart woman was injured in a single-vehicle, roll-over accident last week in Cass County’s Porter Township. Sheriff’s officials said 31-year-old Amanda Bolen was driving south shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday in the 65000 block of M-40, near the community of Jones, when her vehicle left the roadway for an unknown reason and rolled over several times. Deputies arrived to …