Sheriff’s officials are investigating several break-ins recently in the Tamarac subdivision in Lockport Township. Deputies were dispatched to Eagle Drive for a breaking and entering to an outbuilding and also to Falcon Court for a report of larceny from a vehicle. Investigators said they believe the incidents are related and occurred the night of Dec. 26.

Shirley Anne Schiedel, age 84, of Marcellus, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Three Rivers. She was born in Kalamazoo on February 15, 1936, the daughter of Sherman Biss and Nellie (Drobny) Biss. On January 15, 1954, in St. Joseph, Michigan she married Harold Junior Schiedel, III who survives her in death. Shirley was …

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law a $106 million plan Tuesday that will provide relief to businesses and fund efforts to fight the economic impact of the coronavirus. Though the plan was a collaborative effort between the governor and the legislature, Whitmer told reporters that the legislature strayed from the original agreement and that the $465 million plan the legislature …

William Dennis Poorman, age 86, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday evening, December 29, 2020 at Sturgis Hospital. He was born December 28, 1934 in Sturgis, son of the late Ertis and Clara A. (Reading) Poorman. He was a lifelong Sturgis resident. Bill held various jobs but his last and favorite job was transporting the Amish. He was proud to have …

Marion Elizabeth Bedard, age 85, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday morning December 27, 2020 at Care Community Assisted Living in Springfield, Michigan. She was born November 22, 1935 in Oneco, Connecticut daughter of the late Earl W. and Ethel A. (Sherman) Barr. Marion resided in Sturgis since 1957 coming from Oneco. On February 2, 1957 she married Roland H. Bedard …

A Sturgis woman faces numerous charges after she managed to escape from handcuffs and drive a patrol car from the scene of an accident. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said authorities responded to a property-damage accident shortly after 3 a.m. Monday on Lutz Road near Hoshel Road. The 25-year-old driver was subsequently arrested for operating while intoxicated. While deputies searched the vehicle …

State police arrested a Branch County man after he held two people against their will earlier this week. Troopers were called around 9 p.m. Sunday to a residence on Stoney Point Drive in Gilead Township. Investigators found a woman and her boyfriend went to her ex-boyfriend’s residence to retrieve personal belongings. Authorities said while the woman and her new boyfriend …

Joe R. Shinn, age 93, of Shipshewana, passed away holding his wife’s hand on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. He was born in Sturgis on December 20, 1927 to the late Clyde and Ester Shinn.  Joe proudly joined the Navy during World War II and served in the Philippines when the war ended 6 weeks later. Joe worked in Sturgis at Harter …

James E. Murphy, age 85, of Sturgis, passed away Friday morning December 4, 2020 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born May 20, 1935 in New Bedford, Massachusetts son of the late John Joseph and Anna Elizabeth (Flynn) Murphy. Jim’s early life was spent in Massachusetts moving to Michigan in 1992. He was a graduate of St. Mary’s …

Richard Bond Anthony, Jr., age 76, of Three Rivers, died on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Three Rivers. He was born in Dowagiac on Nov. 1, 1944 the son of Richard and Margaret (Cranson) Anthony. Richard  was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. He graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1962. He joined the US …