Craig L. Witwer, age 70, of Jones, passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at Three Rivers Health. Craig was born in Elkhart on September 5, 1951, a son of Howard and Lorraine (Black) Witwer. He graduated from Elkhart Central High School in 1970. On June 6, 1970, he married Jessie Eby at Porter Baptist Church. Craig was a dog …

Lois M. Warner, age 93, of Shipshewana, and a former longtime Sturgis resident, passed away early Tuesday morning December 7, 2021 at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home in LaGrange. She was born March 29, 1928 near Angola, daughter of the late Kenneth and Gladys (Keller) West. When Lois was 8 years old the family moved to Sturgis where she was …

A ban on Pride flags in classrooms at Three Rivers Community Schools has been lifted until further notice. The decision to allow the display of such flags was made during Monday’s four-hour Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education meeting. Following a closed session lasting more than two hours, board members agreed to allow flags to be hung in classrooms, …

Yvonne Anne “Bonnie” Foster Bowersox, age 92, of Sturgis, left this earth to join her husband, son, daughter and son-in-law and grandson at the feet of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Wednesday evening, December 1, 2021 at Parkview LaGrange Hospital in LaGrange. She was born February 21, 1929 in Sturgis, daughter of the late Elmer and Martha (Barnell) Foster. …

The Kalamazoo Wings (10-6-0-0) traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah this past weekend to take on the Utah Grizzlies (11-7-1-0) in a three-game series. After a scoreless first period on Friday night, the Grizzlies Tyler Crunk scored midway into the second period to give the home team a 1-0 lead. Following the Grizzlies goal, the K-Wings took over the scoring, …

Clifford M. Barfell, age 74, of White Pigeon, died on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Arrangements by Farrand Funeral Home.

Glenda Dale Rodenbo, age 81, of Mendon, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021 at Three Rivers Health following a three-week illness. She was born in Fulton, Kentucky on Oct. 9, 1940 the youngest of four born to Julius and Mabel (Clahn) Page. Following her graduation from Chadsey High School, Glenda attended Beauty School in Detroit. She was married to Basil Rodenbo …

Grace Griffin, age 78, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 at Thurston Woods Village. She was born Sept. 14, 1943 in Arkansas where she lived her early childhood in Popular Grove. While growing up in Arkansas, Grace learned how to cook at an early age and enjoyed baking with her family. Thoughout life Grace has been known for …

Just in time for Christmas, the American Legion Hice-Shutes Post #170 will host a Christmas Bazaar at the Legion, 59990 South Main Street in Three Rivers, this Saturday, December 11, from 9AM until 3PM. There will be plenty of tables filled with great gift ideas. Everyone is invited to come out and get your Christmas shopping done with one stop. …

Michigan’s minimum wage will rise by 22 cents to $9.87 an hour on January 1st. State law requires annual increases in the wage until it reaches $12.05 in a decade. The 22-cent raise was supposed to occur in 2021 but was automatically delayed because of high unemployment early in the coronavirus pandemic. The state announced this past week that the …