Vida Darlene Hunt, “Red” age 64, of Three Rivers, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 9th 2018. Vida was born May 26th, 1953 in Anchorage, Alaska. She was the first born child of Cornelius and LaDoris (Gilmore) Hunt. Vida attended Elementary School in Illinois, but later moved to Three Rivers in  1964. Vida was an avid …

Public restrooms are just that. They are for the public. I applaud businesses who provide a room where patrons can go “Rest”. It’s the responsibility of the business owner to maintain that room of rest, but I feel the public should share in some of that responsibility. I’m not saying we should scrub the toilet or mop the floor, but …

An Indiana man was arrested on drug-related offenses last week in Sturgis. According to the Sturgis Police Department, officers were called at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to the area of South Maple and Mechanic streets regarding a subject passed out inside the driver’s seat of a pickup. Officers talked to the man and soon became suspicious to the presence of drugs …

Kalamazoo County authorities are investigating the case of a man who was shot and killed over the weekend in Schoolcraft Township. Deputies were called at 1 a.m. Saturday to the 13000 block of West Tremblay Drive, where a 28-year-old man had suffered a gunshot wound. Investigators said the victim, 28-year-old William Bolton of Vicksburg, died at the scene. A 25-year-old …

July’s unemployment rate in St. Joseph County was 1.7 percent higher than the previous month. The monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed the county’s 5.4 percent July unemployment rate marked an increase from June’s 3.7 percent. St. Joseph County was above the state unemployment average, which was 4.8 percent in July. The agency …

A 34-year-old Sturgis man was arrested after he attempted to leave Sturgis Bowl with a bartender’s tip jar. A pair of Sturgis officers was leaving a nearby restaurant at 9 p.m. Friday, when they observed two men chasing the suspect from the bowling alley. Officers then drove behind the business and cornered the suspect. The suspect resisted arrest, attempting to …

It’s the first day of the 2018-19 academic year for most St. Joseph County school districts. Three Rivers begins its year with a new superintendent, Ron Moag, while Sturgis also starts with first-year superintendent Art Ebert. Meanwhile, Mendon and Nottawa school districts will see Leasa Griffith and Jerome Wolff, respectively, begin their first full years as superintendent. Though he retired …

Robert C. Tenney, age 59, of Sherwood, passed away Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, at his home, the family farm, surrounded by his family after an extended illness. Robert was born the only son to the late Lewis L. and Loretta Ann (Truckey) Tenney on Oct. 15, 1958. Robert lived in Sherwood his entire life, graduating from Union City High School …

Kathryn H. “Kate” Clark, age 97, a lifelong Sturgis resident, passed away Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, at Thurston Woods Village. She was born Aug. 22, 1921, in Sturgis, Mich., a daughter to the late Roger M. and Helen (Froh) Sturgis. On June 29, 1941, in Coldwater, she married Loran J. Clark who preceded her in death in October of 1984. …

Ernestine A. Sears, age 95, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, at Thurston Woods Village. She was born Nov. 30, 1922, in Beatrice, Neb., a daughter to the late Anargyrus and Edith (Witzsche) Kaloides. Ernestine was a resident of Sturgis since 1976, moving here from Denver and previous to that Beatrice, Neb. On Oct. 3, 1943, in Beatrice, …