Oma L. Bowen, age 93, of LaGrange, died on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, at Miller’s Merry Manor in LaGrange. She was born on March 23, 1927, in Three Rivers,  to Virgil D. and Frances L. (Welburn) Miller. In 1944, she married Ervin T. Yoder. He preceded her in death in 1957. In 1959, she married Wallace “Wally” Bowen. He preceded …

Betty Jo Brady, age 72, of White Pigeon, died on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are being handled by Farrand Funeral Home of White Pigeon.

Clarence G. Bryant, age 40, of White Pigeon, died Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. A celebration of his life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28 at his sister’s home, 20160 E. U.S. 12, White Pigeon. Farrand Funeral Home of White Pigeon is handling the arrangements.

Michigan election officials on Monday certified Democrat Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in the state, another setback for President Donald Trump in his futile effort to undermine the results of the Nov. 3 election through baseless legal challenges and unsupported claims of fraud. The Board of State Canvassers, which has two Republicans and two Democrats, confirmed the results on a 3-0 …

Matthew James Cox, age 56, of Burr Oak, passed away peacefully Saturday evening, November 21, 2020 at his home. He was born June 19, 1964 in Sturgis, son of the late Michael and Marietta (Wilson) Cox. Matt was a lifelong Burr Oak and Sturgis area resident and a graduate of Burr Oak High School with the class of 1982. In …

Carolyn Marie Kaylor, age 72, of Three Rivers, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2020. She was born July 1, 1948 to Lester and Una Thompson of Moorepark Road, Three Rivers. She was active in youth 4-H showing sheep, cattle, horses, and woodworking and sewing. She is survived by her husband of 37 years, David Kaylor; children, Norman McDowell, Brian McDowell …

Russell E. Carpenter, age 69, of Archbold, Ohio passed away Friday afternoon, November 20, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee. He was born May 31, 1951 in Sturgis, the son of Joseph and Vera (Franks) Carpenter. He was a 1969 graduate of Colon High School, and married Bonnie Felton on April 1, 1972 in Telford, PA. He lived in …

A man who was a teenager when he admitted killing three young women in 1972 has been granted parole by the Michigan Parole Board nearly a half-century after the slayings. The parole board notified the victims’ relatives that Brent Koster, 64, was granted parole on Nov. 10. The Kalamazoo area man will be released from prison on Jan. 21 after …

President Donald Trump did not ask Michigan Republican lawmakers to “break the law” or “interfere” with the election during a meeting at the White House, a legislative leader said Sunday, a day before canvassers plan to meet about whether to certify Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in the battleground state. House Speaker Lee Chatfield was among seven GOP legislators who met with …

I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. We have been through some very difficult times since the arrival of Covid-19, yet we still have much to be thankful for, because we are working together to get through this difficult time. If you haven’t experienced this virus, you have an awful lot to be thankful …