A mid-Michigan woman whom police say beat her son and locked him in a closet for days at a time has been sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison. Twenty-four-year-old Megan Schug of Battle Creek learned her sentence Friday in Calhoun County Circuit Court after pleading guilty in February to a charge of child abuse. The Battle Creek Enquirer reports the …

Marian L. Speece went home peacefully at Heartland Health Care Center on Friday, May 18, 2018 in Three Rivers, at the age 92.  She was born on November 17, 1925 in Three Rivers to Kenneth and Claudia (Bingaman) VanOver.  On June 28, 1946, in Burlington, Michigan, she married Lawrence E. Speece who preceded her in death on June 14, 1986, just two …

The American Cancer Society and Three Rivers Specialty Clinic are asking families across the area to be sun-safe in the coming months. During Skin Cancer Awareness Month, the organizations are partnering to conduct free skin cancer screenings on Friday, May 25 beginning at 9 a.m. at Three Rivers Health Specialty Clinic. “Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers,” …

Clifford LaVerne Sowers, age 90, of Kalamazoo, died Friday, May 18, 2018 at Kairo’s Dwelling in Kalamazoo. He was born in Greenville, MI on Oct. 21, 1927 the son of Clifford Henry Sowers and Estella M. (Albright) sowers. He graduated from Grand Ledge High School in 1945 and later attended Western Michigan University and Glen Oaks Community College. Clifford served …

Jane L. Roberts, age 94, passed away Wednesday, May 16th, 2018 at Heartland Healthcare. Jane was born November 8, 1923 in Niles, the daughter of Grace and Earl Burge. Jane was married to Jack Roberts, they had three children- Judith Kay, Nancy Jo, and Terry Lee. They moved to Marcellus from Three Rivers in 1951, where she resided until her …

Constantine Public Schools Board of Education has opted not to install artificial turf at Sweetland Stadium, following discussion with residents opposed to the idea. More than 40 people attended this week’s meeting to voice objections. Several people called for the resignation of school board president John Shuler. In a recent edition of the school newspaper, Connections, Constantine Superintendent Steve Wilson …

State Rep. Aaron Miller’s plan to streamline the approval process for farmers who use irrigation to grow crops was approved Thursday by the Michigan House. Miller said the process currently used by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to review water-well applications is inefficient and broken, costing crop farmers time and money. He said local farmers are caught up in …

Dr. Thomas E. Mathews, age 87, of Three Rivers, died Thursday, May 17, 2018 at his home following a long illness. He was born in Johannesburg, MI on Sep. 24, 1930 the son of the late James W. and Lena L. (McCoy) Mathews. He worked on his father’s farm while growing up and graduated from Johannesburg High School in 1947 …

Craig W. Dunlap, 50, of Nottawa, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 17, 2018 surrounded by his family. He was born in Angola, IN on July 26, 1967, a son of Keith and Eloise (Wallace) Dunlap. Craig graduated from Angola High School and went on to attend Indiana University and Indiana State University before graduating with his doctoral degree from …

William E. Harter, age 70, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday afternoon, May 16, 2018, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was born Sept. 9, 1947, in Sturgis, a son of the late Virgil Martin and Viola Belle (Nusbaum) Harter. Bill was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1965. He retired from …