Members of the Sturgis Public Schools Board of Education Monday approved a three-year contract with the Sturgis Educational Association. The contract includes half a percent salary increase for the first year, and “wage openers” for the second and third years, according to Vicki Watson, director of finance. In a related matter, assistant superintendent Julie Evans said the calendar has been …
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Out and About – Week of March 18th
I’m retired now, but someone once told me that, once you retire, you’ll be busier than you were while you were working. At this point in my life, I don’t have time to work a full-time job. My busy time usually runs from 9AM until around 4:30PM. As a result, I don’t watch any daytime television. During the winter, I …
Read More »Report – 2012 traffic fatalities
State Police say while Michigan traffic crashes and injuries were down in 2012, fatalities increased 5 percent over 2011 from 889 to 936. According to the department’s Criminal Justice Information Center, the number of traffic crashes fell 4 percent to 273,891 from 284,049 in 2011. Injuries were down 2 percent to 70,519 from 71,796 in 2011. Motorcyclist fatalities were up …
Read More »Michigan has small gain in population
Michigan had a tenth-of-a-percent gain in population from July 2011 to July 2012, according to U.S. Census data. Estimated figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau show Michigan will gain 6,559 new residents since July last year, pushing its population to more than 9.8 million. It would be Michigan’s first net increase since 2004. Locally, St. Joseph County is on …
Read More »Sister City Committee has dates set
The Sister City Committee has confirmed the dates of Sturgis’ next trip to Wiesloch, Germany. The group will leave Aug. 22 and fly direct from Detroit to Wiesloch, arriving on Aug. 23. Travelers will stay with their host family for four days and the group leaves for home Aug. 27. However, the committee has arranged for an extended trip to …
Read More »Home burglarized
Various tools, a 50-inch flat screen television, and a computer and accessories were reported taken earlier this month from a residence in White Pigeon Township. Michigan State Police investigators said the incident likely occurred between 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. March 4 at a residence on Dickinson Road. Details about access to the residence were not indicated in a department …
Read More »Chuck Anable, 75
Charles D. (Chuck) Anable, age 75, of Centreville, went to be with the Lord Sunday, March 17th, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center, following a brief illness. He was born in Three Rivers, on October 1, 1937, a son of Clayton and Leona (Harden) Anable. Chuck graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1956. On April 20, 1958 Chuck married Karen …
Read More »Dorothy Persing, 88
Our incredible mother, Dorothy Ann Persing, age 88, of Sturgis, passed away Monday morning, March 18, 2013, in the loving care of the “best in the world” caregivers at Gull Arbor Senior Living in Richland. She was born Oct. 12, 1924, a great-grandchild of Judge John Sturgis in Sturgis. She was a daughter of the late Heber Sturgis and Daisy …
Read More »Callie Hill, 78
Callie Olean Hill, age 78, of Burr Oak, Mich., passed away early Saturday morning, March 16, 2013, at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich. She was born Sept. 26, 1934, in Sampson, Ala., daughter of the late Dock and Flora (Renfro) Dannelley. Olean resided in Burr Oak for the past 60 years. Her early life was lived …
Read More »Jim Summey, 74
James Alven Summey, age 74, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away unexpectedly early Saturday morning, March 16, 2013, at his home. He was born March 18, 1938, in Sturgis, Mich., son of the late Anthony and Frances (Warble) Summey. Jim resided his entire life in Sturgis with the exception of a short time he lived in LaGrange, Ind., and he was …
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