Two people were arrested following a home-invasion incident in Florence Township. State police troopers were called Monday afternoon to a residence on Lutz Road regarding a home invasion in progress. Authorities said the homeowners came home during the incident and one of the two suspects was in a car parked in the driveway. The person drove from the scene but …

Michigan is sending half of the 400 ventilators it received from the federal government to Detroit-area hospitals that are facing a surge of coronavirus patients. The state health department said the remaining 200 breathing machines will be set aside for seven regions that have fewer COVID-19 patients at this time. The number of COVID-19 cases reported statewide reached 9,334 Wednesday, …

The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency continues to provide updated information for COVID-19 cases in the tri-county area. Agency officials said Tuesday’s count includes the first identified cases in Branch County outside of Lakeland Correctional Facility. As of 3 p.m. Tuesday, the number of positive cases in the three-county jurisdiction includes four cases in St. Joseph County, 15 cases in …

Hundreds of new health care graduates from Michigan State University are available to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. State officials have made a desperate plea for health professionals to treat people as the number of virus cases rises each day. MSU says the state has created a temporary license for nurses who usually first take a national exam. Doctors from …

Craig James Balzer, age 56, of Brownsburg, Indiana and a former resident of Sturgis, passed away early Monday morning, March 30, 2020 at the I.U. Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Due to current condition with the Covid-19 pandemic and the limitations of gatherings, a celebration of life will be held at a later date to be announced. At that time …

Geraldine C. “Gerry” (Feulner) Shirley, age 97, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, March 27, 2020 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis following a short illness. She was born on March 18, 1923 in Chicago, daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Schwartz) Feulner. On December 11, 1943 she married Eryl V. Shirley in Crown Pointe, IN. He preceded her in …

Be very careful Wednesday as you venture out and about. It is, after all, April Fools Day, so you’ll want to double check the salt and pepper shakers to make sure someone hasn’t loosened their caps. Also, you shouldn’t believe all you hear to be true. My suggestion is to stay clear of Facebook. The year 1952 was quite a …

President Donald Trump has approved a major disaster declaration for Michigan amid the coronavirus pandemic. The declaration provides additional money to address the outbreak as a top health official warned that the situation in Detroit will worsen. Michigan officials also reported Saturday 19 additional virus-related deaths nearly 1,000 new confirmed cases. Michigan now has 4,650 cases and at least 111 …

President Donald Trump is willing to help governors in their struggle with a virus outbreak, if they ask nice. He has taken a round of steps to expand the federal government’s role in helping produce critically needed supplies to fight the coronavirus pandemic after desperate pleas from the nation’s governors. Yet he also rejected any criticism for the federal government’s …

The U.S. surgeon general says the situation in Detroit, a national “hot spot” for cases of the new coronavirus, will worsen next week. Three Detroit-area counties account for 83% of the more than 3,600 people in Michigan confirmed to have COVID-19. At least 92 have died. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says it’s “very unlikely” students will return to school, but she …