William C. Jones, age 56, of Sturgis, passed away Monday evening, November 14, 2022 at the Sturgis Hospital Emergency Room. He was born December 21, 1965 in Illinois to the late Antoinette “Toni” Jones. William resided in Sturgis for over 30 years coming from Three Rivers. He was a graduate of Sturgis High School. On April 20, 2019 he married …

Sheila Lou Ison, age 71, of Three Rivers, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2022 at home. She was born October 27, 1951 in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Clifford and Avnil (Russell) Barker. Sheila and her husband James Ison raised three children. She enjoyed gardening, decorating for the holidays, and spending time with family – especially her grandchildren. Remaining to …

St. Joseph County District Court officials said Jiminez Lopez, age 24, has been arraigned after he allegedly drove a vehicle into the rear of a car that killed a 6-month-old boy Nov. 1 in Mendon Township. Lopez is charged with failure to stop at the scene of an accident causing death, driving with a suspended license and operating under the …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a single-vehicle, roll-over crash last week in Fawn River Township. The incident occurred around 11:30 Friday morning on Franks Avenue, south of Ivanhoe Street. Investigators said a 2006 Ford F-150 was traveling north on Franks Avenue when the driver, a 16-year-old boy from Sturgis, lost control. The vehicle went off the road and rolled …

St. Joseph County’s roster of public defender attorneys appears to be set for the 2022-23 state fiscal year, as the matter was discussed during last week’s board of commissioners’ executive committee meeting. Chief Public Defender Keith Stickley said the proposed eight-person roster is comprised of: Laurie Hines, John Bush, Rhonda Ives, Luke Nofsinger, Tim George, Paul Gipson, Melissa Hallack and …

Howard Stanley Grubka, age 94, of Mendon, died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born in Mendon on March 13, 1928 the son of Joseph and Julia (Filas) Grubka. He attended country schools and Vicksburg High School before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force, where he served in Austria as a meteorologist. Howard was …

There was no violence. Many candidates who denied the legitimacy of previous elections lost and quietly conceded. And few listened when former President Donald Trump tried to stoke baseless allegations of electoral fraud. For a moment, at least, there’s a sense of normalcy in the U.S. The extremism that has consumed political discourse for much of the last two years has been replaced by …

Barbara Drew, age 90, of White Pigeon,  died on November 3, 2022 at Borgess Medical Center. She was born on February 24, 1932 in White Pigeon, the Daughter of Kenneth and Christine (Kline) Strawser. Barbara lived in White Pigeon all of her life, Graduate of White Pigeon High School in 1950. Employed at the Credit Union for the Eddy Paper …

Karla B. Wilson, age 67, of Colon, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2022. Karla was born on July 15, 1955, in Sturgis, a daughter to the late Don H. and Arlie J. (Stull) Bidwell. Karla graduated from Colon High School with the class of 1973. On September 21, 1983 Karla married Robert P. Wilson in Palo Alto, California. Karla …

Ralph E. Bumgardner, Jr. of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022 at the age of 88. Ralph was born March 10, 1934, in Dearborn, Michigan, the son of Ralph and Avis (Douglas) Bumgardner. He was employed by Arco Industries for nearly 40 years and was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing. Ralph is survived by his …