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 …

John W. Yearling, age 94, passed away at Bowman Place in Three Rivers on Friday, April 14, 2017. John was born on August 10, 1922 in Centreville, to Harry and Blanche M. (Worthington) Yearling. He was raised in Centreville and graduated from Centreville High School in 1940. He married Doris Hagen on June 30, 1941. She predeceased him in March …

Doris Irene White, age 89, of Three Rivers passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017 at Bowman Place of Three Rivers. She was born in Lansing, IL on December 8, 1927 the daughter of Harry and Hattie (Keim) Blanck. Doris moved to Three Rivers in 1981. She was a member of the Red Hats Society and enjoyed crafts and cake …

The St. Joseph County Commission on Aging celebrated the one-year anniversary of the opening of the Sturgis Enrichment Center on Tuesday, April 11. Seniors and other guests were treated to cake and ice cream and Executive Director Tim Stoll spoke about the growth that has taken place at the Center, located at 306 N. Franks Avenue, in the past year. …

Pamela Donley Henderson, age 61, of Bristol, Indiana, died on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born October 16, 1955 in Lorain, OH a daughter of William and Edith (Spink) Green. Pamela graduated from Clay High School in South Bend in 1974. In 1978 she married Michael Donley. Pamela was employed in the Bakery at …

Lillian E. Smeal, age 78, of Jones, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2017 at her home. She was born on May 16, 1938 in Ripley, NY, a daughter of Ray and Evelyn (Green) Abbey. Lillian attended school in Niagara Falls, NY. In 1956, she married Marvin Smeal in Niagara Falls, NY. She enjoyed cooking, camping with the church youth group, …

Cass County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a single-vehicle accident last week in Howard Township. According to Sheriff Richard Behnke, deputies were called at 1:30 a.m. Thursday to a location on Anderson Road, just south of Allen Road. Deputies found the driver unconscious but still breathing. Investigators said it appears the driver was traveling north on Anderson Road and lost …

Mr. Roger Allen Sylvester, age 70, of Three Rivers, passed away on Monday, April 10th, 2017 at Bronson Hospital. He was born on February 21, 1947 in Vicksburg, the son of the late Leon and Elnora (Howard) Sylvester. Roger graduated from Schoolcraft High School and served his country in the U.S. Army from 1966 until his honorable discharge in 1968. …