Century Bank and Trust employees recently presented a check for more than $1,900 to Victim Services of St. Joseph County. The funds were raised during the second quarter of the year by employees who paid to wear jeans on Fridays. The effort was undertaken by Century Bank and Trust employees in Three Rivers, Nottawa and Sturgis. The Victim Service Unit …

LaDoris Monica Hunt, age 83, of Three Rivers, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. She was born the third child of Vincent Warren Gilmore and Gertie (Pinkston) Gilmore in Chicago, where she attended elementary school. She later she moved to Mendon, with her grandmother and graduated from Mendon High School, where she was the only black student at that the time and was also a member of the National Honor Society. She …

A plea agreement between a former Sturgis teacher and the St. Joseph County prosecutor’s office was withdrawn Tuesday in St. Joseph County District Court. Keith Andrew Lang was set to enter a no contest/guilty plea to one count of attempted fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. However, District Court Judge Jeff Middleton said he couldn’t agree to portions of the deal. As …

A Leonidas Township resident reported the theft of a trailer. State police were called Wednesday morning to the 5200 block of Fulton Road, where the victim said the 5-by-8-foot trailer featured a black steel frame, aluminum fender, and plywood covering the sides and bottom.

State police responded this week to a breaking-and-entering of an abandoned residence in Constantine Township. According to a department media release, troopers responded to the 12000 block of North River Road and found forced entry was gained into the house and adjacent barns and sheds. Investigators found numerous antiques, tools and a four-wheel ATV had been stolen.

Richard G. “Dick” Arbogast, age 63, of Colon, died Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Rapids. He was born in Evart, MI on July 17. 1954 the son of Lester Albert Arbogast and Etta Louise (McMichael) Arbogast. Dick worked briefly at Crocker Limited in Three Rivers, was a semi-truck driver, and had worked at several manufactured …

Karen A. Hipsher, 79, of Constantine, died Monday, July 24, 2017, at Kairos Dwelling Home in Kalamazoo, following an extended illness. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Sunday at St. John’s of the Cross Episcopal Church in Bristol, Ind., where services will begin at 2 p.m. Interment of cremains will be in the church cemetery. Memorial donations may be directed …

Members of the Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Board of St. Joseph County have agreed to begin the process of terminating the agency’s executive director. ​Following an 80-minute executive session at the onset of Tuesday’s meeting, the board approved a motion to schedule a hearing at its August meeting to commence the procedure of discharging Elizabeth O’Dell. ​There was no discussion …

The Portage man charged with shooting to death two people last week – including a St. Joseph County resident – was arraigned Monday. St. Joseph County court officials said 32-year-old Zachary Patten was arraigned in St. Joseph County District Court. Judge Rob Pattison charged Patten with homicide, open murder, firearms and home invasion. The felony charges stem from Thursday’s shooting …

Here’s a reminder that a fundraiser to benefit Domestic and Sexual Abuse Services will be staged in two weeks. “Walk A Mile In Her Shoes,” a one-mile walk to raise awareness and funds for the Three Rivers-based agency, will be Aug. 12 at Lafayette Park in Three Rivers. The walk starts at 11 a.m. and will include a kids’ walk, …