An Edwardsburg woman was injured after the car she was driving went off the roadway and struck a tree in Cass County’s Porter Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were notified at 11:55 a.m. Monday that a personal-injury crash had occurred on Shavehead Lake Road near M-40. Upon further investigation, authorities discovered 57-year-old Karen Pierucki, was driving westbound when the …

Glen Oaks Community College has announced the cancellation of its 2018 softball season. Low numbers and an abundance of injuries have decimated the roster, making it impossible to finish out the league season, according to athletic director Courtney Ivan. She said the Vikings did show signs of success during their nine-game spring trip in Florida. Ivan said the health and …

Mrs. Doris M. Wortinger passed away peacefully Friday, March 23, 2018 at Three Rivers Health at the age of 99. She was born in Cass County on her father’s farm at Cranberry Lake the daughter of Paul and Mildred (Bowers) Janing. When Doris was 10 years old, the family moved to Marcellus where she graduated from Marcellus High School, class …

Portage officials are considering property tax breaks for a $465 million expansion project by Pfizer Inc. The company is seeking the tax exemption from the city of Portage a two-story, 400,000-square-foot sterile processing facility. MLive.com reports Pfizer has told the city the project will lead to 140 additional jobs within two years and 450 jobs within six years. Portage Mayor Patricia Randall …

Earl Gene “Woody” Woods, age 80, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday evening, March 25, 2018, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born June 8, 1937, in Sturgis, a son of the late Gerald and Genivieve (Poe) Woods. Woody was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1955. On July 1, 1977, …

At one time, there were municipalities where your vehicle had to have a village or city sticker displayed on a corner of your windshield. In order to be issued a sticker, your vehicle had to pass a safety inspection. The inspection included having a working horn, headlights that weren’t broken or burned out, a working license plate light, and tires …

Larry Misel, age 75, of Marcellus, passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018. He was born October 25, 1942 in Three Rivers, the son of Charles Lee Misel, and Eva Joy (Conder) Misel. Larry Douglas Misel was a beautiful soul. From him we all have learned that it is not what you have in your life, but who resides within …

Ramona (Mona) Moorman was born August 26, 1928 to parents George and Dagmar (Nelson) Meyer in Eagle Point, Wisconsin. She died on Saturday, March 24, 2018. She was a graduate of Lincoln High School in Park Falls, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Business College and attended Valley Community college and attended Kalamazoo Valley Community college. Mona married Donald Moormann in Chillicothe, Illinois and …

Charles (Ray) Churchill, age 80, of Portage, passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2018 He was born January 26, 1938 in Penn township/Cass County, the son of Ray C. Churchill, and Ruth Ardel ( Elliott) Churchill. He is survived by wife of 60 years, Betty Joe Wilkinson Churchill, married January 26, 1958. Charles was a Farmer and also a Truck …

Three Rivers Health has announced that Anne Pearcy is its employee of the year for 2017. During its recent employee celebration, Three Rivers Health welcomed nearly 200 guests for dinner and the special-recognition ceremony honoring employees observing milestone years of service. Pearcy said she considered the accolade shocking and a huge honor. Out of 20 employees earning quarterly honors throughout …