Brenda Lynn Moyer, age 48, of Colon, died Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo following a long illness. She was born in Three Rivers on Dec. 13, 1968 the daughter of David F. and Donna M. (Franks) Moyer. She attended Colon Schools, and had been employed at Precision Wire Forms in Three Rivers. Brenda enjoyed crocheting, …

Connie Sue Sorko-Ram Budfuloski, age 55, of Sturgis, passed away peacefully Friday, June 9, 2017, at her home. She was born Aug. 11, 1961, in St. Paul, Minn., a daughter of the late Paul Ollie and Patricia (Burns) Sorko-Ram. Connie resided most of her life in Sturgis. She had been employed as a certified medical financial biller for the Westside …

Authorities say a fire chief has died after he was struck by a passing vehicle while responding to a reported crash along I-94 in southwestern Michigan. The Kalamazoo County sheriff’s department says its officers and the Comstock Township fire department responded Wednesday night and found an unoccupied vehicle along the eastbound lanes. They were preparing to leave when the passing …

More than 200 pounds of unwanted and unused prescription drugs were turned in during a recent annual collection in St. Joseph County. The National Take-Back Initiative was April 29 and several local law-enforcement agencies, in conjunction with the St. Joseph County Substance Abuse Task Force, participated. State-wide, 20,370 pounds were collected from 202 different sites in Michigan. Permanent disposal boxes …

About 50 pounds of debris was cleared Saturday from a three-mile stretch of the St. Joseph River. The event, sponsored by the St. Joseph County Conservation District, started at North Farrand Road in Colon Township and concluded at Jacksonburg Road in Leonidas Township. It drew a dozen volunteers and netted debris such as a tire, parts of a lawn chair, …

A Lockport Township couple has submitted an application for a 600-head cattle farm. According to the Michigan Department of Agriculture, David and Ramona Schwartz are seeking a permit to locate the development in the 60000 block of Lutz Road. The application was submitted Monday. According to the application, the development would feature a calf barn 40-by-224 feet with an outdoor …

Westside Landfill will stage a first-of-its-kind recycling opportunity of Styrofoam materials. Waste Management’s Eric Shafer said the special event will take place 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the landfill, 60050 Roberts Road. Shaffer said the collection begins what will be a quarterly event specifically for Styrofoam. Shafer said the service is free and open to all St. Joseph County …

An Elkhart man was charged with offenses related to drugs and possession of stolen property following his arrest early Tuesday in Three Rivers. According to a department media release, officers were alerted around 1:30 a.m. to a retail fraud in progress at Walmart. The suspect was stopped by officers on Millard Street near the intersection of U.S. 131. K-9 officer …

Mary Lou Hines, age 86, of Three Rivers, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, June 10, 2017. She was born in Chicago on May 18, 1931 the daughter of Theodore and Ora Lee (Edwards) Shaw. She was united in marriage to Albert Hines, Jr. on June 10, 1950 in Chicago. While living in Chicago she was a homemaker …

I could never be a teacher. Besides the fact that one needs more than a Bachelor’s Degree, a teacher must also have the patience of a saint. Teachers are among those professionals who should be addressed as Mister, Mrs., or Miss, and this would be difficult for me. Whenever someone refers to me as Mr. Stutesman, I start looking around …