State troopers are investigating a breaking-and-entering incident that occurred at a business last week in Union City. Troopers were called Saturday morning to Ed’s Auto, where it was reported that the business had been burglarized between 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. The victim told authorities that $220 in cash, a DVR box to an indoor/outdoor surveillance system, and …

Janet Lee Herschleb, age 86, of Three Rivers, died unexpectedly on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018 at her home. She was born in Vicksburg on Oct. 12, 1932 the daughter of Harold and Mildred (Brockway) Miller and she attended Vicksburg Schools. She was married to Clyde M. Covell in 1948, and they were later divorced. Janet worked at WL Molding in …

Ronald Leroy Heath, age 66, formerly of Mendon, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018 at the SONA Adult Foster Care Home in Three Rivers. He was born in Colon on June 10, 1952 the son of Harry and Wava (Purdy) Heath and was a lifetime resident of southwest Michigan. He attended Mendon Elementary and graduated from Three Rivers High School. Ron …

After falling to the Fort Wayne Komets by a score of 2-1 on Thursday night, the Kalamazoo Wings (15-15-0-1) traveled back to Wings Event Center to close out 2018. On Friday night, the K-Wings battled with the Wheeling Nailers. After taking a 4-1 lead over the Nailers, the game took a crazy turn at the end of the second period …

Rolland Eugene Brueck, age 84, of Sturgis, passed away Friday morning, Dec. 28, 2018, at his home, surrounded by his family, following a hard-fought battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born June 21, 1934, in Nottawa, a son of the late Lewis F. and Irene (Heinrich) Brueck. Gene resided in the Sturgis and Nottawa area most of his life and …

Mrs. Laura Mae McCoy, age 88, a resident of Auburndale, Fla., and formally of Sturgis, passed away Monday, Dec. 24, 2018, in Lakeland, Fla., with her husband by her side. Mrs. McCoy was born April 4, 1930, in Sturgis, to Gladden and Beatrice (Murray) Kennedy. She had been a resident for most of her life in Sturgis, coming from Grant, …

Two dogs that escaped death when a northwestern Indiana veterinarian refused their owner’s request to have the healthy canines euthanized have found a new home together with an Illinois couple. The man who’d owned Sam, a pointer, and Cosmo, a Lab mix, had divorced and was moving in with his girlfriend, who said she was allergic to dogs. He visited …

Virgil Hicks, age 88, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, at Parkview LaGrange Hospital in LaGrange. He was born Aug. 5, 1930, in Wayland, Ky., a son of the late Andrew and Eva (Hicks) Hicks. Virgil was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean War and earning the rank of corporal. He was a prisoner of war and earned the …

Roger Leroy Heath, age 70, of Mendon, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 while working at his home. He was born in Vicksburg, on April 24, 1948 the son of Merle E. and Betty L. (Thomas) Heath and has been a lifetime resident of the area. Roger attended Vicksburg Schools. He had been employed over the years by Tri-Lakes …

Teresa Marie Buehlman, age 59, of Leonidas, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo following a brief illness. She was born in Vicksburg on June 1, 1959 the daughter of Merle E. and Betty L. (Thomas) Heath. She attended Colon Schools and later received her GED from Centreville High School. Teresa was married to Ronald K. …