State Rep. Aaron Miller on Tuesday voted to increase the state’s allocation for each individual student by $100 as part of a $14.3 billion education budget. Miller, who said Michigan’s future is based on its students and classrooms, is a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on School Aid. Miller said his endorsement will hopefully lead to kids being proficient …

A Park Township man whose expertise centers on bees is offering a one-day beekeeping course this coming weekend. Bee School will be led 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday by Jonathan Showalter, owner of Beeline Apiaries & Woodenware. The business is located at the one-time bowling alley at the northwest corner of M-60 and Parkville Road in Park Township. A …

Two people received certificates of recognition Saturday from the St. Joseph County Sheriff ’s Department. Wayne Schwartz of Centreville and Jonathan Anzaldua of Bronson each received an award for their action July 20. Deputies took a report late that evening about a missing 61-year-old man with Alzheimer’s who had been last seen that morning at a home where he staying …

Peggy Jeane Wilson, age 87, of Three Rivers passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017 at Borgess medical Center.  She was born in Detroit, MI on November 6, 1929 the daughter of Aubrey and Florence (DeHart) Moyle. Peggy was a talented artist and took pride in selling many of her paintings and artwork.  She also enjoyed music, playing organ, and …

Phyllis Jean Dodd, age 87, of Greenville, and formerly of Constantine, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Spectrum Health Rehab and Nursing Center in Grand Rapids. She was born in Cass County on January 23, 1930, a daughter of Kenneth and Ruth (Mallo) Conkright. Phyllis graduated from Cassopolis High School in 1947 and received her nurses training from …

Alice M. Scamehorn, age 104, of Mottville Township, White Pigeon, died Sunday, March 26, 2017, at Whispering Pines Adult Foster Care in Edwardsburg. Cremation has taken place. There will be no service. Interment will be in Mottville Township Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon.

Spring officially arrived a week ago yesterday, March 20. When it will feel like spring, remains to be seen. One day we are able to wear lighter clothing, then the next day we find ourselves scraping the frost off our car windows. I guess Mother Nature is having difficulty making up her mind, so we’ll just have to wait until …

A Cass County teen was injured in a single-vehicle accident after she reportedly fell asleep at the wheel in Porter Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday to M-40, near Shavehead Lake Road in response to a vehicle that had struck a tree. Deputies said 18-year-old Birdie Murphy, of Union, was traveling south on …

Nearly two dozen community leaders from St. Joseph County took part last week in the 15th annual “March for Meals Community Champions Week.” The five-day campaign concluded Friday. This national promotion is an annual event led by Meals on Wheels America designed to generate public awareness about senior hunger and isolation. More than 400 seniors in St Joseph County are …

The St. Joseph County Conservation District is seeking sponsors and participants for its annual golf outing fundraiser. The scramble will take place with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. May 6 at Sauganash Golf Club in Three Rivers. Event organizers said proceeds will go to support the various causes backed by the Centreville-based agency. Those include programs such as salmon …