Donald L. Shultz, age 75, passed away on February 24, 2023, at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born February 2, 1948 in Goshen to Richard and Elsie Shultz. Donald proudly served in the Navy. He was an avid baseball and stock car racing fan. He is survived by his sister, Sharon (Jerry) Combs, and his brothers Richard, Bruce (Tabitha), …

Michigan will ditch a system that gave A-through-F grades to public schools each year after state education officials called the system overly simplistic and a duplicate of federal requirements. The Michigan School Grades System, which was narrowly passed in 2018 by the Republican-led Legislature, assigned each public school in Michigan letter grades and rankings based on the school’s annual performance in …

Mattie Lee Kelly, age 76, of Portage, passed away Friday, May 19, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 5, 1947 in Brookhaven, Miss, the daughter of Aaron and Luvenia (Sanders) Martin. Mattie was a kindhearted woman who truly loved her family and will be missed by all those who knew her. Remaining to cherish her memory …

On Friday, May 19, 2023, just days after her 94th birthday, Ruth Moore peacefully passed from this earth to her eternal home in Heaven. After her faithful service to the Lord, she is now with the Savior she loved and lived for all her life. Ruth accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior as a young girl at the age …

Betty Jean Whetstone, age 95, of Union, Michigan passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023 in Burr Oak. She was born in Sturgis on April 12, 1928 the daughter of Joseph and Levah (Fronhafer) Nelson. On August 22, 1947, in South Bend, she married Theodore R. Whetstone who preceded her in death. Betty was a Machine Operator, working for many years …

Mary Ann Mettler, age 88, of Sturgis, passed away early Monday morning, May 22, 2023 at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born December 23, 1934 in Sturgis, daughter of the late Rudolph and Alma (Miller) Quirin. Mary was a lifelong Sturgis resident of Sturgis and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1953. On …

Dr. Hal C. Kemp OD, age 83, of White Pigeon, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Rose Arbor Place in Kalamazoo. He was born March 26, 1940 in Coldwater, son of the late Max Dale and Vesta (Bates) Kemp. Dr. Kemp came to Sturgis in 1967 moving to Klinger Lake in 1978. On August 11, 1962 he married Jane …

George Michael “Mike” Ford passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at his home after a brief illness. Mike was a native of White Pigeon. He graduated from White Pigeon High School with the Class of 1973. He played basketball and ran cross country, was a member of the marching band, enjoyed living in his cottage on Fish Lake, enjoyed …

A team of wranglers — including one on horseback — chased down and captured a wayward steer named Lester across several lanes of a Detroit-area freeway. State police in-car video shows the tail-end of Sunday afternoon’s chase on northbound Interstate 75 in Holly, about 57 miles (120 kilometers) northwest of Detroit. A rider on horseback and three people in two ATVs …

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave final approval Monday afternoon to a red flag law that aims to keep firearms away from those at risk of harming themselves or others as the state grapples with ways to slow gun violence in the wake of its second mass school shooting. Michigan joined Minnesota as the second state in under a week to implement a red flag …