Deloss “De” Hardesty, age 93, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Thurston Woods Village. The family will receive friends and relatives from 2-6 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at the Hackman Family Funeral Home, Rosenberg Chapel, 807 E. Chicago Rd, Sturgis, MI 49091. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, …

Officials from the Michigan State Police Fire Investigation unit have determined faulty kitchen appliances were the cause of a March 8 fire that destroyed two businesses in downtown Colon. Sgt. Scott LeRoy said the investigation traced appliances in the rear of Curly’s bar as the source of the fire, which destroyed the business and an adjacent real estate office to …

Steve Chadwick, a biologist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, will be the keynote speaker at Wednesday’s St. Joseph County Conservation District annual meeting. Chadwick will focus on the disease EHD and its impact on the whitetail deer population. Tickets for the event, which includes dinner, are $5 in advance and $7 at the door. The dinner and program …

A 35-year-old Sturgis man was taken into custody after he was apprehended during a home invasion last week. According to Sturgis Police, the man entered a home in the 200 block of Jean Street around 1:40 a.m. Friday through its back door. Upon arrival, police apprehended the man in the living room of the residence. He was charged with burglary, …

The Tamarack Rail Trail is the name given to a proposed trail to connect Sturgis and Coldwater. The moniker was chosen during a meeting last week in Bronson, where nearly two dozen people pondered names and came to a consensus in recognition of the numerous tamarack trees planted along the route when it served as a railroad line between the …

A 61-year-old White Pigeon man died late Sunday morning while working at White Pigeon Paper Company. The man was identified as Robert Knight. Police were called after workers reported that an employee was missing, and it was feared that he had fallen into a vat. It is undetermined if Knight died of natural causes or work related. An autopsy is …

A University of Oklahoma official says the starting quarterback for Oklahoma’s national championship teams in 1974 and 1975 is one of two men killed when a small plane slammed into a house in northern Indiana. St. Joseph County Coroner Randy Magdalinski identified the victims of Sunday’s crash as 60-year-old Steven Davis and 58-year-old Wesley Caves, both of Tulsa, Okla. The …

A northern Indiana hospital has released the names of the two survivors of a small jet crash in South Bend that killed two people. South Bend Memorial Hospital spokeswoman Maggie Scroope said Monday that the two survivors who were on board the private jet were Jim Rogers, who’s listed in serious condition, and Christopher Evans, who’s in fair condition. She …

Ricki Rene’ Sullivan, 63, of Three Rivers, passed away suddenly on Thursday, March 14, 2013 at Three Rivers Health after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born on March 24, 1949 in Three Rivers, the daughter of Mr. Isaac and Phyllis (Avery) Snow. Mrs. Sullivan has been a life long resident of Three Rivers. She was employed as a …

Dennis G. Harr, 70, of White Pigeon, passed away at 11:04 p.m. March 13, 2013 at his home. He was born June 26, 1942 in Adrian to Forrest and Betty (Bales) Harr. He married Sherrie Hewitt on Oct. 14, 1967. She survives along with a son, Andrew (Michelle) Harr of Grosse Pointe Park; grandchildren, Ethan, Elise and Charlotte Harr; a …