Velvon E. Miller, age 84, of LaGrange, died Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, as the result of a single car accident on Friday. He was born on September 17, 1938, in Arcola, IL (Moultrie County) to Eli J.K. and Elizabeth (Plank) Miller. Velvon was the owner and operator of the Sunset Motel on …

Vera Jeanette Price, age 96, of Sturgis, and a former longtime resident of Erie County passed away on December 14, 2022 at her home. She was born July 29, 1926 in Blair County, PA daughter of the late Carl and Dorothy (Kephart) Schenk. Mrs. Price resided in Sturgis since 2009 coming from Zephyrhills, FL where she and Wayne lived for …

The Animal Rescue Fund (ARF) would like to thank all supporters and volunteers who have made it possible for this volunteer-based organization to enter their 25th year of animal rescue here in St. Joe County. ARF members are unpaid volunteers who give their time and often their own money to keep this much needed group alive. ARF is a unique …

Esther Lorene (Eicher) Bowman passed at home in Three Rivers. Esther was born on Oct. 8, 1963 and died on Dec. 10, 2022 at the age of 59. She was born to Jacob Eicher and Joe and Barbara Rasbaugh. In her later life she spent her time in the garden and riding bikes with her husband. She loved camping, fishing, …

County health officers don’t need approval from elected officials to issue orders, the Michigan Court of Appeals said in a precedent-setting decision related to protests over COVID-19 school mask mandates. Mask orders were controversial when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration changed course and left key decisions to local health departments. The result: blistering criticism and tense confrontations at county board meetings in some …

Three Rivers 66, Vicksburg 43 Niles 50, Sturgis 42 Cassopolis 45, Berrien Springs 43 Centreville 85, Marcellus 24 Colon 56, Battle Creek St. Philip 55 Eau Claire 52, Marcellus Howardsville Christian 50 Parchment 75, Constantine 47 Schoolcraft 63, Lawton 35 White Pigeon 56, Mendon 40  

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Wayne R. Bielski, age 70, of Colon, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022, at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Wayne was born on April 26, 1952, in Berwyn, Illinois, a son to the late Richard and Francis (Krizek) Bielski. Wayne was a graduate of Morton East High School with the class of 1970. Wayne later graduated from Purdue University Northwest with …

Antoinette “Toni” Taylor passed away on December 3, 2022 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne at the age of 76. She was born on January 3, 1946, in Sturgis, the daughter of Kenneth and Ruth (Taylor) Newman. Toni graduated from Lima High School and Ball State University where she earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering. She worked for many years …

A judge on Thursday handed down the longest prison terms so far in the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor, sentencing three men who forged an early alliance with a leader of the scheme before the FBI broke it up in 2020. Joe Morrison, Pete Musico and Paul Bellar were not charged with having a direct role in the conspiracy. But …