Orvin Perkins, 82, of White Pigeon, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Hospice Care of Elkhart, Ind., following an extended illness. He was born March 15, 1935, in Lamar, Mo., the son of Clyde O. and Georgia I. (Pilant) Perkins. A resident of White Pigeon since 1974, coming from South Bend, Ind., Orvin was owner of Perkins Construction Company in …

William S. “Spike” Cutler, III, also known as Spike the Barber, passed away on Monday, April 17, 2017 at Three Rivers Hospital. He was born in Three Rivers on August 22, 1942 the son of William A. and Martha J. (Squire) Cutler. Spike attended schools in Three Rivers, Sturgis, and Springfield, IL where he lived with his mother until age …

Kenneth Ray Nelson, age 72, of Three Rivers, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born in Devils Lake, ND on December 30, 1944, a son of Thomas and Hazel (Myhre) Nelson. Ken graduated from Clearbrook Schools, Minnesota in 1963, and served in the U.S. Army from 1964-1967. He attended Hibbing Jr. College, and …

I am getting very close to surrendering my driver’s license. On a recent trip to Ann Arbor, we had to use I-94. I hate this highway beyond words. The speed limit for cars is 70 miles per hour, yet if you drive the limit, you will find yourself being passed by cars doing at least 80 or 85. The speed …

Three Rivers Police over the weekend arrested a man on multiple felony charges following a traffic stop for equipment violations. According to a department media release, officers observed a small sport-utility vehicle traveling north on Main Street, where it was pulled over near Sixth Avenue. Police said the 38-year-old driver, whose community of residence was not stated in the release, …

A Cass County man was injured after the lawnmower he was riding was struck by a car. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies responded at 5:41 p.m. Saturday to the 19000 block of South Metcalf Court. Forty-four-year-old Joseph Barnett was crossing a driveway on his mower when 61-year-old Darlene Pratt of Elkhart was driving to the road in the same driveway. …

Members of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners appear to have a quick meeting before them this evening. Just one item of new business – the annual equalization report presented by Tony Meyaard and Josh Simmons – appears on the agenda. The meeting takes place at 6 p.m. in the third-floor commissioners’ room at the county courthouse.

A Three Rivers teen was injured after falling off his moped last weekend in Cass County’s Penn Township. Sheriff’s deputies said they responded at 6:30 p.m. Saturday to a report of a personal-injury accident on Dutch Settlement Road near Goff Lake Road. Seventeen-year-old Edwin Stevens was injured after he lost control of his eastbound moped while crossing a set of …

A matter of business related to the Three Rivers Youth Sports Complex highlights this evening’s Three Rivers City Commission meeting. Mayor Tom Lowry and commissioners will consider authorizing more than $320,000 to Virdis Design Group to proceed with the design, bidding and construction engineering for the proposed facility. Also, the commission will consider authorizing city staff to execute any necessary …

As a community service, Three Rivers Health will again be offering free prostate screening for men age 50 and older as well as those with higher risk. The screenings will take place on Saturday, April 29, from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. at the Three Rivers Health Medical Office Building 3, Surgical Services Building, 715 S. Health Parkway. Prostate cancer is …