Terry Alfred Johnson, age 76, of Burr Oak, passed away on Monday, July 30, 2018 at home on the farm and in the arms of the woman he loved. He was born June 3, 1942, in Mishawaka, to Kenneth Dale and L. Verniece (Andrews) Johnson. After graduating from Orland High School in 1960, he served in the U.S. Marine Reserves, …

Ronald G. “Super Ron” Roth, age 78, of Three Rivers, passed away early Saturday morning, July 28, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born July 11, 1940 in Saginaw, son of the late Albert and Bertha (Brandle) Roth. Ron resided in Three Rivers since 2005. He also lived in Sturgis from 1968 until moving to Three Rivers …

Mary T. Cerny, age 99, of Leonidas, died Saturday, July 28, 2018 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born in Chicago on Aug. 2, 1918 the daughter of Stanley and Josephine (Cicha) Wojciechowski. She was a loving wife and mother who enjoyed flower gardening, decorating her home and yard for holidays, caring for senior citizens and her family. …

Laura M. Hawkinson, age 72, of Constantine, died Thursday, July 26, 2018, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, following an extended illness. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Faithfinders Church in Constantine. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday with Pastors John and Rita Austin officiating at the church. Interment will be at Fort Custer …

A Sturgis man was issued a citation after the semi tractor-trailer he was driving overturned last week in Colon Township. The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department said 25-year-old Ryan Allen was driving south on M-66, when the load of liquid manure in the trailer he was hauling shifted and caused the rig to overturn as he was attempting to head …

Two people were injured following an accident last week near Edwardsburg, in Cass County’s Mason Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly before 10:30 p.m. Friday to Old 205, east of Redfield Road. Investigators said 23-year-old Vincent Sallee, of Niles, had turned onto Old 205 and in front of a southbound vehicle driven by Gregory Taylor, 67, of …

Two Kalamazoo County residents were arrested after a retail-fraud incident last week in Sturgis. According to a Sturgis Police Department media release, a 31-year-old woman and 28-year-old man, both from Kalamazoo, attempted to leave Walmart at 1 a.m. Thursday without paying for $1,500 worth of merchandise. During their investigation, officers found a vehicle in the parking lot with personal items …

Police in southwestern Michigan say a 24-year-old man was killed in a high-speed crash that happened while he was fleeing from a sheriff’s deputy. The Berrien County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy tried to stop a suspected drunken driver in Niles when the vehicle fled Saturday evening. The department says the vehicle sideswiped another vehicle and then topped 100 mph …

Authorities say a fire that killed five children and their mother at a Michigan motel appears to have been an accident. The Berrien County sheriff’s office says experts found no evidence of an accelerant that would have started the deadly blaze early Saturday at the Cosmo Extended Stay Motel in Sodus Township. The precise cause still is under investigation. The …

Michael James Hart, age 31, of Centreville, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2018 at his home following a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. He was born October 11, 1986 in Peru, Indiana, a son of Brian and Lynda (Kinsman) Hart. He graduated from Lakeland High School in 2005 and received his Bachelors degree in social work from Spring Arbor University. …