A slush-covered roadway is being blamed for two vehicles involved in separate accidents Friday afternoon in Cass County’s Newberg Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said the incidents occurred moments apart at 2:20 p.m. on Hoffman Road, east of Sodaman Road. The first vehicle, a pickup driven by 18-year-old Vandalia resident Kaylee Thieme, was heading west on Hoffman when it slid off …

Hand tools and audio equipment were among the items taken during a larceny-from-a-vehicle incident last week in Constantine Township. Sheriff’s deputies responded to an area near North River Road and U.S. 131, where the incident occurred between 4 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday. The theft occurred from a Ford SUV, silver in color, which was parked along North River …

Two area high school volleyball teams are state champions. Bronson High School won its fourth consecutive Division 3 crown after sweeping Unionville-Sebewaing Saturday at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek. Meanwhile, the Division 4 title was claimed by Mendon High School. It also needed just three sets to defeat top-ranked Leland High School. It marks the Hornets’ first volleyball state-championship team …

Virginia Lee “Ginger” Neal, age 81, of Athens, died peacefully at her beloved home on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 following a ten-year illness. She was born in Kalamazoo on Oct. 28, 1937 the daughter of James and Marguerite (Vink) Waters. She graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School and also graduated from several banking institutes. She was involved in banking for …

State police are investigating a shooting incident that left one person dead Thursday in Flowerfield Township. Sheriff’s officials said the incident occurred shortly before 3 a.m. at a trailer on South Street off of Flowerfield Road in the northeast corner of the township. Investigators said the victim, a 42-year-old man, was shot and pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities said …

A Coldwater man was arrested this week for his part in a July incident involving an attempted abduction/felonious assault. State police said Jason Rodgers, 27, was arrested Wednesday in connection with the July 27 incident in Branch County’s Kinderhook Township. Authorities said a 54-year-old female exited her vehicle to remove debris from the end of her driveway early in the …

Two area high school volleyball teams have made it to the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s final four in Battle Creek. Bronson High School earned the right to play in its fourth consecutive state final in Division 3, as the Vikings on Thursday defeated Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central in five sets. Bronson has won the Division 3 state championship …

James D. Weiss Sr., age 83, of Sturgis, passed away peacefully of natural causes Tuesday morning, November 13, 2018, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born Aug. 23, 1935, in Sturgis, a son of the late Earl and Elizabeth (Grimes) Weiss. Jim resided in the Sturgis area most of his life. In 1953, Jim graduated from Howe Military …

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Authorities said a Vicksburg man died Tuesday following a single-vehicle crash in Leonidas Township. State troopers responded at 11:55 a.m. to an area on Fulton Road near Longnecker Road. Upon further investigation, it was found that Bryan Smith, 30, was driving a Ford F-250 in an unknown direction on Fulton Road when it left the roadway and struck a tree. …