Organizers of last weekend’s Centreville Covered Bridge Days have announced winners of the various competitions staged over the course of the three-day festival, which concluded Sunday. The winners of Friday’s River Country Has Talent were Courtney Hollenbeck of Centreville, Kathy Yoder of Centreville, Brandon Minnis of Three Rivers and Kelly Mishler of Ligonier, Ind. Saturday’s cornhole winning team was George …

A Marcellus Township man was airlifted to South Bend Memorial Hospital after he was run over by a tractor last week. Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called at 1 p.m. Saturday to the 16000 block of East Street in response to a private-property accident. They learned that 80-year-old Dale Stratton had been working on his property with …

Jason Allen Bottger, age 42, of Sturgis, passed away suddenly at home Saturday, July 15, 2017. He was born July 21, 1974 in Greenville, South Carolina to Dennis and Penny (Daugherty) Bottger. Jason moved to Three Rivers from South Carolina in 1984.  He was a graduate of Three Rivers High School class of 1992. Jason loved to play the drums …

A hand-held tool is thought to be the source of a fire that destroyed a garage last week in Sturgis. The Sturgis Fire Department was dispatched around 1:30 a.m. Friday to the 200 block of First Street. It was reported by Sturgis Police Officer Frank Noel, who was patrolling the neighborhood and discovered the blaze in a detached garage. Upon …

A 44-year-old Cass County man was arrested last week on charges related to drugs and child pornography. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies conducted a search warrant Wednesday in the 13000 block of U.S. 12 in the community of Union. Deputies had received a tip that drugs and child pornography were possibly inside the residence. A search warrant was executed, and …

Two travel trailers were stolen last week from a property in White Pigeon Township. State police were called at 7:30 a.m. Friday to the 69000 block of Sevison Road, where the victim told authorities the thefts occurred between 2 p.m. July 4 and 7:30 a.m. Friday. The trailers are described as a 2018 Coachmen Freedom Express by Forest River and …

Morris Layne Spears, age 75, of Constantine, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017 at his home. He was born in Kentucky on March 22, 1942, a son of Homer and Dixie (Kinney) Spears. He was self-employed in sales and enjoyed ‘picking’ antiques and treasures. On March 17, 1987, he married Mabel Bell; they were later divorced. Surviving Morris are …

Curtis Alan Babcock, age 54, formerly of Brownwood, Texas, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017, at the home of his very special friends, Richard, Roger, Misty and Ray Williams, after a short, but hard, fight with cancer. He was born the son of the late Lloyd Jr. and Carolyn (Llewellyn) Babcock. Curt grew up in Sturgis and started traveling as …

Roudie Lynn Flowers, age 48, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born April 24,1969, in Sturgis, a son of Michael and Delana Lynn (Hindman) Flowers. Roudie resided most of his life in the Sturgis and Centreville area. He was a talented writer of fiction and he loved gaming. Roudie is …

Colon’s interim high school principal was promoted Wednesday to interim superintendent. Ginny Kowalski will step in to the position Aug. 1. Christine Barnes, who was named superintendent in June 2015, is resigning at the end of the month to oversee Keokuk Community Schools in Iowa. Colon’s board of education meets at 6 p.m. Monday and its members will decide what …