A 15-year-old Leonidas teen is spearheading a fundraiser this weekend to support the Great Lakes Burn Camp. Shyannah Stevens, with some help from members of the Leonidas Fire Department, is overseeing a pancake breakfast 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Leonidas Grange Hall. All donations will go toward the camp that hosts teenagers who are burn victims. The one-week …

Results of a needs-assessment questionnaire, distributed jointly by Sturgis Hospital and Three Rivers Health, have been released. The second of five fields focuses on Access to Health Care. The results show leading issues among 620 respondents relate to a lack of affordable health insurance coverage, the cost of medical care and the lack of access to services. Other data from …

Noel O. Kindt, age 80, of Marcellus, MI passed away Tuesday morning, March 11, 2014 at home. He was born April 30, 1933, the son of Omer and Mary Ann Kindt. On April 28, 1956 he married Patricia (Gundeck) who survives. Noel graduated from Central High School in 1951 and went on to attend and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree …

Barbara A. Hauck, age 89, of Sturgis, passed away peacefully early on March 12, 2014. Her last day on Earth was spent surrounded by her loving family and her friends. Barb was born Aug. 4, 1924, in Iowa, a daughter of the late George and Barbara Pettigrew. While in Iowa, Barb met and married her late husband, Daniel Hauck. After …

Hi. I’m a male Doberman mix but I am red and rust, instead of black and tan. I’m about 2 years old and I have already been neutered. I love attention and know how to sit and shake. I walk nicely on a leash and love to play fetch with a tennis ball. I can even catch it! I am …

Sturgis Hospital has announced a temporary, 5-percent salary reduction that took effect at the start of this week. Union representatives agreed to the action last Wednesday, according to hospital officials. It is effective for the next eight biweekly pay periods. The reduction applies to all 350 employees, including management. Hospital officials said a decline in patient volume beginning last fall …

Constantine Public Schools Superintendent Chuck Frisbie said a special meeting will take place Wednesday next week to discuss school safety, middle school building updates and the concept of year-round school. Frisbie said he and school board members have received input on the subject of year-round school from parents and he would like to use next week’s session to further discuss …

St. Joseph County’s Board of Commissioners was asked to consider allocating funds to help townships repair crumbling roads. Del Martin, a Fabius Township resident, urged the five-member panel last week to dedicate money from its delinquent-tax fund and spread the wealth to all 16 townships in the county. Martin said a modest amount of even $50,000 to each township would …

The Cass County Sheriff’s Department responded last weekend to its second snowmobile accident within a five-day period. Deputies were called at 12:04 a.m. to Newberg Township, where a snowmobile overturned in an area near M-40 and Hoffman Street. Sheriff’s officials said a snowmobile driven by Daniel Castellanos, age not stated, overturned as he was riding up a hill on private …

Gladys Marie VanVlerah, 74. Born Jan. 1, 1940, Skillman (Hawesville), Ky. Parents: Alvin E. and Frances M. (Minnett) Shearn. Survived by her children, Jay and Karen VanVlerah of Elkhart, Ind. and Sabra VanVlerah of Allegan; grandchildren, Joshua and Sarah VanVlerah of Ft. Collins, Colo. and Tyler VanVlerah of Bloomington (Elkhart), Ind.; three sisters, Marion Eubanks of Orlando, Fla., Jean Croce …