David Forrest Shingledecker, age 49, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 12, 2020 at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazo. David was born on June 8, 1970 the son of Bud and Dorothy Shingledecker. On June 7, 1997 David was united with Juanita Shingledecker in holy matrimony. She meant everything to him. His wife Juanita is still at Borgess …

On behalf of Michigan’s Green Industry – the nursery and greenhouse growers, retail garden centers, lawn care, landscape maintenance, design/build, tree care, and irrigation and water management firms – we present this statement on COVID-19. The majority of our businesses are family-owned and many are multi-generational. Our industry is committed to providing their products and services in a way that …

The growth in coronavirus infections in Michigan is starting to flatten due to the extraordinary restrictions on people’s movements, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Monday. But she warned that this doesn’t mean business as usual will resume quickly or soon. “We’ve got to make sure that we avoid a second wave at all costs. That would be devastating for our economy,” …

Madalon J. Yunker, age 85, of Sturgis, passed away on Thursday, April 9th in Portage, Michigan, of natural causes. Madalon is survived by two daughters: Susan Anable of Sturgis and Kristin (Michael) Gay of Sturgis; four sons: Michael (Bev) Yunker of Centreville, John (Marybeth) Yunker of Woodburn, Indiana, Jeffery (Christine) Yunker of Wadsworth, Illinois and James (Tana) Yunker of Burr …

Dennis Leslie Conner, age 64, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly early Thursday morning, April 9, 2020, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born May 25, 1955 in LaGrange, Indiana, son of the late Elmer and Carolyn J. (Leamon) Conner. Dennis was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1974. On …

Glen E. Billington, age 56, of Sturgis, and a former resident of Portland and Bryant, Indiana passed away on Monday, April 6, 2020 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born May 13, 1963 in Portland, Indiana son of the late Burley and Mary V. (Ashcraft) Billington. Glen resided in Sturgis for the past 20 years coming from Bryant …

The closure of doctors’ offices across Michigan during the new coronavirus pandemic has spurred a statewide surge in the embrace of telemedicine, a practice that allows doctors to treat patients remotely by phone or computer, officials said. Hospitals and doctors have moved quickly to adopt the technology after government agencies and lawmakers removed regulatory obstacles starting in early March. Experts …

Michigan has reported 111 new deaths from COVID-19, raising the state’s pandemic death toll to nearly 1,400 as its confirmed coronavirus cases approached 24,000. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, meanwhile, announced Saturday that 13 new or expanded COVID-19 drive-through testing sites would begin operating around the state under a plan to increase the state’s daily testing by about 40 percent. The state …

Iowa-based recreational vehicle manufacturer Winnebago Industries says the company plans to begin reopening its northern Indiana plants in May after closing them in March amid the coronavirus pandemic. Winnebago and other RV manufacturers temporarily idled their manufacturing plants after stay-at-home orders were issued in Indiana and other states where RVs are produced. Winnebago spokesman Sam Jefson tells the South Bend …

On Friday at 12:26am, Three Rivers Officers were dispatched to the 500 block of Thomas St for a reported shooting. Officers located a 17-year-old female victim with a gunshot wound to the head. The suspect fled the scene and was later believed to be in the area of Walnut Meadow Apartments (300 block of Erie St). Officers were able to …