Joseph Dean Milliman, age 62, of Sturgis, passed away Friday afternoon November 20, 2020 at the Medical Behavioral Hospital in Mishawaka. He was born February 1, 1958 in Sturgis, son of the late Clarence LaMar and Thelma Eva (Schuler) Milliman. Joe was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1977. He had …

Tommy Ray Hoyt, age 77, of Constantine, died on Friday, November 20, 2020 at his home. He was born April 8, 1943 in Constantine, a son of Daniel and Betty (McMillan) Hoyt. Tommy graduated from Constantine High School in 1961. He served in the United States Army from 1963 to 1970 receiving the rank of Captain. On July 26, 1968 …

Michigan’s election agency on Friday recommended that the Nov. 3 results be certified next week by state canvassers, a decision that would bless Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump but likely not cool partisan strife over the vote. The recommendation was posted online with the formal Monday meeting notice of the Board of State Canvassers. The guidance came at …

President Donald Trump sought to leverage the power of the Oval Office on Friday in an extraordinary attempt to block President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, but his pleas to Michigan lawmakers to overturn the will of their constituents appeared to have left them unswayed. Trump summoned a delegation of the battleground state’s Republican leadership, including the Senate majority leader and House …

Arlene Louise (Popp) Mathews passed away at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo on Sunday,  November 15, 2020 after a long illness.  Arlene was born to Bill and Ruby Popp in 1949 and was the youngest in the family. She graduated from Saint Mary’s School in Lake Leelanau. Her career was in the banking industry, and she received an Associates Degree …

A judge on Friday declined to halt a three-week ban on indoor dining in Michigan that is one of the most recent coronavirus restrictions imposed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration. The state health department, meanwhile, reported a new daily high of confirmed COVID-19 cases, 9,779, and 53 additional deaths as the virus continued to spike. In his ruling, U.S. District …

James D. Moshier, age 75, of Sturgis, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, at Ascension Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born May 29, 1945, in Cleveland, a son of the late Malcolm J. and Elizabeth (Osmond) Moshier. James attended Culver Military Academy, Bethany College in Bethany, W.Va., Methodist Theological School in Delaware, Ohio, and graduated from Mountain …

Patrick A. Gomes, age 78, of Colon, passed away Friday, November 20, 2020 at Skaggs Adult Foster Care Facility. A little less than one year after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, on August 14, 1942, Patrick A. Gomes was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. His parents were Abel Jerome Gomes and Lucile M. Calhou. His parents were second generation Portuguese immigrants …

Keith L. Schrader, age 85, of Three Rivers, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. Keith was born in Three Rivers on March 4, 1935, a son of Elmer and Hazel (Bohm) Schrader.  He graduated from Centreville High School in 1953.  After high school, he went on to serve in the Army National Guard. …

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday repeated her plea to Michigan residents to limit gatherings at Thanksgiving and keep loved ones safe. Whitmer’s appeal came as the state health department reported 7,592 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 134 deaths, including 61 that were added after a records review. “We’re preserving future holiday gatherings together by taking this seriously now, …