Sharon E. Fisher, age 72, of Centreville, died early Sunday morning, August 1, 2021 at Ascension-Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Martinsville, IN on April 10, 1949 the daughter of Ancil A. and Mary T. (Basso) Carter. She graduated from Martinsville High School, and it was in Martinsville that she married Carroll Rex Fisher on July 31, 1966. …

Ronald Roger Rhoades, age 65, of Schoolcraft, passed away Friday, July 30, 2021 at Bronson Methodist Hospital of Kalamazoo. Ronald was born in Dowagiac on February 9, 1956, the son of Clarence Nelson Rhoades and Dorothy Marie (Reish) Rhoades. On July 23, 1977, in Marcellus, he married the love of his life, Pamela Joyce Stuck, who survives him in his …

A Burr Oak woman was treated for minor injuries after the vehicle she was driving was rear-ended last week in Burr Oak Township. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said deputies were called around 6:30 a.m. Friday to the intersection of U.S. 12 and Halfway Road in response to a two-vehicle collision. Investigators said Rebecca Smallwood, 36, was driving west and began slowing …

Here’s the latest COVID-19 update from the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency. The agency said Branch County is seeing the largest increase, with 76 new cases during the one-week period ending July 26. Meanwhile, Hillsdale County had 17 new cases and St. Joseph County had 13 new cases. As a result of its increase, Branch County has been labeled “high …

June’s unemployment rate in St. Joseph County decreased by one-tenth of a percent from May. The monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget was released last week. It showed St. Joseph County’s unemployment rate fell from 5.6 percent in May to 5.5 percent in June. The rate was 10.7 percent a year earlier, as June …

The Animal Rescue Fund (ARF) will conduct a “Doggy Wash” this Saturday, August 7, from 9 AM until 3 PM. The wash will take place at the TSC store located on the east side of US-131, just north of West Michigan Avenue. The only cost is a donation to ARF. Bring the family out and enjoy the fun of having …

Lawrence R. Collins, age 92, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Rogers, Arkansas. He was born November 29, 1928, in Sturgis to Richard and Anna (Straehly) Collins. He was preceded in death by his parents, and brothers, Richard A. Collins and Robert Collins. Larry graduated from Sturgis High School, earned his BA from Albion College, and his MA from …

A man wanted in the killing of his 82-year-old father, whose body was found last week in his Kalamazoo-area home, was arrested Saturday. Scott Sterffy, age 56, was arrested in Kalamazoo and is expected to be arraigned Monday, the Portage Department of Public Safety said in a news release. Steffry was wanted on an open murder charge and a charge …

The remains of a mid-Michigan soldier killed in combat during the Korean War will be returned to his hometown for burial after military scientists identified them seven decades after his death. The remains of U.S. Army Sgt. William Cavender, age 20, were among more than 55 boxes of remains of U.S. servicemembers North Korea turned over to the U.S. in …

The University of Michigan and Michigan State University will require all students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the start of the fall semester. Both university presidents said Friday that action is being taken due to the spread of the more infectious delta variant. Michigan State is taking things a step further and requiring masks to be …