Diane L. Keeler, age 79, of Kalamazoo, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at her home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at The Light and Life Wesleyan Church in Three Rivers. Interment will follow in White Pigeon Township Cemtery. Donations …

Students in Centreville’s junior and senior high schools will return to all-day, every-day classes starting next week. Members of the district’s board of education approved the measure during their virtual meeting Monday. The vote came after the board heard several comments from students, teachers and parents. Opinions on whether to remain on a hybrid, every-other-day schedule varied. In the end, …

U.S. Sen Gary Peters said getting COVID-19 vaccines into the arms of Michiganders and Americans is an essential part of getting through the public health and economic crisis. Peters said he is pushing to pass critical, additional resources to aid those efforts, and working closely with President Biden to ensure every Michigander can be vaccinated. Peters said he is encouraged …

Three Rivers High School’s girls basketball team will be in action tonight. The road matchup will take place in Paw Paw, as the Wildcats take on the Red Wolves in a Wolverine Conference matchup. Three Rivers is 4-2 on the season and coming off a 49-44 loss to Vicksburg. Paw Paw, meanwhile, is 1-5 on the season and lost a …

Nobody was injured Monday when a White Pigeon Community Schools bus was struck by a semi tractor-trailer. The incident occurred at 4:40 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 131 and U.S. 12, and involved a bus, a semi and two passenger vehicles. White Pigeon Fire Chief Tyler Royce said the bus, which was unoccupied other than its driver, was eastbound …

Sheriff Mark Lillywhite and sheriff’s deputies said they are grateful to the public for its help in trying to locate a runaway juvenile. The teen, Natalie Welch, was reported home and safe Monday afternoon. Sheriff’s officials were notified Thursday afternoon that Welch, 16, was reported missing and suspected as a runaway. Investigators were told Welch had planned to go to …

Southwest Michigan First announced Monday its newly appointed CEO, Lee Chatfield, submitted his resignation to the agency’s board of directors. According to a Southwest Michigan First media release, its officials acknowledged the announcement of Chatfield has caused a great deal of disappointment by team members, community partners, investors, donors and board members of Southwest Michigan First. Many have questioned the …

Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport officials have announced the airport is partnering with locally based OptiMed Health Partners to provide COVID-19 testing to arriving and departing passengers, as well as members of the local community. The OptiMed COVID testing office opened on the airport’s main floor Wednesday. The space will allow for safe and private testing. It is located near the …

William Leighton Ellis, age 77, of Sturgis, passed away late Saturday evening February 20, 2021 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born July 13, 1943 in Lees Creek, Ohio son of the late Allen and Stella (Dunn) Ellis. Bill retired from Airborn Express in Wilmington, Ohio following several years of dedicated employment. He was proud to have served …

Harold Gene Melvin, age 86, of Sturgis, passed away early Friday morning, Feb. 19, 2021, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born June 19, 1934, in Paris, Texas, a son of the late Harry and Elmer Melvin. Harold resided in Sturgis for the past nine years, coming from Oklahoma. On April 21, 2010, he married Susan Crafts in …