Three Rivers Health is pleased to announce Dawn Arnold, Nutritional Services; Gayle McLeod, Materials Management; Liz Satterlee, Nursing Infomatics; Shannon Hampsten, Human Resources; and Jackie May, Acute Care, for being selected as our Employees of the Quarter for the third quarter of 2016. Three Rivers Health Employee of the Quarter celebration took place Wednesday, October 19, with a western/cowboy theme. …

Evelyn M. Gardner, age 93, of Marcellus, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2016. She was born November 26, 1922 in Climax, MI the daughter of Clarence C. and Melva (Geren) Pierce. On August 2, 1942 in Marcellus, MI she married Henry Eugene Gardner who preceded her in death in 1997. Evelyn has been a resident of Marcellus since 1942. She …

Rosemary Currier, age 72, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, following an extended illness. Rosemary was born Jan. 29, 1944, in Chicago, to James and Elizabeth (McDonnell) Hora. Rosemary moved from the Chicago area to Centreville at age 7. She graduated with the class of 1962. …

Welcome to November! This is a very busy month for all of us, beginning with a week from today, Tuesday, November 8. November 8 is Election Day, a day when only the foolish will stay home and not cast a ballot. I don’t care if you vote for a write-in candidate named Bugs Bunny, as long as you vote. You …

Sheriff’s department investigators were called last week to a Park Township residence in response to a breaking-and-entering situation. According to a department media release, deputies were called shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday to the 17000 block of Marcellus Road, where a residence and several outbuildings were broken into. The victim speculated the incident occurred between Oct. 21 and Oct. 24. …

An over-the-back leaf blower was stolen last week from a residence in Constantine Township. State police investigators were called at 6:30 a.m. Thursday to a residence on Peck Academy Road, between Youngs Prairie and Preston roads. The victim discovered tire tracks leading to a barn, where the leaf blower was stored. Tire tracks indicate the vehicle was likely a front-wheel …

Sturgis city commissioners recently took up an offer of more than $500,000 from the Michigan Department of Transportation to help pay for the final phase of the South Nottawa Street brick restoration paving. The city received a conditional commitment from MDOT in April for a grant that will augment city funds for the $1 million project. The city pledged just …

The National Weather Service forecast office serving Detroit and Pontiac says its radar system will be down for three days beginning Monday. Officials say technicians will be installing a new signal processor. It will make a number of improvements over the old system, including boosting processing speed and data quality while enhancing security. The work has been scheduled to reduce …

Alice M. “Sally” Denney, age 83, of Athens, passed away Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, at her home, after several weeks of failing health. Sally was born Jan. 21, 1933, in Leonidas; a daughter of the late Milo and Eva (Groth) Iobe. Sally grew up in the Leonidas area and graduated from Colon High School with the class of 1951. On …

Only one of four local varsity football teams survived the weekend’s opening round of the Michigan High School Athletic Association playoffs. Friday’s lone winner from St. Joseph County was Mendon, which won a road contest over St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic, 39-12. The Hornets, now 8-2, will square off this upcoming weekend at Climax-Scotts, a 10-0 team and ranked No. …