James E. Brennan, M.D., of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Friday afternoon, August 30, 2013 at his home. He was born October 11, 1954 in Kalamazoo, Michigan son of Donald and Joan (Van’t Roer) Brennan. Dr. Brennan resided in Sturgis since 1990 coming from Kalamazoo. On May 25, 1974 he married Becky Johnson in Corbin, Kentucky. Coming to Sturgis in 1990 …

I’m afraid this past weekend didn’t start out very well. Once again, I must reflect on the passing of a friend. Lion Bruce Snook passed away this last Thursday after a short illness. I’ve known Bruce for a little over thirteen years, and I can’t think of a gentler, more soft-spoken, and trustworthy individual. He was a man of integrity …

Letha J. (Sammy) Decker, age 84, of Colon, passed away Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Letha was born Feb. 12, 1929, in Colon, a daughter of the late Lou G. and Lucy (Gregg) Dingman. Letha had lived all her life in Colon, graduating form Colon High School with the class of 1947. On Nov. 5, …

Dianna June McNealy, age 66, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away early Saturday morning August 31, 2013 at her home. She was born February 6, 1947 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island daughter of the late Dean Joseph and Phyllis (Ludwig) Cote. She enjoyed fishing and watching movies and loved time spent with her family. Dianna is survived by one son: Ty (Debra) …

Roselyn Myrle Marbaugh, age 80, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Saturday afternoon August 31, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was born April 16, 1933 in Sturgis, Michigan daughter of the late Fred and Wilma Snider. Roselyn resided most of her life in Sturgis. On February 23, 1963 she married Jerry Marbaugh in Sturgis. She retired from …

Organizers behind Sunday’s Three Rivers HarmonyFest said they couldn’t have been happier with the turnout for the 20th annual event. Staged on North Main Street, the 10-band, day-long festival had the benefit of good weather and an event-ending fireworks display to lure more than 3,000 people throughout the course of the day and night. The fireworks show was supposed to …

Members of the Sturgis City Commission have granted a 12-year tax abatement to Johnson Precision Mold and Engineering. Located in the North Centerville Road business park, the company is investing more than $100,000 in new equipment – primarily a high-speed machining center. Cathy Knapp, manufacturing specialist for the city, said the investment allows the company to increase its sales. In …

Labor union supporters and the governor who made this the first right-to-work Labor Day in Michigan have been on the march on opposite ends of the state as America observed the holiday honoring working people. Gov. Rick Snyder set a fast pace as he led thousands of walkers across the 5-mile Mackinac Bridge that links Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas. …

More wind and solar energy users in Michigan are getting billing credit for excess power they generate. State regulators issued a report last week showing utility customers with their own windmills and solar panels onsite increased the net metering program’s production size by 55 percent from 2011 to 2012. There also were more than 300 additional residential or business customers …

Kenneth R. “Ken” Wright, age 73, of Three Rivers, died Monday Sep. 2, 2013 surrounded by his family at home following a two year illness. He was born in Mendon on Nov. 14, 1939 the son of Duard Jack and Mozelle (Waldron) Wright. Ken graduated from Mendon High School before serving in the U.S. Army from 1959-61. He was married …