Edward “Ted” Walpole Talbot, age 89, of Centreville, died on Monday, September 25, 2017 at Heartland Health Care in Three Rivers. He was born February 14, 1928 in Centreville, a son of Ned and Katherine (Fletcher) Talbot. Ted graduated from Centreville High School in 1945 and served in the United States Army. On June 7, 1952 he married Barbara R. Huff …

An Elkhart man was arrested Wednesday after he attempted to flee from Cass County Sheriff’s Department officials. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies conducted a traffic stop on the driver of a vehicle clocked traveling 96 miles per hour on Decatur Road near Kelsey Lake Street in Penn Township shortly before 6 p.m. The driver of the vehicle fled on foot during the …

The Michigan Department of Transportation wishes to advise motorists that the third and final Adopt-A-Highway cleanup event is underway and slated to conclude Saturday. The latest cleanup period started this past weekend. Volunteers in Michigan have been participating in the program since 1990. Adopt-A-Highway volunteers collect more than 60,000 bags of trash annually. The program has grown to involve more …

A Union City man was injured after the moped he was driving went off the road after the driver attempted to avoid striking a deer in Colon Township. State police said 26-year-old Shawn Davenport was driving east on M-86 shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday when he swerved the moped off the road and into a ditch near Farrand Road. Davenport, …

A representative from Three Rivers Community Schools was the winner of the fourth-annual pie-eating contest Saturday at the St. Joseph County Grange Fair. Athletic director Andy Mains was the first of eight contestants to finish their pie in the competition, which requires participants to not use their hands. Mains, who opted for a chocolate pie, participated in an effort to …

Marlene Kay Avery, age 59, of Mendon, died Saturday, September 23, 2017 following a six-year illness. She was born in Coldwater on January 27, 1958 the daughter of Gary and Eleanor (Sharpstien) Hicks, and was a lifetime resident of the Athens-Mendon area. She graduated from Athens High School with the class of 1976. Marlene was married to G. Alan “Hoss” …

Ernest Timm, Jr., age 90, of Three Rivers, died Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Fairview Living and Rehabilitation in Centreville. He was born in Nottawa Township on April 30, 1927 the son of Ernest F. and Emma S. (Schmidt) Timm. He graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1944 and worked on the family farm. Ernest then went …

John H. Chiddister, age 86, of Marcellus, passed away peacefully from this life the morning of Friday, September 22, 2017.  He was surrounded and supported by his loving family and caregivers during the last days of his life. He was born August 2, 1931 in Howard Township, MI the son of John H. Sr. and Yula N. (Marshall) Chiddister.  He …

Rebia Jean Caletri, age 82, of Three Rivers, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Three Rivers Health.  She was born in Somerset, KY on August 27, 1935, the daughter of Manford and Olive (Dykes) Sowder. On July 14, 1956 Rebia was united in marriage to Don J. Caletri. Together, they raised three daughters and made Three Rivers their …

Shane Alan Ream, age 40, of Three Rivers, passed away at Bronson Methodist Hospital on Friday, September 15, 2017 only days after being diagnosed with Leukemia. Shane went to be with our lord, bathed in the rays of a magnificent sunrise, surrounded by his loving family. Shane was born on May 16th, 1977 at Three Rivers Hospital to parents Nancy …