Glendora M. Russell, age 88, of Colon, passed away, early Saturday morning at Thurston Woods Village, in Sturgis. Glendora was born Aug. 25, 1924, in Kalamazoo, a daughter to the late Martin and Ecco (Rench) Johnson. On June 14, 1947, she married Lester W. Russell in Athens. He preceded her in death on Jan. 28, 1998. Glendora had lived in …

Edith (Edie) Munn-Hagen, 94, of White Pigeon, died Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis, following an extended illness. She was born Dec. 18, 1918, in Crystal, Mich., a daughter to Fred and Eulah (Faylor) Munn. She spent her early life in Ionia, Mich., and was a graduate of Ionia High School in 1938. Most of her life …

Theodore Joseph Rambadt was stillborn at Sturgis Hospital on May 2, 2013, at 11:28 p.m. God blessed his parents, Sarah (Thomasma) and Benjamin Rambadt with his special presence in their lives. Little boy Teddy was too perfect for this world, so instead, he returned to Heaven before his parents and families had the chance to love him throughout his entire …

Violet L. “Peg” Edwards, age 84, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013, at Thurston Woods Village. She was born April 26, 1929, at Leila Post Hospital in Battle Creek, a daughter of the late John and Loudema (Lake) Hughes. She was one of five siblings and resided mostly in the Athens or Burlington area. On June 6, 1959, …

We have experienced eighty degree temperatures, I’ve mowed our lawn, the tree outside my office window is in full bloom, and my Gator is my main mode of transportation around town, so it must be springtime in Michigan. This is probably my favorite season of the year, because the days of high humidity haven’t arrived yet. It won’t be long …

A 65-year-old Kalamazoo woman was treated for injuries she suffered last week following a one-car crash in Flowerfield Township. Officials from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department said Donna Rees was driving west on M-216 when she said she swerved to avoid striking a small animal and drove off the roadway east of Bent Road. Witnesses told investigators they observed …

A motorcyclist and passenger participating in a memorial ride were injured after they were thrown from their cycle over the weekend in Mottville Township. State Police personnel said White Pigeon residents Darrell Niles, 49, and Annette Rink, 47, were injured after the motorcycle they were riding slid on loose gravel and overturned. The incident occurred at noon Sunday at Riverside …

Dolores J. Stock, age 82, of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, May 5th, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Constantine on November 29, 1930, a daughter of Laverne and Naomi “Pearl” (Powers) Johnson. Dolores graduated from Constantine High School in 1947. On August 3, 1957, Dolores married Harold T. Stock, Jr. at Messiah Lutheran Church …

The March unemployment rate in St. Joseph County decreased by half a percent compared to a month earlier. The monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed St. Joseph County’s 7.3 percent March unemployment rate was less than February’s 7.8 percent. Furthermore, the March unemployment rate was 1.9 percent less than the same month one …

A Sturgis Police officer suffered a leg injury after he was involved in arresting a subject at 4 p.m. Thursday. According to the Sturgis Police Department, the Cass County Parole and Probation Department asked Sturgis officers to check on a wanted subject likely at a residence in the 1500 block of Progress Street. An officer made contact with the 29-year-old …