V. Gaye Currier, age 77, of Burr Oak, passed away Sunday evening, June 21, 2020, at Grand Vista Assisted Living in Coldwater. She was born Oct. 29, 1942, in Portageville, Mo., a daughter of Amos and Rosa (Norman) Fisher. Gaye resided in Burr Oak for the past 33 years, coming from Quincy. On May 22, 1987, she married William L. …

Diana Marsh (née Molinski), age 62, of Three Rivers, passed away at her home on June 20, 2020.  She was the wife of Dan Marsh and loving mother of three children: Lisa Pobanz, Danny Marsh, and Jessica Martin.  She is also survived by five grandchildren: Ally, Maddie, and Addi Pobanz, Evan and Evelyn Martin, an uncle, Eugene Morris and a …

David R. Warble, age 65, of Sturgis, passed away early Friday morning, June 19, 2020 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Battle Creek. He was born October 29, 1954 in Noble County, Indiana son of Maynard “Lefty” and Sharon (McClain) Warble. David resided in Sturgis for over 20 years coming from Burr Oak. His early life was spent in LaGrange …

Twenty more people have died in Michigan from COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths to 5,843 as the state’s economy continues to reopen, state officials said Saturday. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said that aside from the 5,843 confirmed deaths, the state has also had 244 presumed deaths, in which the individuals’ death certificates listed …

A large mass of grasses and other vegetation has been swept into a western Michigan lake, creating what one professor calls a “bizarre” floating island. Norton Shores photographer Joe Gee shot video of the floating vegetation Thursday in Muskegon Lake using an aerial drone. His footage shows a pontoon boat circling the island and looking small by comparison. “I’ve lived …

Buddy J. Mullins, age 31, of Constantine, died June 10, 2020. He was born Sept. 11, 1988, to Kathy Ball. He was an amazing husband, father, son and brother. He made an impact on the life of everyone he met. He was a graduate of West Noble High School. He is survived by his wife, Dawn Mullins; children Aliyah James, …

Eleanor June (Simonson) Eckhardt, age 85, formerly of Sturgis, went to our Lord peacefully, with family by her side, in Lisbon, Maine, on June 11, 2020. She died as she had lived: Trusting Jesus. Eleanor was born June 3, 1935, at her family farm in Scandinavia, Wis. She graduated from Scandinavia High School in 1953. Eleanor earned her teaching certificate …

A Battle Creek man has been charged in the March death of a woman who police believe was fatally shot in her home before her body was burned along a remote road. Jose Juarez, 26, was arrested Thursday and charged with open murder, mutilation of a dead body and three other counts in the death of Alison Sargent, a 25-year-old …

A 62-year-old woman died in a hit-and-run incident Thursday in the parking lot at the Three Rivers Meijer. Three Rivers Police were called shortly after 1 p.m. in response to a pedestrian struck by a car. Witnesses told investigators the driver ran the victim over and continued from the scene. Officers are looking for a black 2015 body style Chevrolet …

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday extended Michigan’s coronavirus emergency declaration through July 16, enabling her to keep intact certain business closures, longer unemployment benefits and other changes after she previously lifted a stay-at-home order. The Democratic governor — who has been gradually reopening the state — hopes to let gyms, movie theaters and bowling alleys restart by July 4. They …