Voters in the village of White Pigeon overwhelmingly endorsed a request to renew a millage to financially support ambulance service. The final vote was 102 in favor of the renewal to 26 opposed. The request centered on 0.35 mills originally established in 2017. The fraction of a mill generates slightly more than $11,000 annually and is dedicated specifically to Emergent …

Michigan late Tuesday lifted an outdoor mask requirement except in gatherings of at least 100 people and in organized contact sports, and said teen athletes no longer must undergo regular COVID-19 testing if they are fully vaccinated. Under a revised pandemic order that takes effect Thursday, the state health department also eased outdoor event sizes and said vaccinated people are …

Wildcats drop both games against Niles at home. 1-0 and 8-3. Game 1:  Gavin Beuter threw 5 2/3 giving up zero hits and striking out 8. Game 2:  Gahan, Stasiuk, And Keene had multi hit games with 2 each. Quake, Garrick, Gidley, and Stasiuk combined on the mound giving up 7 hits total. “We have to get our bats going …

Penny D Hayes, age 73, of White Pigeon, died on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Newcare in Sturgis following an extended illness. She was born on March 22, 1948 in Sturgis the daughter of Victor and Dema (Hamilton) Palmer. She was a White Pigeon area resident all of her life. She was a graduate of White Pigeon High School in …

Barbara E. (Sutton) Little, age 52, of Sturgis, passed away on Friday, April 30, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born October 19, 1968 in Sturgis, daughter of David and Anona (Ulrich) Sutton. Barb was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1987. She furthered her education at Glen Oaks Community College where she …

Mary Elizabeth Shearer, age 74, of Vicksburg, died on Friday, April 30, 2021 with family at her side at Birch Meadows in Three Rivers.  She was born in Vicksburg’s Franklin Hospital on June 25, 1946 the daughter of Willard and Beverly (Given) Snyder and lived and was raised in Mendon.  She graduated from Mendon High School with the Class of …

Katherine Ann Stevenson, age 75, of Three Rivers, passed away Friday, April 30, 2021 at Heartland Health Care Center. She was born May 4, 1945 in Three Rivers, the daughter of Cyrus Thomas and Mary Ellen (Schloemer) Stevenson. After many years as a nun in the Third Order of the Sisters of St. Francis, Peoria, IL, she worked for 15 …

Michelle Lynn (Jacobs) Troup, age 54, passed peacefully in her home early Friday morning on April 30, 2021. Michelle was born to Clarence “Pete” Jacobs and Judith (Westphal) Jacobs on March 8, 1967. She graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1985. On August 11, 1995, she married Boyd Douglas “Doug” Troup. Michelle enjoyed ceramic painting, flower gardening, and feeding …

State Sen. Kim LaSata has announced a St. Joseph County venue has been named the inaugural recipient of her “Small Business of the Month” award. Mendon-based Cowboy Up was named Monday as the award’s first recipient. LaSata said she is proud to recognize Cowboy Up as the first winner of the award, which is issued in conjunction with Small Business …

Raymond, Ralph Rowland was born on Dec. 23, 1960 in Sturgis Hospital, the son of the late Ralph Byron Rowland and Ruby Lorraine (Van Vorst) Rowland, and was a lifetime resident of the area. He attended Colon Schools where he was a member of the Cross-Country team. For most of his working life Raymond worked in the Recreational Vehicle industry …