Two people, including a Three Rivers resident, had to be extricated from a vehicle Saturday after it went off the road and down an embankment in Cass County’s Porter Township. The Cass County Sheriff’s Department said the occupants, 28-year-old Krystal Taylor of Three Rivers and Rebecca Mallo, 27, of Cassopolis, were involved in the incident that occurred between 4 and …

State police are investigating the theft of a personal-watercraft lift from a lake in Branch County. Troopers were called at 8:30 a.m. Monday to the 500 block of Lake Drive on Coldwater Lake in Ovid Township. The victim told police a Ski-Doo lift was taken from a dock between May 14 and June 19.

Kathy Messner recently received the Paul Harris Fellow recognition from Constantine Rotary Club as a means of showing appreciation for her contributions to the community. The local organization will contribute $1,000 in Messner’s name to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. Rotary President Mark Honeysett presented the award, saying he can’t think of anyone more deserving than Messner. Messner for …

Dustin “Chevy” Mitchell Cole, age 29, of Constantine, passed away on Friday, July 7th, 2017 at Bronson Methodist Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born November 18, 1987. Dustin attended Three Rivers Schools and was currently working at Royal Cargo, Middlebury. He attended Riverside Church. On August 13, 2016 he married his high school love Tonya …

Derek Todd Howard, age 46, of Bronson, and formerly of Union City, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017, at his home after a 10-month battle with Metastatic Melanoma. Derek was born Dec. 8, 1970, in Norfolk, Va., a son to Gary B. and Rebecca (Todd) Howard. On Sept. 13, 2016, he married Sarah Tyler in Battle Creek. He graduated from …

Five people have been injured after four motorcycles crashed near Bristol in Elkhart County. The Elkhart Truth reports that the chain-reaction crash started about 6:40 p.m. Saturday on S.R. 120 near Bonneyville Mill County Park. Authorities say an eastbound motorcycle traveled left of the roadway’s center line while trying to pass another eastbound vehicle and crashed head-on into a westbound …

Janet L. Clubb, age 77, of Kalamazoo, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017. She was born August 28, 1939 in Schoolcraft, the daughter of Clifford C. and Dena (Kiewiet) Becker. Janet was raised in Kalamazoo and spent most of her adult life in Vicksburg. She retired from Western Michigan University as a custodian which she loved and took a lot …

Three people were injured last week in an accident in Mottville Township. State police said troopers were called at 1:35 p.m. Thursday to Riverside Drive, near Mann Road. According to investigators, Brian Waldron of Constantine was driving east on Riverside Drive. His vehicle approached a car that had slowed to turn left into a private drive when it passed the …

Both sides in the criminal sexual conduct case against a former Centreville teacher said it’s possible they could reach resolution before a trial begins later this month. Neither Van Buren County Prosecutor Michael Bedford, who is acting as special prosecutor, nor Julia Kelly, defense counsel for Terry Miller, would comment regarding the status of discussions to settle the case prior …

Michigan State Police has joined almost 200 law-enforcement agencies nationwide in the Angel Program, a pre-arrest diversion program to assist people struggling with addiction and reduce drug demand. The Angel Program allows someone with a drug addiction to walk into a state police post to seek help for their addiction, without the fear of arrest or investigation. As of this …