Sturgis police arrested three men Friday night after responding to a domestic assault in the 200 block of Washington Street. Officers around 10 p.m. attempted to take a 32-year-old man into custody, when he assaulted a Sturgis officer. Officers then obtained a search warrant for the residence and discovered a small amount of methamphetamine and a large amount of marijuana, …

John Castle, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Michigan Bank and Trust recently announced the appointment of Matthew S. Moses as First Vice President, Head of Wealth Management for the Trust Department of Southern Michigan Bank and Trust. Moses received a bachelor of business administration degree from the Haworth College of Business at Western Michigan University with a Personal …

The former president of a motorcycle club who was accused of stealing money from a fundraiser for a Kalamazoo police officer who was killed while on duty in 2011 has been sentenced to five months in jail. Fifty-five-year-old Joseph Weeks Sr. of Kalamazoo County’s Comstock Township earlier pleaded no contest to embezzlement from a nonprofit. A no contest plea isn’t …

The Three Rivers boys golf team got off to a rocky start for the 2016 season, finishing 9th in the 10 team conference. The first jamboree was hosted by Vicksburg at Angels Crossing Golf Club. The team results were as follows: Otsego 176 Vicksburg 183 Edwardsburg 193 South Haven 194* Dowagiac 194* Plainwell 198* Paw Paw 198* Sturgis 204 TR …

Angie M. (Boltjes-Grimm) Skinner, age 92, of Three Rivers, died Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Three Rivers Health. She was born in Groningen, The Netherlands on Sep. 15, 1923 the daughter of Hendrik and Anna (Robbes) Boltjes. She was a longtime Vicksburg resident and employee of Simpson Lee Paper Company. Survivors include three sons, Richard (Linda) Grimm of Three Rivers, …

Duaine Allen Phillips, age 68, of Jones, MI died Thursday, April 7, 2016 at his home. He was born in Mendon on Feb. 4, 1948 the son of Duaine W. and Dorothy (McClish) Phillips and was a lifetime resident of the area. He graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1967, and served in the United Stated Marine …

KALAMAZOO – It was close, but they made it! Needing just one point to clinch the final playoff spot in the American Conference, the Kalamazoo Wings defeated the North Division and American Conference Champion Toledo Walleye in grand fashion on Saturday night at Wings Event Center, shutting out the Walleye 4-0. If the Walleye and K-Wings were tied at the …

KALAMAZOO – The Kalamazoo Wings may be headed to the ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs, but after the regular season concluded on Saturday night following a 4-0 playoff clinching victory over the Toledo Walleye, the team handed out their end of year awards. The Most Valuable Player Award was given to goaltender Joel Martin. Martin, 33, had a career year for …

A building was destroyed by fire last week in the city of Sturgis. According to Sturgis Public Safety Director Geoff Smith, the blaze was reported shortly before 8 a.m. Friday in the 1000 block of North Centerville Road at Lafayette Street. The building was a part of the John B. Simpson Electrical Co. business. Its fire was reported by the …

After years of planning, the $2.6 million Enrichment Center in Sturgis is ready for business following a ceremonial grand opening last week. Located adjacent to the Doyle Center on the east side of the city, the Enrichment Center was praised Friday by county and municipal dignitaries, Commission on Aging officials and dozens of other guests. COA executive director Lynn Coursey …