A new monument has been unveiled at the St. Joseph County Fairgrounds. Located just north of the fair office, outside building 51, a monument dedicated last month commemorates 100 years of the St. Joseph County fair as a “Grange” fair. Tom Smith, secretary and program director of St. Joseph/Cass/Kalamazoo Counties District Grange, explained that while the first St. Joseph County …

Six people were arrested in Sturgis last week after resisting arrest. The incident began when an officer attempted to stop a vehicle shortly before 2 a.m. Friday in the 400 block of West West Street for a traffic violation. Officers said the vehicle pulled into a private drive, and a male and female in the vehicle fled into a residence. …

Before we left school Thursday, I talked to my students about the possibility that we may have a snow day on Friday. As you know, the meteorologists have been telling us about the “storm of the century” for the past several days, so I wanted them to be prepared, in terms of school work, in the event we had a …

Richard “Dick” Ohlin, age 86, of Three Rivers, died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016 at his home. He was born in Three Rivers on March 22, 1930 the son of William and Cora (Christopher) Ohlin. He graduated from Three Rivers High School before joining the Army Air Corps. He served in the Aleutian Islands and was awarded the Bronze Star. Dick …

Richard Lewis “Dick” Dale, age 87, of Three Rivers, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, at Grace Healthcare, after many years of pain. He was born June 4, 1929, in Michigan, a son of Cyril and Lauretta (Fisher) Dale. Dick graduated from Constantine High School, where he was a member of the football and baseball teams. He was employed …

Ruth Elizabeth Cutler passed away on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, at Bickford Cottage in Portage. Ruth was born May 9, 1921, in Batavia Township, Branch County, a daughter of Alex and Kate (Nelson) McCrary. Ruth worked for many years as a receptionist in physicians’ offices and retired as a pharmacy clerk from Upjohn Company in 1990. On Sept. 1, 1951, …

A public hearing on St. Joseph County’s proposed 2017 fiscal-year budget generated scrutiny toward the county’s board of commissioners Tuesday. The focus of the scorn centered on the proposed $18.1 million general-fund budget and the $2.8 million the board earlier this year agreed to provide toward expenses related to a 17-field sports complex in the Three Rivers area. The proposed …

St. Joseph County commissioners this week approved the reappointment of Matt Scheske as a member of the county’s Investment Advisory Board. His three-year term will expire at the end of 2019. Scheske is vice president of commercial lending at Sturgis Bank & Trust. Also, commissioners agreed to reappoint four people to the county’s Planning Commission. They are: Warren Atkins of …

The city of Sturgis has cancelled the snow-removal emergency. The measure went into effect at 7 p.m. Thursday in light of a forecast that called for snowfall to exceed four inches. By ordinance, parking is prohibited on all city streets during a snow emergency. Any vehicle in violation is subject to being issued a citation with a fine of $50 …

Two people were hospitalized following a two-car accident this week in Cass County’s Volina Township. Sheriff Joe Underwood Jr. said deputies were dispatched shortly after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to Decatur Road and Marcellus Highway. A vehicle driven by Janekk Spears, 18, of Lawton, was southbound on Decatur Road when Spears failed to yield at a stop sign. Her vehicle collided …