Alma W. Bontrager, age 71, of Centreville, passed away Monday morning, June 5, 2017, at her home. She was born May 5, 1946, in Albion, a daughter of William J. and Lydia Mae (Yoder) Bontrager. Alma resided in Centreville since 1959, coming from Green Ridge, Mo. She is survived by a son, Paul (Mary) Bontrager of Centreville; her mother, Lydia …

William “Bill” Martin Steinbach, age 74, of Three Rivers passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. He was born in Chicago, IL on October 24, 1942 the son of William Henry and Gertude (Miller) Steinbach. Bill served his country in the U.S Army until his honorable discharge in 1968. He then owned and operated Floating Bridge …

I’ve never been much of a boss. While working for a freight forwarder near O’Hare Airport in Chicago, I vied for a position as warehouse foreman. I was told that I didn’t get the position because I wasn’t a hard-nose slave driver. They used another term, but I’ll refrain from using that name here. I’ve overseen individuals working toward a …

Jeannine Ann Mohney, age 81, of Three Rivers passed away on Friday, June 2, 2017 at Heartland Healthcare Center. She was born in Whiting, IN on September 25, 1935 the daughter of Howard and Letha (Parrish) Ruple. In her younger years she loved to skate and dance. She loved to skate at the former Pap’s Open Air Rink in Three …

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church became the first church in Michigan to have a comfort dog. Jude, an 18-month-old golden retriever, became part of the family Sunday during a Leash Ceremony at the Three Rivers church. The event was attended by six other comfort dogs and their handlers, most from Illinois. The effort to land Jude was spearheaded by parishioner Gretchen …

Two public hearings and eight matters of new business highlight this evening’s Three Rivers City Commission meeting. The public hearings center on a budget hearing and property-tax act, and a user-fee ordinance update. Business to be considered by Mayor Tom Lowry and commissioners include the sale of 125 East Broadway Street to Clark Logic for $275,000, a resolution related to …

Two Illinois men were involved in a collision on a Cass County lake over the weekend. Authorities said the Cass County Sheriff’s Department marine division was called at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in response to a personal watercraft striking another personal watercraft on Shavehead Lake in Porter Township. A personal watercraft driven by 25-year-old Kyle Hughes of Mokena went out of …

Members of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners will consider the purchase of a new laptop computer for the prosecutor’s office as one of its five items of new business this evening. Other items before the five-member panel include accepting the sheriff’s department annual report, an employee handbook revision related to ID cards and the purchase of property for …

Marna Leah Prine, age, 79, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Friday, June 2, 2017. Marna’s life began on September 8, 1937, the daughter of the late John L. and Gladys L. (Markle) Kemmerling formerly of Three Rivers. Marna was a graduate of Three Rivers High School class of 1955. She furthered her education and earned a Bachelor’s Degree …

The St. Joseph County Conservation District is staging the first of its seven river cleanups of 2017 this Saturday. The Centreville-based agency is looking for volunteers to assist with cleaning the three-mile stretch of the St. Joseph River from North Farrand Road in Colon Township to Jacksonburg Road in Leonidas Township. All equipment will be provided, but organizers need to …