The Sturgis Public Schools Board of Education recently approved the purchase of vaping sensors to be installed in all bathrooms and locker rooms at Sturgis Middle School and Sturgis High School. The board selected Summit Fire Protection of Paw Paw to install the 46 Halo Smart Sensors, which are required to cover all bathrooms and locker rooms in the two buildings. In addition …

Cindy Lou Sinclair, age 62, of Mendon, passed away unexpectedly at Bronson Methodist Hospital on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. Cindy was born to Arlie and Etta (Ober) Smith on May 7, 1959. She was a graduate from Mendon High School and was a lifetime resident of Mendon. On December 26, 2013 she was married to Ricky Sinclair in Centreville. Through …

The federal government will send 44 military medical staffers to Michigan to help beleaguered hospitals treat COVID-19 patients amid a fourth surge that is the worst in the country, state health officials said Wednesday. It also will open beds at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Detroit for transfers. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sought the assistance at the request of the Michigan …

An $18.6 million transit center will be constructed on the site of the former Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit. Detroit City Councilmembers on Tuesday approved by a 5-2 vote a plan that calls for buses and passengers to use what had been the fairground’s Dairy Cattle Building. The Coliseum building will be torn down. In past years, it hosted circuses, …

Christopher S Reid, age 41, of Constantine, died at home on Sunday, November 21, 2021. He was born on March 18, 1980 in LaGrange, and lived most of his life in LaGrange County and St. Joseph County, Michigan. Graduate of Lakeland High School, he was employed at Parmatube in Sturgis as a Department Leader. Married to Kim Currier they were …

Gary G. Schrimer, age 72, of East Leroy, passed away Saturday, November 20, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital. Gary was born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands on December 16, 1948, a son of the late George and Sue (Mensondies) Schrimer. In 1956 at the age of 8, Gary and his family immigrated to the United States from the Netherlands. Gary was Nationalized …

Mary Louise Nemire, age 93, of Mendon, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021 at her home. She was born in Kalamazoo on March 23, 1928 the daughter of the late Benjamin and Jean ((Herbstriet) Barton. She was married to Daniel W. Nemire on Nov. 4, 1946 in Kalamazoo. They resided in the Kalamazoo-Vicksburg area where he worked at Upjohn, and she …

A Three Rivers teacher left his job in the middle of the school day Monday rather than adhere to a district-ordered mandate to remove a pride flag from his classroom. Russell Ball posted a video to social media minutes after resigning and leaving Three Rivers Middle School. Ball, age 43, taught physical education and health. Ball said an internal email …

A Three Rivers man was injured in a two-vehicle collision Tuesday in Lockport Township. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said deputies were called at 9 a.m. to the intersection of M-86 and Neaman Road, just east of Three Rivers. Investigators found that a Ford F-150 was heading west and came to a stop in order for traffic to clear before turning left …

Based on new recommendations from the CDC, the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency is now offering all manufacturer’s vaccine booster doses to all residents age 18 and older. Those who received a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine as their primary vaccine with the second dose administered at least six months ago are eligible for a booster dose. Those who are age …