Diana R. Munn, age 60, of Sturgis, passed away Monday afternoon, Dec. 9, 2019, at Medilodge of Kalamazoo. She was born Oct. 18, 1959, in Sturgis, a daughter of Donald R. and the late Lois L. (Crowl) Lampe. Diana was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1978. On May 9, 1998, …

Timothy Bryce Jones, age 59, of Three Rivers, passed away suddenly on Sunday, Dec. 8th, 2019 at his home.  Tim was born in Sturgis on August 17th, 1960 the son of the late Olin Jones and Karen Lutz. Tim graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1978. Tim was born and raised a farmer and that never left him.  He …

Pauline (nee: Kelly) Martin, age 76, of Three Rivers, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 5th, 2019 at her home.  She was born on Nov. 11, 1944 in Brookhaven, MS., the daughter of the late Della Mae (Kelly) Humphries.  On July 19th, 1962 she married Mr. Kirby Lee Martin. Pauline graduated from Three Rivera Adult Education in 1994.  She was an …

A man who served 20 months in custody for a wrongful conviction is suing police. Ray McCann was repeatedly hounded by police during an investigation of a girl’s killing in St. Joseph County. McCann denied any role in the death of the 11-year-old girl but says he felt pressured to plead no contest to perjury. The conviction was thrown out …

A southwestern Michigan man has been sentenced to a year in jail for his 16-year-old son’s fatal drug overdose. Prosecutors accused Gary Birkhead of knowingly allowing his son to use illicit drugs over two years. He pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in November. Birkhead, a Bangor resident, has been in the Van Buren County jail for months and will have …

The Kalamazoo Wings (7-11-2-0) split a pair of weekend games in Wheeling, West Virginia, as they battled division foe, the Wheeling Nailers (9-10-4-0). On Friday, the K-Wings jumped out to a quick lead as Yannick Veilleux scored the first goal of the night just 2:51 into the opening period.  Justin Taylor, in his first game back after spending the past …

Clarence Lee “Butch” Stump, age 74, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday afternoon, Dec. 5, 2019, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born July 2, 1945, in Three Rivers, a son of the late Samuel and Marian (Kindig) Stump. Butch had resided in Sturgis since 1990, coming from White Pigeon. He was a graduate of Constantine High School …

John C. Lindeman, age 74, a Sturgis resident from 1974-2019, passed away Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Holland Hospital. He was born July 31, 1945, in Indianapolis, a son of the late Frank A. and Sue (Firth) Lindeman. John graduated from Ball State University with a bachelor’s degree in education. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Vietnam …

A few ways to feel better about yourself: Be forgiving of yourself and others. Floss your teeth. Return all things you borrow. Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated. I love to watch movies, but I usually wait until they come out on cable, rather than go to a movie theater. The reason for not going to …

Michigan regulators have approved a 9.2% natural gas rate increase for 300,000 customers of SEMCO Energy Gas. The utility will use the nearly $20 million rate increase to replace gas mains and initiate an infrastructure reliability improvement program. The Port Huron-based company delivers natural gas to customers in the southern half of the Lower Peninsula and in parts of the …