Dean A. Miller, age 59, of Sturgis, died on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born May 21, 1964 in Sturgis, a son of Edward and Katie (Borkholder) Miller. Dean graduated from Mendon High School in 1982 and received his Associates degree from Glen Oaks Community College. He later received his teaching certificate from …

Kevin Lee Doney, age 46, of Sturgis, passed away Monday, August 21, 2023 at Three Rivers Health. He was born October 22, 1976 in LaGrange, a son to the late Steven L. Doney (Judy Durham Doney, Deceased) and his living mother, Carol L. (McKee) Doney (Millie Smeltzer). He was married on June 25, 2005 in Phippsburg, Maine to Jennifer Cira …

Dale Thomas Lough, age 69, a lifelong Sturgis resident, passed away on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 in LaGrange. He was born June 6, 1954 in Sturgis, a son to the late Roy F. and Agnes (Bupp) Lough. In February of 1974 he married JoAnn Milhahn at the First United Methodist Church in Sturgis. Dale had been employed by Formed Tubes …

Christina Nicole Hilyard, age 40, of Three Rivers, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. She was born April 27, 1983 in Kalamazoo. Christina was the daughter of Donald F. and Virginia Schwemer. She graduated from Three Rivers High School with the Class of 2002 and from Brown Mackie College with her LPN in 2012 and received …

State Police troopers responded to a serious injury crash involving a passenger vehicle and a motorcycle at about 2:00 Tuesday afternoon. The crash was located at the intersection of M-60 and Arthur L Jones Road, about 4 miles southwest of Three Rivers. Both the motorcycle and passenger vehicle were traveling eastbound. The motorcycle struck the rear of the passenger vehicle …

A Vicksburg man was hospitalized last week after the motorcycle he was driving struck a car in Cass County’s Newberg Township. Investigators said Drew Davis, 57, was heading north on M-40 near Dutch Settlement Road and tried to pass a car on the left. The car started to turn left, as well, and the vehicles collided. Davis, who was wearing …

Pride Care Ambulance is no longer serving Cass County. Brian Queen, director of Cass County Medical Control Authority, said Pride Care has permanently discontinued emergency and non-emergency ambulance service operations. The measure went into effect last Friday morning. For now, Queen said 911 services will be covered by a group of local EMS agencies working together to avoid a disruption …

Construction of Vicksburg’s new municipal building has passed its halfway point and village council members had an opportunity last week to check out the progress. Council members Karl Keller, Denny Olsen and Ryan Wagner comprised the first group to meet with Morgan Macomber, senior project manager with Frederick Construction. Located on a parcel just north of the village water tower …

Bryan Randall Fink, age 39, of Marcellus, passed away Monday, August 21, 2023 at his home. He was born September 16, 1983 in Elkhart, the son of Michael and Christine (Summers) Fink, and was a member of Three Rivers High School’s Class of 2002. Bryan worked as a driver for West Side Distributing. He enjoyed fishing, golf, and watching his …

It’s not an illusion or a sleight of hand; the Kalamazoo Wings have announced that defenseman Collin Saccoman will be returning for the upcoming season. For the 26-year old native of Stillwater, MN, signing with the K-Wings for a third season is exciting. “I have loved it here ever since I first came aboard two seasons ago,” said Saccoman.  “I …