David R. Hoard, age 68, of Bronson, passed away Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018, at his home, surrounded by his family. Dave was born Nov. 26, 1949, in Battle Creek, a son of the late Ralph and Mary (Guthrie) Hoard. He had lived all his life in the Colon and Bronson area, where he had farmed and also was a self-employed …

Seventeen years ago today, the United States was attacked in New York City, Washington, DC. and Pennsylvania. The nation was drawn closer together that day than it had been in years. American flags were displayed everywhere. Things have changed over the years. There seems to be less respect for our flag. Those displaying this lack of respect are the ones …

Fire damaged a Sturgis eatery over the weekend. Sturgis Fire personnel were called at 2:30 a.m. Sunday to Culver’s, at 830 S. Centerville Road, after a report of smoke in the building. Upon arrival, firefighters found the building full of smoke from an unknown origin. Crews eventually found a clothes dryer burning in the rear of the restaurant. The fire …

Four people were arrested in Sturgis over the weekend and charged with drug-related offenses. According to a sheriff’s department media release, deputies were joined by state police Saturday at a location in the 800 block of Gateway Court. A search warrant was conducted and authorities found a large quantity of narcotics, as well as further evidence suggesting the distribution of …

A noise complaint early Sunday led to the arrest of four people in Sturgis. Officers responded at 2 a.m. to the 200 block of Susan Avenue in response to a complaint of a loud congregation of people outside a residence. Several people fled on foot as officers arrived. Two people, an 18-year-old Sturgis man and a 20-year-old woman from Howe, …

State police arrested three people on a weapons charge after the vehicle they were in was stopped after it was clocked traveling in excess of 100 miles per hour on I-69 in Branch County. The incident started around 2 a.m. Sunday when a trooper on stationary patrol observed a car being driven southbound at 115 miles per hour. It was …

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recently released its annual report on drug overdose deaths in America, and it’s bad news for Michigan. According to the report, the Great Lakes State experienced an 8 percent rise in overdose-related deaths last year. Overdoses in the state claim more than seven lives a day, far outpacing the number of suicides, traffic fatalities …

Officials have released the names of two people who died after a boating accident in southwestern Michigan. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office says the boat was crossing from Tub Lake to Barton Lake when it struck the top of a cement barrier under Portage Road Saturday evening in Schoolcraft Township. The department says in a statement Monday that 56-year-old Anthony …

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services have detected an unsafe level of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid in the discharge from the Bronson Wastewater Treatment Plant. The level detected was more than 10 times the allowable level. The discharge from the plant flows into Swan Creek. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has taken …

State Rep. Aaron Miller of Sturgis was recently joined by local law enforcement officers for the Michigan House’s Sept. 11 Memorial Service. St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Jason Bingaman, Undersheriff Mark Lillywhite and Sturgis Director of Public Safety Geoff Smith were Miller’s guests of honor at the Sept. 6 observance, held at the state Capitol. The annual event memorializes …