Police in Kalamazoo say prosecutors will decide whether anyone will face criminal charges over a pit bull attack that badly injured a child. Emergency crews were called to a home early Saturday after the attack on the child. Police say the child had been dropped off at the house to be watched by a family friend, whose dog mauled the …

Authorities say a 13-year-old boy was shot and killed during an attempted home invasion in northern Indiana. The St. Joseph County prosecutor’s office says officers responding to reports of gunfire late Tuesday found the teenager at an apartment complex in Mishawka suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Authorities on Wednesday identified the boy as Tyshawn Taylor and said he was …

Gary Thomas Berger, age 69, of Three Rivers passed away suddenly at home on Wednesday, December 27, 2017. He was born in July 11, 1948 in Three Rivers, the son of James E. and Marjorie (Selby) Berger. Gary was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. He graduated from Three Rivers High School class of 1966 and went on to attend …

Joseph “Joe” R. Kuratko passed away on Wednesday, December 27th, 2017 surrounded by his family at Heartland Health Care Center after lengthy health issues. Joe was born August 5th, 1928 in Chicago, to Joseph and Anna (Blaha) Kuratko. They moved to Three Rivers when he was 4 years old. He graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1947. He was …

Charles L. Oxender, age 73, of Three Rivers, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Three Rivers on May 23, 1944 the son of the late Ira T. and Ann (Penn) Oxender and for most of his life resided in St. Joseph County. Charles graduated from Mendon High School with the Class …

Dannie Nathan Hall, age 62, of Three Rivers, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor. He was born in Anderson, Indiana on Sept. 4, 1955 the son of Nathan E. and Norma (Nutt) Hall. His mother, Norma was later married to Dannie’s step-father, Richard Leighton. Dannie served in the U.S. Navy from November of …

Ruth Nadine Garlinger, age 85, of Mendon, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2017 at Three Rivers Health. She was born in Camp Point, IL on Jan. 27, 1932 the daughter of Russell and Hazel (Kestner) Johnson. She graduated from Camp Point High School. For many years she resided in Nashville, MI where she was the proprietor of Little’s Country Store, and …

Louis John Grimm, Jr., age 70, of Mendon, went to his Heavenly Home on Christmas eve, Dec, 24, 2017. He was born in Kalamazoo on Oct. 2, 1947 the son of Louis Sr. and Angie (Boltjes) Grimm. Louis grew up in Vicksburg, and served in the U.S. Army from 1964-68. He worked in construction for many years, installing siding on …

State police officials have released the name of a Constantine man who died in a single-vehicle accident last week. Glenn O’Neal Greene Jr., 49, was driving a 2003 Chevy Malibu when it went off the roadway at 4:15 p.m. Saturday on Youngs Prairie Road near New England Road in Constantine Township. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators said …

Officers from the Three Rivers Police Department are investigating an act of vandalism that occurred last week at Riverside Cemetery. Sexton Richard Clements said damage to more than 20 headstones took place Wednesday and was discovered the next day. He said stone pillars were toppled, other markers were defaced and even some in-ground limestone markers more than a century old …