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Irene Yantzi, 94

Irene M. Yantzi, 94, of Constantine, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers, following an extended illness. She was born Mach 6, 1919, in Anboy, Ind., to S.J. and Sarah (Schlatter) Miller. She was as Constantine resident since 1952, coming from Pigeon, and was a homemaker all her life. On Nov. 23, 1939, she married Cephas …

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Robert Pendleton, 82

Robert Spears Pendleton, age 82, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 29, 1932, in White Pigeon, and had been a resident of White Pigeon and Sturgis most of his life, except for five years living in Pennsylvania. On March 23, 1957, he married Helen Harmon, in White …

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Vincent Hepner, 91

Vincent Carl Hepner, lifelong resident of Sturgis, passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 11, 2014, at Heritage Senior Living Community in Kalamazoo. He was born June 8, 1922, in Sherman Township, to the late Clark A. and Hilda L. (Kruger) Hepner. Vincent resided almost his entire life at the home in which he was born. On March 2, 1951, he married …

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Marilyn Sword, 53

Marilyn K. Sword, age 53, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014, at her home in Sturgis. She was born Sept. 25, 1960, in Clarksburg, W.Va., a daughter of the late Carl and Gwinda (Earls) Lipscomb. Marilyn was the world’s best mom to her two daughters. She enjoyed crocheting and reading. Marilyn loved listening to music; some of her …

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Charlene Wooster, 69

Charlene Wooster, age 69, of White Pigeon, passed away Friday, February 14, 2014 at her home. She was born in Walkerton, IN on February 26, 1944, the daughter of Ellis and Mollie (Bailey) Arnett. On November 25, 1961 Charlene married Ray Wooster in Orland, IN. Charlene worked as a Customer Service Manager at Wal-Mart in Three Rivers for 18 years. …

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Jack Comstock, 75

Lowell Jack Comstock, age 75, of rural Mendon died Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 at his home following a one-year illness. He was born In Kalamazoo, MI on Aug. 21, 1938 the son of the late Lowell and Leona (Shively) Comstock. Jack graduated from Mattawan High School with the class of 1956. He served in the U.S. Army as a radio …

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Citizen Corps Coordinator of the Year

A Sturgis resident has been awarded the honor of Citizen Corps Coordinator of the Year. Sturgis Police Deputy Chief David Ives said Jim Cook, a retired CAD instructor from Glen Oaks Community College, was selected from nominations across the state. He was presented a plaque during a recent meeting of the 5th District Homeland Security in Kalamazoo. Cook heads the …

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Business awarded tax abatement

A Sturgis-based business was awarded a 12-year tax abatement this week by members of the city commission. Midwest Plastics Engineering Inc. on Wednesday was granted the abatement for an investment in new equipment. The addition will help retain 40 jobs at the facility and create 10 new positions, company officials said. It is investing more than $190,000 in four injection-mold …

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Kazoo student has tuberculosis

Officials plan to test about 300 students and staff at Kalamazoo Central High School after a male student was found to have tuberculosis. Testing will begin Monday. Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services official Linda Vail says the chances that others at the school contracted tuberculosis are “very, very slim.” Public schools Superintendent Michael Rice says staff members were told …

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Fight at Loy Norrix High School

A half-dozen female students have been arrested following a fight at a Kalamazoo high school. Kalamazoo Public Schools Superintendent Michael Rice says “six girls got into a fight and wouldn’t stop.” Loy Norrix High School has a police liaison officer. Rice says Kalamazoo city police also were needed to help break up the Thursday morning skirmish.  (AP)

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