The Constantine Police Department is assessing damage, as vandals struck a variety of locations in the village Sunday morning. Constantine’s Little League fields suffered the worst of the damage; several buildings were damaged with paint. A park on Water Street also had paint and other damage. Residences on Mill, Station, Depot, White Pigeon and Meadow Lane also were damaged …

A lighthouse near Mackinac Island is available for purchase.  The latest bid for the Round Island Passage Lighthouse was $20,000, as of Tuesday. The sale began Monday with an opening bid of $10,000.  The Detroit Free Press reports the online auction is open to nonprofits only who must register to bid.  The building with a 71-foot tower is on state-owned …

Dozens of snapping turtles have hatched at an Ann Arbor-area veterinary hospital after their pregnant mother was found injured in a mall trash can.  The Ann Arbor News reports 28 baby turtles were born this week after spending 75 days in an incubator at Emergency Veterinary Hospital Ann Arbor.  A worker emptying trash cans discovered the 1- foot mother turtle …

William Morris Metty, Sr., age 68, of Centreville, MI. passed away on Monday, August 18, 2014 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born on October 22, 1945 in Centreville, MI. the son of Gordon and Pearl (Steen) Metty. Mr. Metty has been a lifetime resident of this area. He was employed at the White Pigeon Paper Mill for forty years …

A good way to remain sane, might be to meet with a therapist on a regular basis. You know, someone that you can unload your troubles on, or just vent to. Sometimes you might receive some pretty good advice, and sometimes the advice is not worth giving a second thought. I see one of my therapists about every three weeks …

  A $550,000 state grant has been awarded to Postle Operating in Cassopolis for an expansion project that will create 40 full-time jobs during the next two years. State Rep. Matt Lori said the Michigan Strategic Fund has awarded the Community Development Block Grant for job training to the company, which produces extruded aluminum products for recreational vehicles. Postle Operating …

  A Sturgis business was at the center of attention Monday, as state and local officials visited Cobalt Holdings. Led by Department of Environmental Quality Director Dan Wyant, the team of officials met with Cobalt president Bruce Bart and toured the facility. Their visit was a part of Gov. Snider’s recycling program. Cobalt’s main product is crumb rubber. Created from …

Frances “Fran” Belle Stoppenbach, age 91, of Three Rivers passed away on Friday, August 15, 2014 at Heartland Health Care Center. Fran was born in Quincy, MI on June 7, 1923 the daughter of Archie and Iva(Roth)Smith. Frances graduated from Coldwater High School in 1941. She then went to work for her brother Darryl at the A&P grocery store in …

Harry R. Rasmussen, Jr., age 86, of Decatur, MI passed away Sunday, August 17, 2014. He was born August 30, 1927 in Superior, WI the son of Harry R. Sr. and Mable (Reynolds) Rasmussen. He was preceded in death by his first wife Ruth in 1985.  On October 16, 1987 he married Evelyn R. Rice who survives. Surviving besides his wife …

A Kalamazoo native fell to his death at Rio Grande National Forest in La Jara, Colorado last week. Investigators say 22-year-old Dylan Jarsma was taking photos at Rio Grande National Forest Friday at about 1 p.m. ET when he fell 200 feet near a waterfall and was killed instantly. Jarsma and his girlfriend,Taylor Whisman, who witnessed the fall, were moving …