Michigan restaurants on Wednesday proposed tying indoor capacity limits to the percentage of COVID-19 tests that come back positive, contending that clear guideposts would help the hospitality industry navigate the pandemic. Bars and restaurants, which reopened for indoor dining and drinking on Feb 1. after a 2 1/2-month ban, have a 10 p.m. curfew and are limited to 25% occupancy, …

A 27-year-old man has been charged with murder in the slayings of his parents whose bodies were found in a wooded area in western Michigan. Nicholas Johnson was expected to be arraigned Thursday in Kalamazoo County District Court. Gary and Laura Johnson went missing earlier this month. Their bodies were unearthed Friday at Gourdneck State Game Area in Portage, about …

Glen LeRoy “Red” Baldwin, age 89, of Shipshewana, died unexpectedly of natural causes Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville. He was born May 11, 1931, in Sturgis, to Clarence and Thelma (Harris) Baldwin. Glen graduated from Sturgis High School in 1949. He was an electrician and worked at several trailer factories in Elkhart, Bristol and Middlebury, …

Joan Cecelia (Falvey) Carlson was born at home in Knox, Indiana on June 21, 1923 to James P. and Gertrude Falvey, and died at home in Constantine, on February 13, 2021.  Joan grew up in a wonderful household in Knox with siblings Bill, Jean, Kenny, Jan, Joyce and Tom (with another sister, Margaret, dying in infancy). Joan had a life-long …

Richard James Swegles, age 78, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday afternoon, Feb. 14, 2021, at his home. He was born Nov. 7, 1942, in Homer. On November 5, 1971, he married Sharon Inman in Coldwater. Richard was employed by Sturgis Foundry for 35 years, working until the closing of the company. Richard was proud to have served his country in …

Jay Melvin Woehrmyer, age 68, of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born March 2, 1952 in Coldwater, Ohio, the son of Melvin and Vera (Puthoff) Woehrmyer. In the 1980s, food industry management brought Jay to Michigan. He was the regional director for Wendy’s in southwestern Michigan, owned Carter’s Corner …

Carol (Lott) Rueckert, age 94, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday, Feb. 14, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born April 19, 1926, in Heyworth, Ill., a daughter of the late Halley A. and Anna (Jensen) Lott. On Aug. 28, 1949, she married the late Richard P. Rueckert. They were married for 67 years and resided in Kankakee, Ill., …

Ida D. Hershberger, age 72, of Burr Oak, passed away peacefully at her home Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was born Aug. 23, 1948, to the late Dan S. and Fannie Miller. Ida was a member of Old Order Amish Church. She was married to Joni Hershberger. She leaves behind her husband, Joni Hershberger of Burr …

Benjamin “Benny” Jacob Todd, 19 weeks, went to be with his great-grandparents on Friday, February 12, 2021 at Three Rivers Health. Surviving to cherish his memory are his parents, Chris Todd and Aleia Wade of Three Rivers, four siblings, maternal and paternal grandparents, one aunt and one uncle. Benny was already greatly loved by his family, and his memory will …

In January, I gave you some information on a lecture series being held at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan. Here is the schedule for March and April. The lectures are held on Sunday afternoons at 3 PM. They are held in the ballroom and they are only allowing fifty people to attend each lecture. Here’s the list: …