Three people were treated for minor injuries following a two-vehicle accident last week in Centreville. Police said a 17-year-old Centreville woman stopped on Shimmel Road at M-86, and proceeded to turn in front of an eastbound vehicle driven by a 39-year-old Middlebury woman. The eastbound vehicle struck the Centreville woman’s car, forcing both vehicles into the westbound lane of M-86. …

Dorothy May Tobler, 92, of Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. Arrangements will be announced by Hohner Funeral Home.

Mildred D. (Chuck) Hosted, 83, of Sturgis, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, at her home, following an extended illness. She was born Aug. 16, 1929, in Mottville Township, a daughter of Payson Bernard and Bessie M. (Bowman) Carper. She had been a resident of the Sturgis area for 18 years, coming from Constantine. She was married to Wallace C. Hosted, who preceded her in …

Rosemary Ann Schottenloher, age 89, formerly of Sturgis, passed away, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, at the Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Centreville. She was born Jan. 15, 1923, in Kalamazoo, a daughter of the late Thomas and Eva (Schock) Pulliam. Rosemary was raised on a small farm near Howe, Ind., and graduated from Brighton High School where she was …

We had ninety-degree temperatures in March, and it seems that we’re having an early fall with morning temperatures in the forties. One doesn’t dare to sleep in, because the chances are that you’ll miss one of the four seasons. I’ve said many times that fall is one of my favorite seasons because of the colors and milder temperatures. It’s too …

A Kalamazoo woman was sentenced to three months in jail and two years of probation for her role in the theft of money from the UAW Local 2093 account. Nearly $80,000 in funds from the Three Rivers-based Local 2093 was stolen by Jacquelyn Copper, a six-year member of the UAW board. She pled guilty over the summer to a charge …

More than 142,000 people attended the St. Joseph County Grange Fair over the course of its seven-day run last week, officials from the fair board announced Monday. Despite rain Friday night and Saturday morning, a strong crowd to the Saturday evening Alan Jackson concert helped push the weekly attendance to a point that it surpassed 2011 attendance by 2 percent, …

A 47-year-old Sturgis man was arrested on drug-related charges after he attempted to flee on a bicycle from pursuing officers. According to the Sturgis Police Department, the man was known to have warrants for his arrest and was spotted around 8:30 p.m. Sunday on his bicycle near the intersection of North and West West streets. He fled from police after …

Michael J. Ludwick, age 58, of Colon, and formerly of Bronson, passed away, Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, at the Sturgis Hospital emergency room. Mike was born Jan. 10, 1954, in Sturgis, a son of the late Sylvester and Virginia (Hyska) Ludwick. He grew up in Bronson, graduating from Bronson High School with the class of 1972. On Nov. 10, 1973, …

Sharon Lee Miller, 73, of Elkhart, Ind., and formerly of White Pigeon, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, at her home, following an extended illness. She was born Feb. 7, 1939, in White Pigeon, a daughter of H. Russell and Mary (Gross) Lough. She had been an Elkhart resident for 30 years, coming from White Pigeon. She had been employed by the White Pigeon Schools transportation …