A sheriff’s deputy bitten by a dog in southern Michigan killed the animal and then fatally shot the angry owner who confronted him with a knife, state police said Thursday. The incident happened Wednesday night in Hillsdale County’s Reading Township after the deputy responded to a call about a dog on the loose. “When the deputy made contact at the …

A Kalamazoo chiropractor who opposed Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home orders when the coronavirus pandemic struck and helped with an effort to repeal her emergency powers announced Wednesday that he will run against the Democrat in 2022. Garrett Soldano, a Republican, last spring started a Facebook group called “Michiganders Against Excessive Quarantine” that gained roughly 380,000 members before the social media …

In honor of Arbor Day, the St. Joseph County Commission on Aging invited Carolyn Grace from the St Joseph County Conservation District and Ashley Ives, a Farm Bill Specialist from the US Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service to visit our Enrichment Centers on Thursday, April 29. In addition to giving away white pines to our COA members, Carolyn …

Dale Bowlby went home to be with the Lord early Monday morning, April 26, 2021 at Borgess Hospital following a battle with colon cancer. Dale was born to Forrest C. Bowlby and Lydia Amber Reames on December 29, 1929 in a small village called Corey, Michigan. On April 26, 1952 he was wed to Bernadeen Swartz at the United Methodist …

If you haven’t already done so, you only have a day or two to stop by Main Street Cafe and wish Darlene a very HAPPY RETIREMENT. After twenty-six years, she’ll finally be able to pour her own cup of coffee and sleep in an extra hour or two. Who knows, she might even be the keeper of the light at …

Janet Hope Dudley, age 78, of rural Three Rivers, died Saturday, April 24, 2021 at the Three Rivers Health Emergency Room. She was born in Sturgis on March 31, 1943 the daughter of Phillip C. and Margaret E. (Loudenslager) Hamilton. After graduating from Centreville High School, she was married to Donald Flagg on Sep. 16, 1961. They were later divorced. …

Nancy Lee Gage of Mendon died peacefully at her home on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at the age of 75. She was born in Chicago on March 9, 1946 the daughter of the late Michael and Pauline (Renghi) Mathews. Nancy graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1964 and later graduated from Western Michigan University. She taught school …

Teal Denise Jones, age 59, of Three Rivers, died peacefully Saturday, April 24, 2021 at home in the comfort of her family’s presence. Her life began September 15, 1961 in Niles, the sixth child born to Duane and Joyce Gillam. She married Darryll Jones July 4, 1980 in Cassopolis. He survives. Teal (also known as “Half-Pint” to her family) was …

Thomas Richard Ritter, age 78, of Bronson, and a former longtime Burr Oak resident, passed away early Monday morning April 19, 2021 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born October 13, 1942 in Sturgis, son of the late Richard and Marita (Blasius) Ritter. Tom resided in Bronson for the past 10 years coming from Burr Oak. On September …

Edith M. “Edie” Picker, age 87, of Sturgis, was welcomed into heaven by her husband, mom, dad, four sisters, four brothers, two nephews and one niece early Tuesday morning April 27, 2021 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born September 13, 1933 in Kendallville, daughter of the late Floyd and Rosa (Murphy) Goodpaster. Edie resided in Wolcottville, Indiana …