Sixty-two percent of 811 applicants passed the Michigan bar exam for lawyers last summer. University of Michigan law school led the way with 33 of 36 graduates passing the July test, followed by Michigan State University at 76 percent, Wayne State University at 74 percent and University of Detroit-Mercy at 59 percent. Cooley law school had the most graduates taking …

The Kalamazoo Wings (14-18-2-1) battled the Brampton Beast (12-16-4-2) three times this past weekend, with the K-Wings winning two of the three. On Friday night at Wings Event Center, the K-Wings came from behind to defeat the Beast 4-3 in overtime. Ludwig Blomstrand had two goals in the win while Alex Mallet scored the game tying goal with 43 seconds …

Our precious Andrea Sue (Eash) Yeager, age 71, of Centreville, went home to be with Jesus, surrounded by her family January 8, 2016.  She was born August 15, 1944, in Ft. Wayne, IN, a daughter of John and Erma (Haarer) Eash.  The first years of her childhood were lived in Grabill, IN with her parents and four brothers. The family …

Bonita S. Thompson, age 69, of Marcellus, MI passed away Thursday, January 7, 2015. She was born October 11, 1946 in Medford, WI, the daughter of Harry E. and Helen (Worden) Bristol. Bonita graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1965 and was formerly employed at Coca-Cola in Paw Paw. She also was a lifelong member of the Ladies Auxiliary …

A boil-water order has been issued for White Pigeon residents. A notice distributed to village residents Thursday indicated three of five recent samples tested positive for the presence of coliform bacteria. The baseline is no more than one positive test within a one-month period. Utility officials are collecting additional samples, working with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, flushing the …

A Grand Rapids-based television station has released a segment on Daniel Furlong, the man who confessed to killing 11-year-old Jodi Parrack in 2007. Video of Furlong being interviewed by investigators and prosecutor John McDonough was obtained by WOOD-TV. It showed the 65-year-old Furlong describing how he sought Parrack’s help in his garage as she was biking home in November 2007 …

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners this week approved resolutions centering on funding it will provide two agencies. The commission on Tuesday agreed to allocate more than $280,000 to the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency. Meanwhile, commissioners also agreed to provide more than $250,000 to the Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services of St. Joseph County. Both funding …

A few personnel matters were approved during Tuesday’s county commission meeting. Commissioners approved the hiring of Teresa Meade as Friend of the Court secretary. Her rate of pay is $14.38 an hour. Also, commissioners agreed to establish the position of office manager/document imaging coordinator. Finally, the resignation of telecommunicator Travis Helmer and termination of COA home care aide Sarah Yoder …

Laura Lynn Zonyk, age 65, of Mendon passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at the University of Michigan Hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Vicksburg, MI on March 29, 1950 the daughter of Felix and Patty (Helms) Zonyk. Laura was a 1968 graduate of Vicksburg High School and in 1973 earned her BA degree from Olivet …

The first of what will likely be several public accolades bestowed upon Steve Todd occurred during this week’s St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting. Todd, who is retiring next week following a career of more than 40 years with the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency, was the recipient of a resolution approved by the five-member commission Tuesday. Todd reflected …