Caleb Wing of Sturgis will serve a minimum of 19 months in prison after entering guilty pleas in three separate felony cases. The sentence was imposed recently in Branch County Circuit Court. Judge Bill O’Grady sentenced 28-year-old Wing to 16-24 months for resisting arrest when stopped outside Coldwater in June 2020 for officers to serve a warrant for his arrest. Wing …

Art and Soul, a peer support group for people 18 years of age and older, is starting a new session later this month. Organized by Cassidy Graber, Art and Soul will focus on different forms of art to explore emotions, thoughts and inner-feelings. The sessions are at 2 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Aug. 31 through Sept. 28. Meanwhile, Graber will also …

Harry W. Niebling, age 95, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at Sturgis Hospital. He was born August 19, 1925 in Erie, PA a son to the late Harry A. and Florence (Rung) Niebling. On Sept. 21, 1946 at the Sacred Heart Church in Erie, PA he married Rosemary Heberle. She preceded him in death on July 13, …

Deputy Sheriff Ryan J. Proxmire succumbed to injuries sustained while involved in a vehicle pursuit while on duty with the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office. Ryan passed away on Sunday, August 15, 2021, at the age of 39. He was born October 7, 1981, in Kalamazoo to Mark and Dawn (Hodgemire) Proxmire. He was a 1999 graduate of Three Rivers High …

Elizabeth “Betty” Chupp, age 89, of Constantine, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at her home.  Betty was born on February 15, 1932 in Rogers, ND, a daughter of Ruben and Amanda (Bontrager) Yoder. On April 5, 1951, she married Paul Chupp; he preceded her in death on May 27, 2015. Betty loved being a …

Stephanie A. Harris, age 30, of Edwardsburg, died on Thursday, August 12, 2021. Arrangements by Farrand Funeral Home.

Judy A Mann, age 79, of Constantine, died on Thursday, August 12, 2021. Arrangements by Farrand Funeral Home.

Donald C Mann, age 81, of Constantine, died on Thursday, August 12, 2021. Arrangements by Farrand Funeral Home.

Thelma D. Brown, of Sturgis, passed away on Sunday, August 15, 2021, at Ascension Borghess Hospital in Kalamazoo, at the age of 99. She was born on May 7, 1922, in Salisbury, North Carolina, to Henry Lee and Annie Cloer, one of five children who preceded her in death. Thelma felt a calling to serve God at a young age. …

Local officials said more than three-quarters of St. Joseph County was without power in the days after last week’s storms. The estimate was shared by St. Joseph County Emergency Management Director Erin Goff, who addressed county commissioners Tuesday. At the peak of power outages last week, 78 percent of the county was without electric service, Goff said. As of late …