Three Rivers is a great place to be right now. Maybe you have noticed it too, but we’ve got an honest-to-goodness, renewed sense of spirit right now. I overhear people talking about what’s happening, and they are excited. I am too. We aren’t out of the proverbial woods yet, but we have potential in spades—market opportunities, exceptional assets, and hard …

Kristopher Andrew Pitel, age 27, of Rome City, Ind., and a former resident of Sturgis, passed away Sunday evening, June 25, 2017, in Sturgis. He was born Dec. 21, 1989, in Lincoln Park, a son of Eric and Denise (Williamson) Pitel. Kristopher had resided in Rome City for the past few months, coming from Sturgis, where he lived most of …

Mary L. Ward, 81, of White Pigeon, died Sunday, June 25, 2017, at her home, following an extended illness. She was born June 23, 1936, in Blodgett, Mo., a daughter of William Brian Jennins and Audrey (Lawson) Cantrell. She was a White Pigeon resident the past three years, coming from Three Rivers. She had been employed in manufacturing and nursing …

Daniel R. Donovan, age 83, died on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Per Daniel’s request, cremation will take place and a private burial of cremains will take place at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Ohio. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

Michael Christopher Whittington, age 45, of Leonidas, died Saturday, June 24, 2017 at his home. He was born in Portland, IN on May 8, 1972 the son of Richard D. and Lisa N. (Spillman) Whittington. Michael graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1990. He later attended Glen Oaks Community College and Bowling Green Technical Institute. Michael was …

May’s unemployment rate in St. Joseph County was half a percent higher than one month previous. The monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed the county’s 3.9 percent May unemployment rate marked an increase from April’s 3.4 percent. St. Joseph County was above the state unemployment average, which was 3.7 percent in May. The …

Three people were arrested over the weekend after attempting to remove an appliance from an apartment unit in Constantine. State police were called around 4:30 p.m. Saturday after a witness noticed three people – including a former tenant who had recently been evicted from Peachtree Apartments – taking a refrigerator from the former tenant’s unit. The witness followed the suspect …

Mary E. Granger, age 86, of Goshen, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at the home of her daughter, surrounded by her family. She was born in Hope, MI on September 22, 1930, a daughter of Fredrick and Francis (Clark) Braley. She attended Hope public school, later receiving her GED in 1982. On April 8, 1948, she married Vern …

A 10-year-old boy has drowned at a water park owned by the city of Elkhart. A 9-year-old boy made it to shore and is hospitalized in fair condition. The Elkhart Truth reports the Osolo Township Fire Department and Osolo paramedics responded to Ideal Beach Water Park around 1 p.m. Friday for a report of a boy who had nearly drowned. …

Tony R. Kucinich, age 64, of Jones, passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family and close friends. He was born in Three Rivers on October 29, 1952, a son of Anthony Kucinich and Elma Johnson. He graduated from Rice High School in Elkhart in 1970 and went on to serve in the U.S. …