Gloria Irene Root, age 74, of Marcellus, passed away Thursday morning, October 25, 2018. Gloria was born on August 27, 1944, in Volinia Township, the daughter of Norman R. and Irene M. (Hull) Root, who precede her in death. Gloria is survived by one bother: Robert D. (Lois) Root of Niles, one sister: Norma J. Root of Buchanan, and four …

Brittany K. Stears, age 25, of Constantine, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018 following a brief illness. Brittany was born March 16, 1993 in Three Rivers, a daughter of John & Sheila (Stone) Stears. She graduated from Constantine Tech School in 2012. Brittany enjoyed babysitting, hairstyling and cosmetology. She also had worked at Vaupell Midwest Molding, in Constantine. Brittany attended …

A system has been worked out with the city of Sturgis to notify the Branch-St. Joseph-Hillsdale County Health Agency when homes in a designated contamination zone are sold. There were 47 homes in the affected area, declared as the Newell-Kirsch Superfund site. Nine have not been tested in a program that began last year with the Michigan Department of Environmental …

Constantine Village Manager Mark Honeysett recently introduced to village council members the final draft of a tax-exemption agreement with Michigan Milk Producers Association. The council had previously granted provisional approval of a tax-abatement application, pending the execution of an exemption agreement between the village and MMPA. The abatement is for a new, $6 million facility that will increase the milk …

Members of the Centreville Village Council earlier this month were told that the village’s new lift station – a wastewater pump station – is now fully operational and the previous lift station has been commissioned out of service. The new lift station is located under Dean Street at Mill Street. Oct. 16 was to be the official startup with the …

My name is Livvy.  I am mom to Tigger.  We are both here at Animal Control and available for adoption.  I am a female, black and white, about 4 years old.  I am more outgoing and I love to be held.  Tigger,  (I’m her son)  is about three years old.  I have been neutered, I am housetrained, and on the reserved …

The Glen Oaks Community College Foundation is accepting scholarship applications from new and returning Glen Oaks students for the 2019-20 academic year. Through philanthropic efforts of the Foundation, charitable cash gifts have provided many students the opportunity of an education that will in turn help change their lives. The Glen Oaks Community College Foundation reported that for the 2018-19 academic …

The St. Joseph County Road Commission is considering seeking a grant that would pay 95 percent of $7 million for development of a new bridge to go alongside Langley Covered Bridge. During last week’s road commission meeting, it was announced that an engineering study determined that the bridge can be used as-is for about two more years. The agency has …

St. Joseph County Prosecutor John McDonough said the remains unearthed Monday in Kalamazoo County have been positively identified as those of Venus Stewart. Doug Stewart, her estranged husband, was found guilty by a St. Joseph County jury of her murder in 2010. Stewart is serving a mandatory life sentence. Stewart led Michigan State Police detectives to her grave early Monday …

Delores Jean Middleton went to be with the Lord on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 at her home in Sturgis. She was born in Three Rivers Hospital on Feb. 25, 1936 to Duane and Maxine (Brown) Knapp. She was the fourth generation of the Knapp family to reside in Three Rivers. She attended Andrews School and Three Rivers High School and …