Frances M. Hoopingarner, age 87, of Constantine, died  Saturday, January 14th, 2012 at the Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. She was born in Constantine, on April 19, 1924,  a daughter of  Herman and Sadie (Thorn) Skelton. Frances attended Constantine Schools. On June 30, 1967 she married Austin Charles Hoopingarner in Constantine. He preceded her in death April 4, 2000. Frances …

CINCINATTI, OH- Following their lackluster play in Wednesday night’s 2-1 loss to the South Carolina Stingrays at Wings Stadium, the Kalamazoo Wings looked to get back on the winning track in Cincinnati. The Cyclones, winless in their last three games, have only lost one game in regulation on home ice this season in 12 games. That one loss was to …

Marcus Carpenter, age 90, of Sturgis, and formerly of Burr Oak, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, at his home in Sturgis. Marcus was born Aug. 28, 1921, in Berne, Ind., a son of the late Joseph D. and Fannie (Eicher) Carpenter. On Sept. 21, 1947, he married Esther L. Eichorn in Burr Oak. She preceded him in death Sept. …

Zip is still available. I am called Andy. I am a seven month old male Bull Terrier mis. I have know many hungry days and some pretty rough treatment. I am doing so much better now but I will need a lot of TLC before I am the nice little dog that I am meant to be. They have given …

A potential wastewater-improvement project could be one of the recommendations from a company Sturgis municipal officials hired this week to map out a 20-year plan for their infrastructure service. City leaders on Wednesday voted to contract with engineering firm Fleis & VandenBrink to begin the city’s wastewater needs for the next 20 years. The $43,000 study will help city leaders …

Mark Siljander, a former Three Rivers resident and one-time U.S. congressman whose jurisdiction included Southwest Michigan, was sentenced Wednesday to a year in prison for two offenses. Siljander was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Mo., after he previously pled guilty to obstruction of justice and acting as an unregistered foreign agent. The former congressman, who now lives …

The overnight snow that hit St. Joseph and other counties in Southwest Michigan prompted the city of Sturgis to issue a reminder about snow emergencies. A snow emergency in the city of Sturgis goes into effect when accumulation reaches four inches or more. During a snow emergency, no vehicles may be parked on city streets. The measure is put into …

Bernard Ray Shutes Sr., age 91, of Three Rivers, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at the Heartland Health Care Center. He was born on May 8, 1920 in Three Rivers, MI. the son of Ray B. and Lulu (Schug) Shutes. Mr. Shutes Graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1938. He served his country during WWII in the …

Investigators from the Michigan State Police at White Pigeon post said a 19-year-old man from Indiana was released Tuesday for lack of evidence after he attempted to meet two 14-year-old girls in Centreville. Police said the man was in a van and parked outside a vacant house on Birkhold Street. The man told police he was meeting two girls, ages …

Maureen E. Williams, 74, of White Pigeon, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, at her home, following an extended illness. She was born Jan. 22, 1937, in Detroit, a daughter of James and Mary T. (Kalso) Doody. She had been a White Pigeon resident for 12 years, coming from Sturgis. On Dec. 20, 1956, she married Charles M. Williams in Detroit. She …