Robert Schrock, age 62, of Sturgis, passed away April 1, 2012, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 13, 1950, in Sturgis, a son to the late Ora D. and F. Berneice (Troyer) Schrock. He graduated from Burr Oak High School with the class of 1968 and on Jan. 26, 1969, at Locust Grove Mennonite Church, …

Keith Leeland Bullard, age 88, Constantine, passed away Friday, March 30th, 2012 at his home.   He was born in Rosebush, MI on August 16, 1923, one of 12 children of Claude & Grace (Fraser) Bullard.  Keith served as Seaman First Class in the US Navy during W.W.II. He later worked as a bus driver for Harrison Schools, he was a gas …

The Kalamazoo Wings, proud member of the ECHL, two-time defending North Division Champions, reigning Eastern Conference Champions and National Hockey League affiliate to the Vancouver Canucks and New Jersey Devils and American Hockey League’s Albany Devils, announce the times and dates of 2012 Kelly Cup Playoff Eastern Conference Quarterfinal match-up against the Wheeling Nailers . The K-Wings and Nailers will …

Heading into the Kelly Cup playoffs with a victory, the Kalamazoo Wings concluded the regular season with a 3-2 victory Saturday night at the Huntington Center against the Toledo Walleye. A physical first period led to plenty of hits and a combined 20 minutes in penalties, but no scoring. The stalemate ended early in the second period, on blue line …

Arietta Young, 87, passed away peacefully early Friday, March 30, 2012 at the Heartland Health Care Center. She was born Dec. 30, 1924 in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Robert and Dorothy (Schoonover) Weirick. Arietta has been a resident of Three Rivers since 1959. She was employed by Graber Industries as a Bookkeeper for 42 years and self employed as …

Nearly coming back for a four-goal deficit, the Kalamazoo Wings scored twice in the third period and had two more goals disallowed in a 4-2 defeat Friday night at the Sears Centre against the Chicago Express. Even through the K-Wings had plenty of power-play chances (0-for-5) in the opening period, Kalamazoo found themselves trailing the Express. While Chicago struggled with …

Three Rivers City Commission member Ken Baker has announced he will be resigning from the position next week. Baker, 70, cited his health as the reason for his impending resignation, which will become official Monday. Baker said he discussed the situation with his family and his doctor, and concluded it would be in his and the city’s best interest that …

Deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department responded to an explosion shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday in the 23000 block of West U.S. 12 in Sturgis Township. Upon arrival to the apartment unit, investigators found the explosion was triggered by a methamphetamine lab. The complex was evacuated while the St. Joseph County Area Narcotics Unit responded and removed the …

Contracts were awarded this week to a trio of lawn-maintenance companies for work on city-owned property in Sturgis. Various jobs where lawn work is required on municipal property were awarded to Custom Lawn Care of White Pigeon, Bronson-based Backyard Creations and Rickett’s Lawn Service of White Pigeon. Bids from each of the three varied from $400 to more than $4,100, …

The first of a series of “Generate Sturgis” forums this week resulted in a group of five finalists from a field of 31 presenting valid business ideas for the city. Staged Tuesday at Sturges-Young Auditorium, the event was the result of a recently created, business-advocate group called Generate Sturgis. The top idea, according to a panel of five judges, was …