William G. Milliman, age 87, of Burr Oak, passed away early Tuesday morning, April 18, 2017, at Drew’s Place in Coldwater. He was born Dec. 5, 1929, in Burr Oak, a son of the late Nelson and Mildred (Robbins) Milliman. Bill was a lifelong Burr Oak resident and a graduate of Burr Oak High School with the class of 1948. …

Peter Schneider netted the hat trick and the Kalamazoo Wings had a season high 53 shots on goal in route to a 6-4 Game Three win in their best-of-seven playoff series with the Toledo Walleye. The Walleye lead the series 2-1. Feeling like a game of ping-pong, the two teams exchanged goals throughout the first two periods. Kyle Bonis put …

Elizabeth Catherine “Betsy” Mowry (Woehr) of Sturgis passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2017, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, following a brief illness. Betsy was born March 31, 1933, in Fort Wayne, Ind., to proud parents Vada L. Woehr (Reynolds) and Andrew Emil Woehr. She was the youngest of four siblings and adored by her Grandmother Reynolds, who raised …

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.