Winter 2024 enrollment at Glen Oaks Community College is up more than 10 percent compared to the same semester in 2023. School officials said winter semester enrollment is 11 percent more than a year ago. College officials said the current student count of 1,252 is part of the largest enrollment in more than a decade. Dual enrollment for high school …

More than $87 million in funding through the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act is being distributed to counties and municipalities across the state. The cumulative amount distributed in St. Joseph County is more than $1 million, part of a payment setup from the Marijuana Regulation Fund given out to 99 cities, 30 villages, 69 townships and 71 counties. …

Constantine village officials plan later this week to welcome two new businesses to town. At 9 a.m. Saturday, a ceremonial ribbon-cutting will take place at Hupomone Family Hair Care, 155 S. Washington St. Thirty minutes later, another ceremonial ribbon-cutting will welcome El Puente. It is located in the 100 block of South Washington Street. Event organizers encourage the public to …

A portable science laboratory recently returned to Centreville Elementary, where its students took part in a variety of hands-on lessons. Over the course of four days starting Feb. 19, Michigan Farm Bureau’s Food, Agriculture & Resource in Motion trailer hosted the school’s K-6 students, one classroom at a time. In addition, its 16 Pre-K students took part, meaning nearly 500 …

John “Jay” Suhonen, age 85, of Centreville, died Saturday, March 2, 2024 at his home after a 7 year battle with leukemia. He was born in Fairfax, MI on April 22, 1938, a son of John and Janie Mae (Chapman) Suhonen. Jay graduated from Centreville High School in 1956, where he was active in 4-H. From 1955 to 1963, Jay …

Florence Marie Sayre, age 97, of Sturgis, passed away early Monday morning, February 26, 2024 at Birch Meadows in Three Rivers. She was born February 6, 1927 in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada daughter of the late Michael J. and Elizabeth M. (O’Brien) Ebbs. Florence married her Air Force sweetheart, Jack Sayre, on June 7, 1951, at Ft. Pepperil, St. Johns, …

I’ve heard that as long as you have a roll of duct tape and a can of WD-40, you can fix just about anything. I have both in my tool box. Here are some special uses for WD-40: Removes crayon marks from walls. These marks were put on walls by some really cute kids. Removes tree sap from your car. …

Karmen Kay Bolla, age 62, of Sturgis, passed away early Wednesday morning, February 28, 2024 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born October 17, 1961 in Sturgis, daughter of Wallace W. and Doris (Stuart) Nichols. Karmen was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1979. She was first married to …

Sandi M. Sanders of Constantine passed away on Friday, March 1, 2024 at the age of 59. Sandi was born on May 16, 1964 in Vicksburg. Survived by: Mother: Sandra Mathews Daughter: Cassandra McWatters Granddaughter : Taylor Arterburn Great grandson DaeMari Davis Grandson: Bryce Watkins Daughter: Jillian Burkhart Son In law: Rob Burkhart 3 grandsons Seth, Bo & Grahm Daughter: …

Leslie Jean Lewis, age 47, passed away unexpectedly on February 19, 2024. She was born in Sturgis on September 21, 1976, the daughter of David W. and Patricia S. (Kilpatrick) Merkle.  Leslie faithfully served her country as a member of the United States Army, retiring with the rank of Sgt. First Class. Leslie had a great love for the water …