Crystal Tokarski, previously from Colon, passed away unexpectedly from a pulmonary embolism on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nev. She was born Dec. 17, 1978.A memorial and celebration of Crystal’s life will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 1:30-4 p.m. at the Colon Fire Department barn, 1063 M-86, Colon, MI 49040. The family requests instead of flowers …

Today is Seniors Day at the St. Joseph County Grange Fair. The fourth day of the seven-day fair features an open-class beef show, draft-horse halter show, bingo, 4-H open-class dairy cattle show, harness racing and barnyard horse pulls. Tonight’s showcase event at the grandstand is bull riding and barrel racing at 7 o’clock. Tickets for the event are $12 for …

Funding for a proposed recreation trail between Three Rivers and Fabius Township has received a $10,000 boost from the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. The amount was requested during Tuesday’s county commission meeting by River Country Recreational Authority member Lindsay Oswald. Oswald, who also serves as the county’s grant writer, said a significant amount of money in matching funds …

Two faculty members at Glen Oaks Community College are starting the fall semester with tenure. Lori Hatfield has been promoted to professor of English and Michelle McNamara has been promoted to professor of communications. Both were recommended and approved to receive tenure at recent meeting of the Glen Oaks Board of Trustees. Hatfield joined the faculty at Glen Oaks in …

A Kalamazoo attorney defending Raymond McCann Jr. said his client’s case will probably not go to trial for two more months. McCann was arrested on charges that he lied to police during investigation of the 2007 murder of Jodi Parrack in Constantine. James Mequio, who represents McCann, said a status conference last week raised more legal issues that must be addressed …

Sophie A. Hahn, age  77, of Jones, passed away Sunday, September 14, 2014 at her home. She was born in Hammond, IN on May 5, 1937, a daughter of Stanley and Helen (Jasinkiewicz) Wojcik.  She graduated from Constantine High School in 1955, and received an Associates Degree from Southwestern Michigan College. On November 27, 1955 she married Raymond Hahn in Constantine. Sophie …

Scott Fischer, age 59, of Marcellus, MI passed away Saturday afternoon, September 13, 2014 at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, MI following an extended illness. He was born May 8, 1955 in Pontiac, MI the son of Henry and Jere M. (Cleary) Fischer. Scott was a 20 year Veteran of the United States Navy. Surviving is one son, Gregory S. Fischer …

For those interested, a brief update on my health condition. I have been a diabetic for several years and in August 2013, my doctor put me on insulin. He also mentioned that, if I would take better control of my diet and lose some weight, my condition would improve. On September 2, I visited an endocrinologist in Ann Arbor. I …

The odds of hitting a deer with your vehicle in Michigan have gone down slightly but they’re still 1 in 94, according to claims data from State Farm Insurance. Michigan ranked 11th in the nation when it comes to deer-vehicle collisions. That’s down from 10th the previous year. The insurer estimates that, nationwide, the cost per claim of a collision …

Victor T. Myers, age 78, of Granger, Ind., passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning, Sept. 14, 2014, at his home. He was born July 25, 1936, in Sturgis, a son of the late Victor and Dorothy (Gay) Myers. Vic resided in Granger for the past 30 years. Prior to moving to Granger, he lived in Elkhart, Ind., and his early life …