St. Joseph County Clerk Lindsay Oswald has issued a press release with details about next week’s presidential primary election. Oswald said the March 8 election is to participate in the process of choosing the presidential candidates for the Republican and Democratic parties. Oswald, however, said each voter must choose only one party in which to participate. Those who show up …

Arline June Scott, age 92, of Three Rivers passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 28, 2016 surrounded by her family at Fairview Living Centre. She was born in Schoolcraft, MI. on August 3, 1923 to the late William Wallace Gray and Olive Marie (Prough) Gray. Arline was a graduate of Mattawan High School Class of 1940. She and her husband …

Rebecca Medich died on Friday, February 26, 2016. In accordance with family wishes cremation will be conducted and services will be held in the spring. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

Lottery officials say a western Michigan man had a winning Powerball ticket in his wallet for two months before realizing he had won $1 million. In a news release, lottery officials said 53-year-old Daniel Chase of Alto won $1 million when his ticket matched the five white balls drawn Dec. 16. The Morning Sun reports the Kent County man bought …

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 is awaiting sentencing in the case. WOOD-TV reports Joseph Weeks Sr. of Kalamazoo County’s Comstock Township last week pleaded no contest to charges including embezzlement from a nonprofit of $200 or …

After taking the first two games of a three game set against the Orlando Solar Bears (23-22-3-5) this past weekend, the Kalamazoo Wings (25-24-4-1) completed the sweep by knocking off the Bears 4-3 on Monday night. The Solar Bears took the lead just over two minutes into the opening period, but the K-Wings were able to tie the game at …

Robert W. Forsyth, age 83, of Constantine, died Monday, February 29, 2016 at his home. He was born June 11, 1932 in New Haven, IN a son of Alpha and LaVerne (Grosh) Forsyth. Bob graduated from New Haven High School in 1951 and served in the US Marines from 1951 to 1953. On January 18, 1975 he married Sharon Weagley Balyeat …

Dorothy Luella Sisson of Marcellus, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016, at the age of 97 at Bronson Methodist Hospital after suffering a stroke. She was born on February 20, 1919, in Chicago Heights, IL, to Martin and Mayme Nelson. She had two brothers, Jim (Sally) and Bill (Jean), and one sister, Marie (Bill) Mundt. Dorothy remained in the Chicago area, worked in retail, …

The condition of a 14-year-old girl is improving, more than a week after she survived a mass shooting in southwestern Michigan. Vickie Kopf posted an update about her daughter on Facebook. She says Abigail Kopf’s ventilator was removed Sunday and she’s breathing on her own. Abigail was outside a Kalamazoo-area restaurant when she was shot in the head on Feb. …

Katie Mae Davidhizar, age 89, of Leonidas, died Sunday, February 28, 2016 at her home. She was born June 9, 1926 in Laurence – Rusk County, Wisconsin a daughter of John A. and Susan R. (Bontrager) Miller. She was very proud to have received her GED from Three Rivers High School. Katie was employed at Heartland Health Care Nursing Home …