Overseas voters and military members from Michigan will have more time to cast their absentee ballots in future elections under legislation signed Monday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. All absentee ballots were previously required to be received at local clerk’s offices by 8 p.m. on Election Day. While military and overseas voters will have to postmark their ballots on or before …

We should all take a look at our eating habits, and if we want to live healthier, make a few changes. It’s so easy to grab something from a fast-food eatery rather than put together a well balanced meal at home. Our lives are so fast paced and many of us don’t have the patience to put together a nice …

Jeffrey L Blough, age 68, of Shipshewana, died on Friday, April 28, 2023 at his home. He was born August 31, 1954 in Three Rivers, a son of Ernest and Agnes (Chrisman) Blough. Jeff graduated from Middlebury High School in 1972 and then from the Regional Police Academy, Kalamazoo Valley Community College. He later received his BGS, Social and Behavioral …

Doris Mae Tredinnick, age 95, of Constantine, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 18, 1928 in Detroit the daughter of Knoefel and Mabel (Beaubien) Turner. On September 14, 1946, Doris married Douglas Tredinnick; they shared 54 years of marriage before his passing on April 22, 2002. Following retirement, they …

Jan Marie (Wolgamood) Salmons, age 76, of Lansing, formerly of Constantine, passed away peacefully at Hospice House of Mid-Michigan in Lansing on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Jan was born the second daughter of Charles and Jean (Drummond) Wolgamood in Three Rivers on April 28, 1946. She graduated from Constantine High School as the Class of 1964 valedictorian and earned a …

A boy grabbed the steering wheel on a school bus and hit the brakes, bringing the vehicle to a safe stop on a busy Detroit-area road after the driver had passed out, authorities said. “Someone call 911. Now!” seventh-grader Dillon Reeves shouted to dozens of other middle-school kids on the bus Wednesday. Dillon was hailed as a hero: He stopped …

Jack Duane Steele, age 95, of Kline’s Resort, passed away on April 2, 2023 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He and his twin brother Jim were born on May 24, 1927 the sons of Clifford and Ethel (Baker) Steele. Jack and Jim enlisted together in the United States Navy in the spring of 1945. Fortunately, WWII ended …

Gregory Allen Hopkins, age 73, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 26, 2023 at Edgewood Nursing and Rehabilitation in Three Rivers. He was born July 21, 1949 in Sturgis, son of the late Richard A. and Irene I. (Jellison) Hopkins. Greg was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate pf Sturgis High School with the class or 1967. Following his …

Judith McDonald, age 74, died on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Arrangements by Farrand Funeral Home.

Karen J. Christner, age 61, of Sturgis, passed away early Monday evening, April 24, 2023 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born June 27, 1961 in Fort Wayne, daughter of the late Robert Lewis and Jane Catherine (Beers) Wetzel. Karen resided most of her life in Sturgis and was a member of the Sturgis High School class of …