Florence Alice Roberts, age 89, died on Sunday, March 3, 2019. In accordance with Florence’s wishes cremation will be conducted and no public services will be held at this time. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

Hudsonville Unity Christian 89,  Three Rivers 51 Cassopolis 59, Union City 29 Schoolcraft 42, Niles Brandywine 33 Benton Harbor 63, Otsego 59

Three Rivers 60,  Dowagiac 33

Lloyd Elwood Pike Jr., age 60, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday afternoon March 3, 2019, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born June 25, 1958, in Lakewood, Calif., a son of the late Lloyd and Dolly (Keyser) Pike. Lloyd lived in Sturgis from the age of 12, when he and his family moved here from California. He had …

Carolyn J. Dougan, age 80 of Sturgis, passed away Monday morning, Feb. 25, 2019, at Thurston Woods Villa in Sturgis. She was born May 22, 1938, in Muskegon, a daughter of the late Melvin E. and Lois M. (Cassidy) Dougan. Carolyn resided in Sturgis since 1978, coming from Fremont, Michigan. She worked at Arch Workshop in Sturgis and was baptized …

April Lynn Blackman-Musselman, age 35, of Colon Township, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 3, 2019 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. A celebration of April’s life will be held on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 1:00 PM at Lighthouse Funeral & Cremation in Union City. Visitation will be held from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, just prior to the …

Andrew Scott Nichols, age 35, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, in Sherman Township. He was born July 6, 1983, in Kalamazoo, a son of Karen Nichols. Andy resided most of his life in Sturgis. He was currently employed by Abbott Laboratories in Sturgis. He also had worked several other jobs over the years, including VCI, Walmart, Meijer, …

Last week I shared suggestions concerning what not to store in your basement. I’d like to now suggest how to store certain things in that area below ground-level. So please read on and share these suggestions: If your basement gets damp, it would be smart to invest in a few mold-proof containers to store anything that might attract moisture. These …

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to spend billions more to fix the roads and boost a lagging education system. But as the Democrat prepares to deliver her first budget proposal to the Republican-led Legislature, she faces fiscal pressures that are complicating her task. She notes that the general fund — Michigan’s second-biggest account — has not grown much from 20 years …

Three  Rivers 41,  Paw Paw 39 Cassopolis 67,  Centreville 55 Schoolcraft 62,  Bloomingdale 24 Union City 41,  Bronson 38