Dorothy Lee Crump, age 69, of Three Rivers, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at the Heartland Health Care Center. She was born on April 29, 1947 in Chicago, IL., the daughter of the late Zollie and Mary (Williams) Tolbert. Dorothy graduated from Drake High School in Auburn, AL. From there she moved to Three …

Charles Raymond Oberlander, age 79, formerly of Three Rivers, died unexpectedly at his Kalamazoo home where he had resided the past 20 years. He was born in Three Rivers on April 30, 1937 the son of Charlie and Helen R. (Kline) Oberlander. After graduating from Three Rivers High School her served in the U.S. Air Force from 1959 to 1963. …

Robert John Deisler, 57, of Edwardsburg, passed to his rest on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, at his home, unexpectedly. He was born Nov. 17, 1959 in Sturgis, a son of Donald and Shirley (Lough) Deisler, and had lived in the Michiana area all his life. He was a carpenter, working in building houses and in commercial construction, including working on …

St. Joseph County Prosecutor John McDonough is expected to disqualify himself today from trying a former Centreville teacher charged with 107 counts of allegedly touching three female students inappropriately. McDonough, during a conference Friday, requested another delay in the trial of Terry Miller, 47, of Centreville. Miller’s trial had been scheduled to begin next week before St. Joseph County Circuit …

State police are investigating what is being called a suspicious fire stemming from an incident last month in Fawn River Township. Coated copper wire was found to be burning at 7 a.m. Jan. 25 in a forested area on private property in the area of Freedom and Carls roads, according to a department media release.

State Rep. Aaron Miller last week joined his colleagues in support of bipartisan legislation that gives people access to public records and makes state government more accountable to the public. Miller took part in a Capitol news conference as an 11-bill package was unveiled. The package will subject the governor and lieutenant governor to provisions of the Freedom of Information …

After dropping a 3-2 contest against the Wheeling Nailers (24-15-5-0)on Friday night, ending their five-game winning streak, the Kalamazoo Wings (22-19-1-3) got back on track Saturday with a 5-2 victory over the Toledo Walleye (32-11-1-1). After a scoreless first period, the Walleye scored the first goal of the game midway into the second period. Tyson Spink scored his 21st of …

Susan Kay Jackowiak, age 59, of Sturgis, and formerly of Colon, passed away Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, at her home, surrounded by her family. Susan was born July 26, 1957, in Muskegon, a daughter of Hershel and Jessie Loretta (Martin) Dilts. For 28 years, she had made her home in Colon, where she attended Colon Baptist Church, moving to Sturgis …

The St. Joseph County United Way set a new record for its annual collection campaign. Executive director Kelly Hostetler said $887,526 was raised during the Centreville-based agency’s 12-month effort that concluded Tuesday. The total surpassed the year’s goal of $875,000 and continues a several-years trend of the local United Way surpassing its annual goal. The campaign’s top donor was Morgan …

Three Rivers Community Schools has announced the sale of its $9.6 million 2017 refunding bonds. The bonds are being issued for the purpose of refunding the school district’s 2007 refunding bonds and to pay the costs of issuing the bonds, according to the district’s director of business operations, Sara Hermann. This refinancing reduces the district’s payments by more than $1.2 …