This past weekend, I had the honor of being one of the local veterans selected to take part on the Talons Out Honor Flight. This flight is made possible thanks to donors who wish to honor a veteran with an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. To those donors I offer my sincere gratitude for their generosity. This flight is …

Pamela Kay (Bakehorn) / (Bakehorn/Townsend) Harman, age 70, beloved wife and mother, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at her home. She was born September 29, 1951, and grew up in Wabash, IN with her parents, Joseph and Barbara (Martin) Bakehorn and sister Linda. Pam resided in Elkhart for over 20 years where she worked as a house …

Troy Thomas Moore Ulin, age 56, of Mottville, passed away on Monday, October 11, 2021at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born July 16, 1965 in Detroit, a son of Lawrence and Margaret (Springer) Ulin. Troy graduated from high school in Riverside, CA, and served in the United States Air Force from 1985 to 1989. He worked as an …

Marcie Leigh (Forseman) Weatherwax, age 69, passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at ProMedica (formerly Heartland Health Care), in Three Rivers. She was born on April 21, 1952 to Burleigh and Jacqueline (Niendorf) Forseman, in Lansing. She lived all her life in Three Rivers, graduating from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1970. Marcie was employed in …

Angela Renee Stukey, age 51, of Sturgis, was welcomed home Thursday evening, October 7, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, to be with her Heavenly Father and Family. She was born, a twin, August 8, 1970 in Coldwater, daughter of the late Melvin and Karen (Fraylick) Stukey. Angela worked for 17 years at Hubbard Feeds in Shipshewana, and prior …

Ethel L. Hinkley, age 93, of Coldwater, and formerly of Colon, passed away at her home on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. Ethel was born a daughter to the late Elliott and Edna (McAtee) Thoms on December 7, 1927, in Colon. Ethel grew up in Colon and graduated from Colon High School with the class of 1945. After graduating she attended …

A Georgia man was arrested after the victim of a motor vehicle theft followed the suspect and reported the incident to authorities. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said deputies were notified around 1 a.m. Thursday about a motor vehicle theft in progress. The suspect was in the process of stealing a car from a residence in the 61000 block of Klinger Lake …

Two Cass County men were injured after they were involved in a collision last week in Penn Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were alerted around 9:30 a.m. Friday to a two-vehicle collision in the area of Decatur Road and Fox Street. Investigators said a pick-up driven by Raymond Welburn, 70, of Jones, attempted to turn left onto Fox Street …

Legal updates were among topics at a meeting of the St. Joseph County School Board Association last week in Sturgis. Brad Banasik, legal counsel and director of labor relations for Michigan Association of School Boards, presented the updates. Among the topics were Public Act 87 of 2021, quarantining, Open Meetings Act issues, student discipline and off-campus student speech and school board censures. Public …

The village of Burr Oak came to the aid of another St. Joseph County community recently, selling its 2014 police car to the village of Constantine. The vehicle was purchased under a grant from the USDA. Constantine was in need of a car after they had one out of service. Being bought under the USDA grant, Burr Oak was able to sell the car at a …