I must apologize to my Canadian friends. I failed to mention earlier that yesterday was Civic Holiday in Canada. I’ll try to do better when it comes to holidays celebrated by our neighbors to the north. As we begin the month of August, there aren’t any real days of celebration this month, unless you want to consider the fact that …

James J. Carlton, age 88, of Paw Paw, formerly of Marcellus, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 1, 2017, surrounded by his family. Anita Ann (Davis) Carlton, age 89, of Paw Paw, passed away in the evening, on Thursday July 26, 2018, surrounded by her family. The family will welcome friends for a memorial gathering Tuesday, August 14, 2018 from 1:00 …

Louie Austin Sweet II, age 79, of Marcellus, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018. He was born, October 22, 1938, the son of Austin and Muriel E. Sweet. The family will receive friends for visitation services Friday, August 10, 2018, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM and 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Mater-Ralston Funeral Home in Marcellus. Funeral services will be …

A plan to redevelop the former Three Rivers Inn into a senior housing center and Commission On Aging agency headquarters has entered a new phase. COA director Tim Stoll met with county commissioners at their executive committee meeting Wednesday and stated the project is at a point where financing options need to be decided. Stoll said the agency will seek …

Animal Rescue Fund of St. Joseph County had a record-breaking fundraiser over the weekend. ARF president Loralee Knepper said the agency’s 15th annual Doggie Spa Day resulted in 111 dogs getting a bath and towel-dry. Nail-clipping service was also available. The by-donation event netted nearly $1,400, Knepper said, and surpassed the old record of 104 dogs. Knepper wished to acknowledge …

A 20-year-old Sturgis man faces a number of felony charges after fleeing from police and crashing into a Sturgis patrol car. The incident occurred shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday outside a residence in the 200 block of North Lakeview Avenue, where officers responded to a report of a fight in progress. Upon arrival, officers noticed a subject attempting to leave …

Michigan officials are raising concerns about an outbreak of dog flu in the southern part of the state. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says there have been 49 confirmed cases of canine influenza since mid-July. They’ve occurred in Huron, Kent, Macomb, Oakland, Ottawa and Wayne counties. Only nine cases were reported statewide in all of 2017. Canine influenza is a …

The Michigan Department of Transportation has launched a new version of its construction and traffic information website for motorists. The department says the streamlined Mi Drive website is designed to make it easier to view traffic cameras and speeds, locate incidents and search construction projects. Users will be able to turn on map layers that show speeds, construction, cameras, incidents, snowplows, maintenance …

State Police are hoping the public can help them solve the only unsolved killing of a northeast Indiana police officer. Fremont Town Marshal Bobby Moore was gunned down on July 26, 1988, outside his home in the town that’s just south of the Michigan state line. State Police Detective Commander Kevin Smith believes someone knows something about Moore’s killing 30 …

David Hally Conklin, age 67, of LaGrange, passed away Saturday morning, Aug. 4, 2018, at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. He was born Aug. 8, 1950, in Owosso, Mich., son of the late Hally and Orpha Amelia (Ketchum) Conklin. On Oct. 5, 1968, he married Flora Jean Hill at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Burr Oak. …