Sheriff Brad Balk reports that deputies on Tuesday at approximately 7pm, responded to the intersection of US-131 and Riverside Drive in Constantine Township for a two vehicle crash. Two females ages 27 and 31, accompanied by a 36-year-old male all from Elkhart, turned southbound on a northbound lane on US-131 from Riverside Drive. The vehicle turned into oncoming traffic, colliding …

A 102-year-old man who is Indiana’s oldest state employee is retiring after nearly six decades on the job, saying that “your body tells you when it’s time to go.” Bob Vollmer plans to report to work for the last time Feb. 6 as a surveyor for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. He joined the DNR in 1962. The World …

Pamela S. Conley, age 59, of Burr Oak, passed away early Wednesday morning, Jan. 15, 2020, at her home. She was born Nov. 3, 1960, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late Maynard and Martha Della (Miller) Marchand. Pam resided in the Sturgis and Burr Oak area her entire life. On April 21, 2000, she married Carlos “Bud” Conley in …

Catherine Louise (Stump) Roberts, age 80, of Constantine, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020 at Three Rivers Health surrounded by her loving family.  Catherine was born on April 28th, 1939 in Constantine, the daughter of the late Samuel and Marian (Kindig) Stump. Mrs. Roberts graduated from Constantine High School in 1957.  On May 30th, 1958­ Catherine was united …

Vicente Perez-Trejo, age 66, of Three Rivers, and formerly of Florida, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 15, 1953 in Queretaro, Mexico, the son of Victorio Perez and Maria Guadalupe Trejo. A farm labor contractor by trade, he made LaBelle, Florida, his home, but traveled for work between Michigan, New York, …

Michigan would lift its ban on stun guns under legislation advanced by lawmakers. The bill would allow the sale, possession and “reasonable use” of a stun device by those 18 and older. Michigan currently allows law enforcement and people with a concealed pistol license to use a Taser, which is a different type of self-defense device than a stun gun. …

Deborah “Olive” Sue (Ashbrook) Stuckey, age 65, passed away in the early morning hours on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 in Kalamazoo. She was born on March 30, 1954 in Marysville, CA the daughter of Robert and Wendillin (Barker) Ashbrook. She was an artist and loved doing crafts. She enjoyed owning and operating Sunset Pines with her husband Dick. All through …

On Friday, January 3, 2020, Dale Kent Wells, loving husband and father of three children, passed away at age 89, at home in Montgomery, TX. Dale was born on October 23, 1930 in Three Rivers, to William F. and Mable (Koenneker) Wells. Following graduation from Three Rivers High School he served his country for four years in the U.S. Air …

The Kalamazoo Wings (12-18-4-0) traveled to the Lone Star State this past weekend to take on the West Division Leading Allen Americans (26-7-6-1). After trailing the Americans 2-0 after the first period, the K-Wings came back with a pair of their own to tie the game 2-2 at the end of the second period. Zach Diamontoni and Zach Saar scored …

Janet Sue Brubaker, age 66, of Sturgis, passed away early Friday evening, Jan.10, 2020, at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born May 21, 1953, in Sturgis, a daughter of John W. and Doris B. (Hostetler) Brubacher. Janet was a lifelong Sturgis area resident and a graduate of Burr Oak High School with the class of 1971, and furthered …