State police investigators are looking into separate incidents of theft of money from vending machines at a Coldwater-area welcome center. The incidents occurred Aug. 16 and again Aug. 22 at the Michigan Welcome Center along northbound I-69. Investigators said the machines were pried open and money was taken in both cases.

State Rep. Aaron Miller is making four public appearances Thursday, including a location in St. Joseph County. Miller will be available to meet with constituents at Burr Oak Township Hall, 208 W. Front St., from 3 to 4:30 p.m. The second-year legislator will be at other locations in Cass County earlier in the day. He will be at the Baker’s …

Eligible Michigan residents have a little more than a month to apply for a credit that helps with winter energy bills. The Michigan Agency for Energy says the deadline to apply for the Home Heating Credit in 2016 is Sept. 30. Those eligible must own or rent the home in which they live and their income must fall within certain …

A southwestern Michigan woman has been ordered to stand trial in connection with a rollover crash that killed a 4-year-old boy. The Kalamazoo Gazette reports that 24-year-old Nicole Camden waived a preliminary examination Tuesday in Kalamazoo County District Court. Camden is charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death. She faces a Sept. 12 pretrial hearing. Police say a …

Weekend storms that swept across parts of southwestern and western Michigan also spawned at least five tornadoes. National Weather Service meteorologist Evan Webb in Grand Rapids says Tuesday that the tally was made after damage from Saturday was surveyed. No injuries were reported, but some homes and hundreds of trees were damaged. The strongest tornado had estimated peak winds of …

Logan Alan Brackett, our little angel, slipped to the Heavens on Sunday, August 21, 2016. He was born on July 24, 2016 to his beloved parents, Casey and Darcy Brackett. He had three loving brothers, Robbie, Zachary, and Brady Chobot; and loving grandparents, Robert and Colleen Horton, and Joyce and Ken Brackett. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. …

Helen Elizabeth Slentz, age 95, of Three Rivers, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at the Heartland Health Care Center. She was born in Niagara Falls, New York, on August 30, 1920 the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Ames. Helen attended Stella Niagara Seminary Vocational School. She met and married at St. Joseph Church Niagara Falls the …

If you have served in the Armed Forces and have a DD214, which serves as proof of your service, you can be a member of the American Legion. If you are a member of the American Legion and served in a combat zone, you are eligible to join the VFW (Veterans of a Foreign War). If you served in the …

  Muriel Alice (Fisher) Livanec, age 90, of Moorepark passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2016 at Bowman Place of Three Rivers.  Born March 12, 1926, Muriel was the youngest daughter of George and Neva Fisher.   She was preceded in death by her sisters Joyce (Fisher) Black, Vera (Fisher) Armstrong and Arlene (Fisher) Wright.  Muriel was married to Elmer J. …

John Philip Pincek, age 63, of St. Joseph, passed away from cancer on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016 at his home with his wife Julia by his side. Arrangements have been entrusted to Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, MI 49085. Cremation has taken place and services will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions …