Darryl Francis Longieliere, age 72, of Sturgis, passed away early Friday morning, Jan. 4, 2019, at his home, following a long battle with heart disease. He was born Dec. 22, 1946, in Lansing, a son of the late Frances and Dorotha (Norris) Longieliere. Darryl resided his entire life in the Michiana area, the past 25 years in Sturgis. He was …

A 46-year-old southwestern Michigan man has been charged with murder in connection with the 2016 death of his 2-year-old stepdaughter. Lance Reeves was denied bond by a Cass County judge Friday during the Dowagiac man’s arraignment on charges of open murder and child abuse. The judge entered a not guilty plea for Reeves. It wasn’t immediately clear if he has …

A northern Indiana city is looking at an expansion of part of its sewer system that could costs millions of dollars in the coming years. The Elkhart Truth reports that utility engineer Tory Irwin said a sanitary sewer line serving an area north of the Indiana toll road along Cassopolis Street is at capacity. The problem could clog up new …

Rudolph Joseph “Rudy” Boals, age 87, of Sturgis, passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 5, 2019, at his home. He was born June 28, 1931, in Sturgis, son of the late Rudolph William and Bessie Elizabeth (Brabant) Boals. Rudy resided most of his life in Sturgis with the exception of the lime he lived in South Haven during his teen years. …

Irene R. Brown, 86, of Three Rivers, died on Friday, December 28, 2018 at the Bowman House in Three Rivers. She was Born on September 1, 1932 in Baltimore, Maryland, the Daughter of Carl S. and Ida I (Pirie) Howes. Resident of Three Rivers since 1954 coming from Baltimore. She was a Homemaker, Member of the Eastern Star Corinthian Chapter …

Dr. Robert (Bob) Allen Schneider, 88, of Mendon, passed away peacefully at his home on Dec. 29, 2018. He was born in Three Rivers on May 20, 1930 to the late Ray and Alice Schneider. Robert (Bob) graduated in 1954 with his Medical degree from the University of Michigan — Magna cum laude. He entered the United States Air Force …

Jury selection is set to begin in the trial of a man charged with killing six strangers in southwestern Michigan nearly three years ago. Jason Dalton is charged with murder and attempted murder. He’s accused of shooting eight people in three locations in the Kalamazoo area in February 2016 while he was picking up riders for Uber. Police quoted Dalton …

Brenn E. Arklie, age 74, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born Oct. 3, 1944, in Sturgis, a son of the late Lynn and Carrol (Free) Arklie. Brenn resided his whole life in Sturgis, with the exception of two years he lived in Petoskey. Following graduation from Sturgis High School …

    Mark Daniel “Danny” Motter, age 63, of Lawton, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, January 1, 2019. Dan was born on Tuesday, April 05, 1955, in Kalamazoo.  He was the sixth of what would eventually become the seven children born to Ira and Gladys L. (Oswalt) Motter.  He was a short and (in his words) “husky” child who …

Happy New Year to all! Call me old-fashioned, but I do have some New Year’s resolutions that I will try to stick with this year. They might seem a bit boring, but they are important to me. If you’re interested, here they are: I will try to be better at remembering someone’s name. I will not always say “Yes” when …