Lorraine Hansen, age 86, died on Friday, March 3, 2017. Arrangements are pending at Hohner Funeral Home.

An option to self-fund improvements at three county parks received favorable response by the county commission’s executive committee last week. As a result, a proposed $1.4 million plan incorporating Covered Bridge Farm and Plumb Lake parks, and Cade Lake Park and Campground, will not be financed through the sale of bonds as previously considered. The question arose after parks and …

A Three Rivers man on probation was arrested last week after stealing a car. Three Rivers police were called Tuesday morning to River Trail Apartments in response to a vehicle stolen as it was unattended and left running. It was recovered later in the evening on the shoulder of U.S. 131 in Allegan County. The 18-year-old suspect was found near …

The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department handled three separate larceny incidents in the southwest quadrant of the county last week. Deputies were notified Thursday that a golf cart was stolen from a garage in the 11000 block of Riverside Drive in Mottville Township. Central dispatch fielded a call from a resident in the 69000 block of Kalamazoo Street in White …

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the city of Sturgis have announced a crowdfunding campaign through the website Patronicity. The campaign will support the project to revitalize Old Depot Park and transform it into a dog park, called Sturgis Bark Park. If the campaign reaches the goal of $12,000 by April 4, the project will receive a matching grant funded …

The Kalamazoo Wings (30-25-1-3) picked up two points and Justin Taylor etched his name into the K-Wings record books with the team’s 6-3 victory over the Adirondack Thunder on Sunday at Wings Event Center. The K-Wings defeated the Brampton Beast on Friday by a score of 5-4 and lost to the Toledo Walleye 3-0 on Saturday night. Wasting little time, …

Wayne D. Miller, age 68, of Colon, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017, unexpectedly at his home. Wayne was born March 28, 1948, in Nappanee, Ind., a son to Roman E. and Malinda Mae (Kuhns) Miller. On May 9, 1968, he married Wilma W. Bontrager in Centreville. Wayne was a member of the Old Order Amish Church and had worked …

Marilyn Lois Pardon, age 83, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away at home on Saturday, March 4, 2017 after a long illness. She was born Marilyn Lois Clark on March 6, 1933, a daughter of the late William and Marie (Phillips) Clark. She was born and raised in Centreville, and attended Centreville High School. She worked at numerous manufacturing …

Kathleen “Kay” Scutt, age 89, of Bourbonnais, IL passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Presence Our Lady of Victory Nursing Home in Bourbonnais. She was born August 16, 1927 in Chelsea, Michigan the daughter of Alex C. and Florence E. Newell Fisher. She married Rev. Wayne E. Welton in December 1949. He preceded her in death in November 1970. …

Three people were killed and two others critically hurt after a motorist driving the wrong way on US-131 slammed head-on into another vehicle. The crash occurred about 5 p.m. on US-131 at the Stadium Drive interchange on the west side of Kalamazoo, and involved a car and a pickup truck. Investigators were not immediately sure which vehicle was driving in …