Rick W. Schlabach, 54, of Howe, Ind. died unexpectedly Thursday, April 6, 2017, in an accident at the Winnebago Manufacturing Plant in Middlebury, Ind. Rick was born on May 18, 1962 in LaGrange, Ind., to William E. and Deloris A. (Myers) Schlabach. They preceded him in death. Living his life in LaGrange County, he was a paint repairman for motorhomes. …

Joan E. Oxender, age 85, formerly of Haslett, MI, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017, at Orchard Grove Health Campus, Romeo, MI. She was born in Fort Wayne, IN on April 11, 1931, daughter of the late Ralph S. Smith and Lura L. (Kneller) Smith Alexander Bickle. She graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1949. She was a daughter-in-law …

Tammy Lynn Glasscock, age 56, of Three Rivers, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2017 at the Heartland Health Care Center following a long and courageous battle with illness. She was born on August 17, 1960 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Ralph and Carroll (Kendrick) Zandt. Tammy attended the Comstock School system where she grew up and later furthered her …

Following an incident in Branch County Sunday afternoon, a 38 year old male from Colon was traveling at a high rate of speed in the 33000 block of Wattles Road, when he lost control of his vehicle and ran off the road and struck a 53 year old female who was mowing her lawn. After striking the female, the vehicle …

Three Rivers police last week arrested a woman on felony drug charges following a traffic stop on South Hooker Avenue. According to a department media release, the woman’s vehicle was stopped for an equipment violation in the early morning hours Friday near Buck Street after it was observed driving through neighborhoods with no clear direction or purpose, authorities said. The …

Officials from Three Rivers Health announced that Charlie Shane has been selected as the recipient of the hospital’s Employee of the Year award. The acknowledgment took place during the inaugural Three Rivers Health Employee Gala last month at A Place In Time banquet facility. Shane has been with Three Rivers Health since 1996 and currently works as an Engineering Technician. …

Investigators from Michigan State Police were at the scene of a house fire early Friday in White Pigeon Township. Authorities said the fire, at 20250 Fawn River Road, was reported by a passerby just before 2 a.m. No injuries were reported. Officials said the home had been vacant for several years, with no utilities connected. Under those circumstances, investigators termed …

The Kalamazoo Wings (38-30-1-3) finished the regular season with a win over the Wheeling Nailers (34-30-8-0) on Saturday night and now look ahead to their best-of-seven series against the Toledo Walleye. The Walleye captured the Brabham Cup on Saturday night following their 10-0 victory over the Indy Fuel. The Brabham Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the ECHL team …

Mrs. Catherine Ann Ball, age 90, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, April 7th, 2017 after a long illness.  Catherine was born on July 13, 1926 in Vicksburg, MI., the daughter of the late Mary and Clayton Berger.  She married her husband Robert on December 23, 1947.  Catherine was a graduate of Western Michigan University …

Geanne Phylis Glass, age 90, of Marcellus, passed away Friday, April 7, 2017 at Rose Arbor, Kalamazoo. She was born December 29, 1926 the daughter of Adrian and Bertha (Visscher) Fryling. On March 3, 1946 she married Nolan T. Glass who preceded her in death on February 6, 1988. Geanne was a dairy farmer in the Howardsville area and a …