Stephen Todd was nominated by the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency and Area Agency on Aging for the “Michigan Aging & Adult Services Agency’s 2021 Senior Citizen of the Year” award. The award is given to an older adult whose community has been enhanced through their active engagement, volunteerism and selfless acts of service to others. They are often the …

Zac Weckel has been named information and referral specialist for Disability Network of Southwest Michigan. Weckel said he has the important goal of reaching as many people as possible in order to serve individuals with disabilities and their families. He said the agency’s services include information and referral, independent living, transitions, peer support, and education and advocacy. It serves people with …

Justin Wickey, second ward commissioner for the city of Sturgis, plans to step down from his seat in October. Wickey, a local pastor, is increasingly dedicating his time to a church project in Coldwater, he said. At the conclusion of a recent Sturgis City Commission meeting, Wickey said he has loved serving as a city commission member and will miss …

James H. (Jim) Shafer, age 70, of White Pigeon, died on Saturday June 26, 2021 at his home following a short illness. Born on February 23, 1951 in New Paris,, Indiana the son of Floyd and Gloria (Raver-Clutter) Shafer. Jim was a White Pigeon area resident most of his life,  and aWhite Pigeon High School Graduate in 1971. He was …

Teresa Ann Nix, age 56, of Marcellus, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2021 at Bronson Methodist Hospital of Kalamazoo. Teresa was born in Paw Paw on June 26, 1965, the daughter of Kenneth Kay Green Sr. and Linda Marlene Dean. On December 2, 1988 in Paw Paw, she married Shane Nix, who survives her in death. Teresa was a housewife, …

Charlotte Ann Persinger (Osborne), age 77, died on Thursday, June 24, 2021, following hospice care for cancer at Dear County AFC home in Burr Oak. She was born on June 27, 1943 in Montgomery, WV. Charlotte graduated high school in Hinton, WV. Throughout her life she lived in many different locations, with the notable ones being Hinton, WV; Constantine; Mendon; …

Norma J. Knautz, age 92, became an angel on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Born in Chicago on July 2, 1928, Norma Jeanne Johnson was an only child but was close to many of her cousins. After graduating from Roosevelt High School and spending time at the University of Illinois, she earned the nickname, “Stormy Normie”. It was during this time …

A Sturgis woman was injured after she was involved in a two-vehicle collision last week in Sturgis Township. Sheriff’s deputies were called shortly before 11 a.m. Saturday to the intersection of M-66 and Bogen Road. Investigators said an SUV driven by 53-year-old Nannette Schroeder struck the rear of a truck driven by Daniel Haney, 26, of LaGrange. Authorities said Haney’s …

Last weekend’s Art on the Green at Island Hills Golf Club was postponed due to inclement weather Saturday. Event organizer Shireen Cline said a forecast calling for strong storms warranted the delay. Cline said she had more than a dozen vendors lined up for what would have been the 9th Art on the Green and hopes all will return. A …

May’s unemployment rate in St. Joseph County increased by one percent from April. The monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget was released last week. It showed St. Joseph County’s unemployment rate rose from 4.6 percent in April to 5.6 percent in May. The rate was 18.8 percent a year earlier, as May 2020 marked …