Health officials say a resident of western Michigan has been infected with Eastern equine encephalitis . The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Allegan County Health Department announced Monday that the person was hospitalized in late August. Eastern equine encephalitis is one of the most dangerous mosquito-borne diseases in the U.S. It can be fatal and often leaves survivors …

Thomas Raymond Pifer, age 61, died on Saturday, September 15, 2018. In accordance with Thomas’ wishes cremation has taken place. Services will take place in Spring of 2019. Arrangements are being handled by Hohner Funeral Home.

Authorities say an ambulance driver was injured in a collision involving a semi-truck in southwestern Michigan. The crash happened early Tuesday in Van Buren County’s Paw Paw Township and prompted authorities to close a stretch of M-51 as crews responded. The sheriff’s office says the truck rolled over after hitting the ambulance. The driver of the ambulance had what were …

We are now well into the 2018 football season. This means that Sunday evening television programming will be slightly changed, as will Monday and Thursday evenings. One of the things that bothers me about watching anything on television are the stupid commercials. It seems to me that there are more commercials during a football game than any other time. Sometime …

State police troopers are investigating a series of break-ins and attempted break-ins that occurred last week in Colon Township. According to a department media release, the incidents occurred between midnight and 6 a.m. Friday in the 30000 block of Brandt Road. The break-ins and attempted break-ins occurred while residents were asleep. A wallet and other valuables were stolen, according to …

A hit-and-run incident, in which the vehicle that was hit fled the scene, was reported to sheriff’s officials last week. The incident occurred shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday on Hillandale Road in White Pigeon Township, where the driver of a vehicle stated her vehicle struck the rear of a car in front of her. She described the fleeing vehicle as …

A boil-water order in Schoolcraft was lifted last week, about 24 hours after the advisory was posted. Village officials said the order was lifted Thursday evening. It was put in effect Wednesday after an outside contractor inadvertently shut off the water-supply valve to the village’s system. Precautionary measures were taken, as the loss of water pressure had the potential for …

Georganne Lewis, age 78, of Colon, passed away Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, at her home, surrounded by her family. Georganne was born Nov. 30, 1939, in Cincinnati, a daughter of the late George and Dorothy (Howe) Fisher. She married Michael Lewis and he preceded her in death. Georganne was a registered nurse and had worked as a nurse all her …

Norman Harold Brunner, age 83, of Three Rivers passed away at home surrounded by his family on Sunday, September 16, 2018. He was born on October 25, 1934 the son of Sherman and Thelma (Gillett) Brunner in Newberg Twp, MI. Norm attended schools in Three Rivers graduating from Three Rivers High School in 1952. He went onto to attend Western …

Betty Jane (Hoover) McLane, age 94, of Kalamazoo, previously of Volinia Township, passed away late Saturday morning on September 15, 2018. Betty was born November 5, 1923, the daughter of John C. and Maude Agnes (Berry) Hoover in South Bend , IN. She was one of eight children: four sisters and three brothers who precede her. On February 28, 1954, …