Steven A. Gould, age 60, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at the Medilodge of Marshall in Marshall, Michigan. He was born November 29, 1960 in Sturgis, son of the late Arthur and Elna (VonOlnhausen) Gould. Steve resided in the Burr Oak area most of his life and was a member of the Burr Oak High School Class …

Kyle James Samuels, age 50, of Sturgis, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 10, 2021, at the Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born on August 10, 1970 in Sturgis, son of Byron and Sandra (Williams) Samuels. Kyle attended and was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class or 1988. Shortly after his graduation he moved to Fort …

Stephen Warren Hire, age 75, of Three Rivers, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 in Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona. He was born on Oct. 12, 1945 in Wolf Lake, IN, one of ten children born to Warren G. and Dorothy Mae (Angel) Hire. He graduated from Millersburg High School with the class of 1964. Steve served in the …

Three Rivers Community Schools Superintendent Ron Moag said the district has decided to suspend in-person learning at Andrews Elementary School for the rest of the month. In a letter posted on the district’s website, Moag stated four positive cases of COVID-19 were confirmed between staff and students. Through contact tracing and in conjunction with cases reported last week, the situation …

St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners is going to try establishing a return to in-person meetings. During their meeting Tuesday, board members agreed it may time to revisit the issue and possibly set a date when they can once again hold their twice-a-month meetings face-to-face. The subject was raised by administrator Teresa Doehring, who recommended the matter appear on the …

St. Joseph County Commissioners approved a request from prosecutor David Marvin to add an assistant prosecutor to the office. The position comes with an $85,000 expense, which includes benefits. The matter was addressed during Tuesday’s meeting. Also, the board approved a $2,200 grant through the Sturgis Community Foundation. The grant will be applied to a youth-assessment tool used for all …

Michigan restaurants on Wednesday proposed tying indoor capacity limits to the percentage of COVID-19 tests that come back positive, contending that clear guideposts would help the hospitality industry navigate the pandemic. Bars and restaurants, which reopened for indoor dining and drinking on Feb 1. after a 2 1/2-month ban, have a 10 p.m. curfew and are limited to 25% occupancy, …

A 27-year-old man has been charged with murder in the slayings of his parents whose bodies were found in a wooded area in western Michigan. Nicholas Johnson was expected to be arraigned Thursday in Kalamazoo County District Court. Gary and Laura Johnson went missing earlier this month. Their bodies were unearthed Friday at Gourdneck State Game Area in Portage, about …

Glen LeRoy “Red” Baldwin, age 89, of Shipshewana, died unexpectedly of natural causes Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville. He was born May 11, 1931, in Sturgis, to Clarence and Thelma (Harris) Baldwin. Glen graduated from Sturgis High School in 1949. He was an electrician and worked at several trailer factories in Elkhart, Bristol and Middlebury, …

Investigators are following up on a fire that destroyed a manufacturing facility in Mottville Township earlier this week. Darkhorse Cargo’s facility was destroyed during Sunday’s blaze. A cause of the blaze was not immediately known and officials from White Pigeon Township Fire Department are attempting to trace its origin. Nobody was injured but the building was a complete loss, officials …