Jo Anne Williams, age 65, of Kendallville, died Sunday, March 15, 2020, at her home. Jody was born Oct. 11, 1950, in Sturgis, to Joseph John Nowak and Sarah Belle (Kanouse) Nowak. She graduated from Sturgis High School in 1969 and married Joseph Gordon Williams on Aug. 22, 1970, in Sturgis. He preceded her in death in 2004. Jody loved …

Mary Jane Lung, age 84, of Bronson, passed away Monday, March 16, 2020, at Thurston Woods Village. She was born July 7, 1935, a daughter of Ora and Mary Ann (Miller) Schrock. Mary retired from Kirsch Company in Sturgis following 43 years of employment. Surviving are two daughters, Sherry Schultz of Sturgis and Deborah Ryker of Burr Oak; three grandchildren, …

Laura Hesher, age 98, Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019. Laura was born in Paipot, Saskatchewan, Canada, on April 12, 1921, the daughter of LeRoy and Acco (Church) Raymond. Laura lived in Canada as a young girl. She was a graduate of White Pigeon High School Class of 1940. On October 16, 1940, she married Dale Wilson …

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has issued a sweeping order banning dine-in customers at restaurants and closing all bars, movie theaters, gyms and other sports facilities to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The order will last through March. She also prohibited large gatherings of more than 50 people and ordered that more people qualify for unemployment benefits during the global …

It is with immense grief we announce the death of our beloved daughter, Baylor Abbs. She died Friday, March 13, 2020, at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. Baylor was born June 5, 2019, to Craig and Jenna Abbs in Fort Wayne, and was diagnosed with transitional atrioventricular canal defect at 2 months of age. For the past nine months, she …

Tim Lewis Miller, age 78, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020, at the Sturgis Hospital emergency room. He was born Sept. 3, 1941, in Lima, Ohio, a son of the late Lawrence L. and Evelyn (Long) Miller. Tim moved to the Sturgis area in eighth grade and graduated from Centreville High School with the class of 1959. He …

Karen Lynette Napier, age 56, of Sturgis, died Tuesday, March 10, 2020, as the result of a single car accident on US-12 west of Sturgis. She was born March 19, 1963, in Gary, Indiana, to Eldon and Carolyn (Harbit) Ralston. Ms. Napier worked at the Dairy Queen in Sturgis. Karen enjoyed caring for her brother’s dogs and making jewelry. She …

St. Joseph County government is temporarily closing to the public its offices in the historic courthouse as well as in its Annex 2, located east of the courthouse complex. County administrator Teresa Doehring announced Friday that the measure is in response to limiting potential exposure to the coronavirus. Departments affected by this move are county administration, county clerk and register …

A Three Rivers woman was involved in a two-vehicle crash last week in Cass County’s Porter Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called at 3:25 p.m. Friday to an area of U.S. 12 near Vera Drive. Investigators said a pick-up driven by 26-year-old Alexander Earl of Goshen was stopped to turn left into a driveway. It was struck from …

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced Friday that all 131 Michigan Secretary of State branch offices will be changing operations to slow the spread of the coronavirus. During a three-week period starting today, branches will only offer services for critical transactions that must be conducted in-person and only by appointment. Walk-ins will be asked to make an appointment, for the …