Mendon Community Schools Superintendent Leasa Griffith said Mendon High School and the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Department are teaming up to offer first-dose vaccinations Tuesday at the high school. The focus will be Mendon High School students ages 16 years of age and older, Griffith said. Information was sent home to parents last week and is available online through the …

Officials from Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy announced last week they are able to resume Wednesday Warrior Workdays. Volunteers have been advised to incorporate precautions such as practicing social distancing, wearing masks, driving separately to workday locations and using contact tracing. According to agency official Miko Dargitz, the new safety protocol system has been running smoothly. In addition to Wednesday Warriors, …

A 28-year-old man charged with stalking and drug-related offenses was sentenced last week in Branch County. The sentence issued to Travis McCann stems from an incident last fall in Branch County’s Matteson Township. McCann was sentenced to nine months in jail after he entered a guilty plea in March to a charge of aggravated stalking and possession of less than …

Rev. Wilbur R. Brandli, age 103, of White Pigeon, passed away January 1, 2021, at home following a brief illness. A Celebration of Life will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, 107 East Chicago Road, White Pigeon on Saturday, May 1st at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Steve Kaszar officiating. Bill was born December 18th, 1917 in Union City, New …

Victoria D Miller, age 67, Bradenton, FL passed Wednesday, April 21, 2021 from omplications of ALS. Vicky was born June 26, 1953 in Three Rivers, and graduated in 1971 from High School.  She graduated in 1983 from Glen Oaks Community College, and graduated in 1989 from Bronson School of Nursing. She was employed at GTE for 10 years, and at …

Charles M. Sites, age 79, of Colon, and a former longtime Sturgis resident passed away early Thursday morning April 22, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, following a long hard fought battle with COVID-19. He was born March 28, 1942 in Sturgis, son of the late Woodrow and Betty (Maxwell) Sites. Charles resided in Colon for the past 4 …

Alvin E. Inman, age 85, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 21, 2021 at Skaggs Assisted Living in Burr Oak. He was born March 16, 1936 in Noblesville, Indiana son of the late Chester and Minnie (Salsbery) Inman. Alvin resided in Sturgis since 1957. His early life was spent in Noblesville, Indiana and Brighton, Indiana where he was a …

Evelyn “Evie” Ruth Basham, age 75, of Sturgis, passed away April 11, 2021 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born Sept. 23, 1945 in Winfield, Alabama a daughter to the late Ellis and Lorene (Downey) Dodd and lived in Greenfield, IN until moving to Sturgis in 1966. She met many people while working at Paramount and Harter’s. Evie …

Glen Oaks Community College, the new regional host site for the State Motorcycle Safety Training course, has announced details of its upcoming session. For bikers to receive a motorcycle endorsement in Michigan, they are required to complete a basic-skills course. The course has most recently been held at Sturgis Middle School. Paul Aivars, Glen Oaks director of business outreach, said …

Two men were injured earlier this week following a crash in Branch County’s California Township. Sheriff’s deputies said 32-year-old Evan Lindsley of Fort Wayne failed to obey a stop sign on Copeland Road at the intersection of Fremont Road. His vehicle crashed into a car driven by 69-year-old James Wagenknecht of Hamilton, Ind. He was traveling north on Fremont Road. …