Michael Gee LeMense, 80, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2018. He was born April 11, 1938, son of Howard and Helen LeMense in Three Rivers. Mike graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1957 and from Michigan State University in 1962, 1966 and 1976. It was at MSU in 1962 where Mike met his wife, Carol, and upon meeting …

Dorothy Faye Haye, age 74, of Three Rivers, passed away passed away on Tuesday, March 13th, 2018 in Kalamazoo. She was born November 27th, 1943 in Rivervale, AR to Joesph and Bessie (Cockrum) Phiillips. Dorothy has been a long time resident of Three Rivers having moved here in 1959. She worked for Peterson Springs for 40 years. She enjoyed fishing, …

The field of six candidates for Sturgis Public Schools’ superintendent position has been whittled to a list of two names. Nicole Airgood, the district’s current assistant superintendent, and Arthur Ebert, deputy superintendent of West Bloomfield Schools, were chosen as finalists this week. Airgood has been with the district for nine years. She previously served in administrative and teacher positions at …

Sturgis and St. Joseph County parks and recreation departments are collaborating to construct a disc-golf course at Cade Lake County Park. The course, named Deadwood at Cade Lake, will be an 18-hole course through the wooded area at Cade Lake County Park in Fawn River Township. Fundraising efforts for the project are underway. To sponsor a tee or make a …

Michael L. Miller, age 62, of Three Rivers, passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Three Rivers Health. He was born in Springfield, OH on August 18, 1955, a son of the late Leroy Miller and Patricia (Raines) Arnett. Michael went to school in Ohio and Arizona. He was employed at Southwest Mobile Storage in Phoenix, AZ in 1995 …

L. Allan Baldwin, age 88, of Three Rivers, died Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Three Rivers. He was born in Three Rivers on May 28, 1929 the son of Glenn G. and Alma D. (Richmond) Baldwin and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. Allan graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1947 and then joined …

Joy Genise Weber, age 48, of Constantine, died Saturday, March 10, 2018, at Elkhart General Hospital, following a short illness. She was born April 25, 1969, in Blue Island, Ill., a daughter of John and Rowe (LaScala) Sigler. She was a resident of Constantine for the past five years, coming from White Pigeon. She was a homemaker, volunteer for White …

Authorities in a southwestern Michigan county are investigating cases from nearly 200 previously untested rape kits that eventually could lead to charges. Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting tells the Kalamazoo Gazette for a story Thursday that investigators are trying to prioritize cases approaching the end of time periods where legal action can be taken. Some of the kits are close to 30 …

A shakeup at Tuesday’s Colon Village Council meeting saw the resignation of its president and a council member, and the contract of its village manager not renewed. After 14 months as village president, Diane Downs announced her resignation from the seven-member panel. Nancy Percival, a longtime council member, also announced her resignation, also effective immediately. Later, the board voted to …

A vehicle stolen last month from Kalamazoo was recovered this week in Schoolcraft. Schoolcraft police chief Bryan Campbell said his department was advised at 3 a.m. Wednesday to be on the lookout for a vehicle involved in a retail-theft incident in Three Rivers. The vehicle was spotted parked in a driveway in the 300 block of Duncan Street. Campbell said …