Finished in 8th place tied with Paw Paw. We significantly improved in times and places compared to our showing last week at the Wolverine Conference meet. Scorers were: Noah Humbert 5th in Pole Vault Henry Veale 7th in Pole Vault John Pant, Lex Benthin, Zac Gowan, Seth Luegge 8th in the 3200 meter relay Angelo Hausmanis 4th in High Jump …

Edwin O. Harker, age 87, a lifelong Sturgis resident, passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at Parkview LaGrange Hospital. He was born Nov. 1, 1933 in Sturgis, a son to the late Peter W. and Roma M. (Rifenberg) Harker. On Feb. 16, 1952 in LaGrange, he married Wanda W. Teall. She preceded him in death on Dec. 15, 2017. Edwin …

Robert L. Craw, age 84, of Hudson, MI passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born Oct. 17, 1936 in Three Rivers, a son to the late Howard and Betty (Walters) Craw. Robert graduated from Sturgis High School with the class of 1955. He then joined the U.S. Navy earning the …

Donna Sue Johnson, age 82, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at The Laurels of Coldwater. She was born June 7, 1938 in Connersville, IN a daughter to the late Charles and Mary (Oldhom) Kain. On Nov. 28, 1958 in Burr Oak, she married Ken “Maynard” Johnson and together they have celebrated almost 62 years of marriage. Donna …

Michigan will fully lift outdoor capacity limits on June 1 and, starting July 1, end indoor gathering caps that were put in place to curb COVID-19, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday in a major loosening of economic restrictions. The state has limited occupancy in restaurants and other venues since March 2020, when the coronavirus hit. The announcement, which includes raising …

The Three Rivers Golf team hosted a tri-match Thursday at Sauganash Country Club taking on Plainwell and Dowagiac.  The Cats put together one of their best scores of the season, shooting 186, but Plainwell proved to be too strong for the Cats, carding a very nice 165.  Dowagiac finished third with a 205. Leading the Cats was Isaac Adams with …

Three RIvers hosted Division III Regional tournament Thursday. Highlights of the day came from 3 doubles (Fr) Arabella Mangold and (Jr) Taylor Workman unseeded opens by defeating the #3 seed Niles team 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to advance to the semi-finals. (So) Emily Workman fell in 3 sets to Pennfield in the opening round.  Girls finished 8th in MHSAA Division III …

Nina A. Truckey, age 80, of Leonidas, passed away on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at her home. Nina was born a daughter to the late Floyd and Margaret (Clark) Hubbard on September 27, 1940, in Sherwood, MI. Nina attended and graduated from Union City High School with the class of 1958. On February 20, 1960 Nina married her husband of …

On April 13, 2021, Norman (Duke) Zuidema passed away peacefully at home, less than a year after his beloved, Beverly. Born September 2, 1934 to George and Dora Zuidema, Duke lived most of his life in Highland, Indiana. However, since 1974, he spent summers with his family at their cottage on Pleasant Lake near Three Rivers golfing, skiing, taking slow …

Dixie Lee (Hagenbuch) Griffith, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at the age of 84. Dixie was born to parents Leslie and Marie (Prutzman) Hagenbuch on October 17, 1936 at the hospital in Constantine. She grew up on the family farm, the youngest of five sisters and lived her entire life in …