William S. McClain, age 82, of Constantine, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born November 27, 1934 in White Pigeon, a son of William and Edna Mae (Simpson) McClain Bill attended Constantine Schools with the class of 1954. He served in the United States Army, stationed in Alaska. On October 7, …

St. Joseph County officials last week agreed to pursue a state grant for acquisition of a 54-acre parcel to be managed by the parks and recreation department. Following a public hearing during Tuesday’s commission meeting, the board passed a resolution in support of securing the property in the 60000 block of U.S. 131. Referred to as “the Kettles property,” the …

The idea of a Commission On Aging senior center at Meyer Broadway Park might be dead before it even gained traction. Commissioner John Dobberteen during the March 15 work session suggested the location to replace the current COA senior center in Three Rivers. It is located in the south half of a building shared with the Three Rivers Public Library. …

A Fawn River Township residence was burglarized last week. State police said troopers were called Wednesday morning to the 30000 block of U.S. 12. Around 7:15 a.m., a neighbor reported a Ford F150 with a small trailer backed up to the garage of a home that suffered extensive damage in a fire last month. The same home was broken into …

Four people, including two children, were injured in a two-car crash Thursday at the intersection of Shimmel and Featherstone roads in Sherman Township. Michigan State Police said a pickup driven by Jessica Goble, a 35-year-old Sturgis resident, was eastbound on Featherstone Road at 8 a.m., when she failed to stop at the intersection. The truck was struck by a car …

A Niles woman was treated for injuries she received after her vehicle ran into a car driven by a Constantine resident. Cass County Sheriff’s Department officials said Janel Chappell, 18, was driving west on U.S. 12 at 4:21 p.m. March 17 when her vehicle collided with a car driven by Dakota Hicks, 20, of Constantine. The incident occurred near M-217 …

Needing just one point to secure a playoff spot in the 2017 Kelly Cup Playoffs, the Kalamazoo Wings (36-27-1-3) did just a little bit better this past weekend, they earned all four possible points. Playing the Norfolk Admirals (25-37-4-0) twice this past weekend, the K-Wings defeated the Admirals 5-3 on Friday night and 5-3 on Saturday night. Josh Pitt led …

Pamela Sue (Rhodes) Stewart received her angel wings on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at her home. She was born on February 22, 1959 in Three Rivers, MI the daughter of Richard and Lillian (Hard) Rhodes. She enjoyed watching kids play, laughing, and watching hummingbirds and butterflies. Pamela and husband Frank also enjoyed spending time and taking care of their dogs, …

Rodger L. Hooker, age 76, of Constantine, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017 at his home. He was born July 24, 1940 in Mason, MI a son of Franklin and Edna (Ripley) Hooker. He served in the US Army for 4 years and National Guard for 2 years. Rodger married Jennie L. Carter December 18, 1965 in Centreville. He …

Two candidates will be interviewed for the position of superintendent of St. Joseph County Intermediate School District. The candidates are Teresa Belote, superintendent of Bronson Community Schools, and Patrick Kreger, superintendent of Union City Community Schools. Belote has been superintendent at Bronson for three years, coming from a long history working for Sturgis Public Schools. Meanwhile, Kreger has been the …