Dawn Marie (Beebe) Baumfeld, age 57, of Sturgis, passed away early Thursday morning, March 3, 2022 at Sturgis Hospital. She was born October 3, 1964 in Kalamazoo, daughter of Ronald and Mary (Brandt) Beebe. Dawn resided in Sturgis for the past 1 ½ years coming from Three Rivers where she was a longtime resident and she also lived in Hudson, …

Winnifred Pauline Wells, age 100, of Avon Park, Florida and former resident of Bronson and Sturgis, passed away Wednesday morning, March 2, 2022 at the Somers Hospice House in Sebring, Florida. She was born May 31, 1921 in Mendon, daughter of the late Fred and S. Zelta May (Wilber) Smith. Mrs. Wells resided in Avon Park since 1997 coming from …

Eleanor Leigh Rerick Cary, age 86, of Burr Oak, passed away Tuesday evening, November 30, 2021 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born July 28, 1935 at Sturgis Memorial Hospital, daughter of late Leigh and Ruby (Shuman) Rerick. Ellie was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1953. On April 30, 1955 she married John …

The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency is reporting that on Feb. 25, the CDC updated guidance for the general population regarding wearing masks indoors, as well as the requirement for facemasks on school buses and vans. These changes come as a result of the drop in COVID-19 cases in the country. Masks are no longer required on buses or vans …

A Coldwater man won a substantial prize recently in a Michigan Lottery draw game. Richard Morrill, 62, won $25,000 annually for life playing the Michigan Lottery’s “Lucky For Life” game. According to lottery officials, Morrill purchased a $2 ticket Dec. 16 and matched all five white balls to win the prize. Morrill said he purchased the ticket at Super Liquor …

A Three Rivers man, convicted of stealing catalytic converters in Hillsdale County in 2021, was sentenced to prison Monday in Hillsdale County Judicial Circuit Court. Yutthaphoom Khamphaeng, 34, pleaded guilty to receiving and concealing stolen property valued at more than $1,000, following his arrest in December 2021 on a warrant charging him with the crime and possession with intent to …

Ned and Mary Haylett will be honored by Sturgis Exchange Club when it conducts its 78th Annual Book of Golden Deeds award ceremony on March 17 at Sturges-Young Center for the Arts. The Hayletts were selected for the award in recognition of their volunteer efforts. They both share their variety of talents with many diverse organizations that have touched the …

Michigan’s attorney general on Wednesday asked the state Supreme Court to overturn key decisions and extend the state’s anti-discrimination law to gays and lesbians. People who claim discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation have not been protected by Michigan’s civil rights law because the word “sex” in the law has been interpreted only as a reference to gender. But …

W. Jean Shears, age 96, of Sturgis, passed away early Thursday morning, March 3, 2022, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born May 30, 1925 in Sturgis, daughter of the late Charles and Hazel (Weeks) Pierson. Jean was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1943. On September 4, 1943 she …

Michael B. Roberts, age 83, of Sturgis, passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo after a long battle with Lung Cancer. He was born July 11, 1938 in Allegan, a son to the late Maurice and Fern (Kermean) Roberts. . On Dec. 20, 2001 in Sturgis, he married Fern Brock. Michael retired from Parma Tube …