Marian E. Pilipick, 101, passed away Dec. 10, 2015, in Bakersfield, Calif. Inurnment and celebration of Marian’s life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Lakeside Cemetery in Colon. In case of inclement weather, the service will be held at Schipper Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Colon Fire and Rescue …

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners has approved moving forward on a location for the new Covered Bridge Healthcare. The matter was fielded Tuesday during the commission’s regular meeting. The Board of Directors of Covered Bridge Healthcare Center of St. Joseph County last month accepted a Health Resource Services Administration grant to allow the federally qualified health center to …

More than 50 area employers will participate later this month in what is considered the largest job fair in St. Joseph County. Glen Oaks Community College will host the event, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 21. Jobseekers will have the opportunity to meet employer representatives to learn about and apply for positions that are currently open. The event is …

Members of the Constantine Village Council this week discussed an increase in salary for elected officials. The matter arose after the council last month adopted a one-year budget that took effect April 1. It included a salary increase of $3,500 to $4,000 annually for the village clerk and treasurer. The salary of the village president was raised from $75 to …

Authorities say a tanker truck driver is dead following a crash in southwestern Michigan that prompted an evacuation of the nearby area. The Cass County sheriff’s department says 60-year-old Charles Edwards of Berrien Springs was pronounced dead at the scene of the early Thursday crash in Howard Township. Authorities say the truck was hauling gasoline and ended up on its …

Mikki Lynn (Schultz) Ulrich, age 54, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, with family at her side. She was born in Three Rivers on February 6, 1962, the daughter of Ronald and Shirley (Jones) Schultz. She graduated from Three Rivers High School class of 1980 and later attended Southeastern Academy of Travel and Tourism. Mikki was a loving woman …

Stanley Lee McClain, age 91, of Mendon, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Mendon on April 21, 1924 the son of Robert J. and Martha (Rench) McClain. Stanley was educated at the Flint School for the Deaf. He worked briefly as a logger in Northern Michigan, and at Fairbanks-Morse in Three …

Kenneth D. Moffett, 88, of Sturgis Township, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Community in Centreville. He was born Oct. 29, 1927, in Mongo, Ind., a son of William and Myrtle (Fair) Moffett. He had been a Sturgis-area resident for the past 38 years, coming from the White Pigeon area. He was a farmer all his …

Sebastien Bellin, a 6-foot-9 (205-centimeter) giant once celebrated for his skills on the basketball court, is today better known as the man who was photographed lying bloody on the floor of Brussels’ main airport after the March 22 bombings. But as he recovers at the Erasmus Hospital in Brussels, Bellin says he is grateful the picture was taken. It shows …

Opponents of the location for a proposed Three Rivers sports complex addressed members of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners Tuesday. Despite the concerns, members of the commission approved a resolution to keep the multi-field sports complex development moving forward. Commission chair Allen Balog said much of the opposition brought up at the meeting was about location. Balog, however, said …