A White Pigeon man, accused of hiding a woman’s body after she was struck by a vehicle he was driving, was arraigned Thursday. Authorities said 29-year-old Colby Martin was driving a car that struck Decatur-area resident Melody Rohrer, age 64, Monday in Van Buren County’s Hamilton Township. Martin is charged with manslaughter with a motor vehicle, failure to stop at …

Michigan has recorded more than 1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, the health department said Wednesday. The state crossed that threshold by reporting 6,079 new cases over the last two days. There have been at least 20,781 deaths in Michigan linked to COVID-19. “After more than 18 months fighting this pandemic, it is sobering to reach …

Mary Catherine (Miller) Hurley, age 86, of White Pigeon, died on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at Borgess Medical Center following a short illness. She was born on February 25, 1935 in Rensselear, Indiana the daughter of Albert W and Mildred E (Moelhman) Miller. Mary was a White Pigeon resident since 1974 coming from Rensselear. She was employed by White Pigeon …

Jake M. Haylett passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis at the age of 93. He was born on March 8, 1928 in Bethel Township to Forrest and Gladys (Peppiatt) Haylett.  He graduated from Coldwater High School in 1945 and served in the U.S. Army (1946-1948). Jake married Cora Jean (Leatherman) on October 30, …

Long time distance runner Tom Soper broke from the starting line for his ultimate run on Saturday, April 17, 2021. That the course is an out-and-back, a loop, or a point-to-point is not known at this time. However, Tom told his support crew captained by his wife (and girlfriend forever) Lucy Ann Zimmerman that he had trained to stay course. …

James E. Capman, age 86, of the Colon area, passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Fairview Nursing Home in Centreville. James was born in East Leroy on December 1, 1934, a son of the late Archie Sr. and Dorothy (Snook) Capman. On November 2, 1953 James married Donna Buys. Their marriage would end in divorce. James worked at …

Debra Ellen Wells, age 88, of Sturgis, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 20, 2021 at Three Rivers Health. She was born on January 30, 1933, the daughter of Marie Hagelgans. At the age of 16, Deb married the love of her life, Raymond Wells on October 15, 1949. The two spent 62 wonderful years together until his passing in …

Howard G. Scott, age 87, of Colon, passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Three Rivers Health. Howard was born in Colon on January 15, 1934, a son of the late Paul W. and Gladys R. (Hotrum) Scott. Howard attended Tolleston High School in Gary, Indiana. Following high school Howard served his country in the United States Army. Howard worked …

Angela Lucas Kennedy, age 46, of Constantine, passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021 at Three Rivers Health after battling cancer. Angie was born in Garden City, MI on February 21, 1975, a daughter of Michael and Charlene (Liebert) Lucas. She attended Wayne High School in Wayne, MI. Angie worked at Bravo Trailers in Bristol for the last 5 years. …

This is the time of the year when it’s not unusual to experience some foggy conditions. Coming into town from one of the many lakes in St. Joe County, it’s not unusual to come in contact with many low areas along the way. This is where you could easily run into fog. Fog shows up when water vapor, or water …