Martha W. Schulte, age 93, of Three Rivers, died on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at Heartland Health Care in Three Rivers. She was born March 12, 1925 in Toll Cross, Scotland, the daughter of James and Martha (Lindsay) Watt. Martha graduated from Ithaca High School, New York in 1943 and continued her education at Rochester Business Institute. On May 10, 1952 …

Helen M. Quick, age 78, of Howe, IN, passed away Tuesday May 8, 2018, at her home. She was born Oct. 31, 1939, to Menno and Eva (Oxender) Christner in Elkhart, Ind. She married Garrett “”Wayne”” Quick on July 22, 1961. He survives. Helen was a graduate of the White Pigeon High School. She had worked at Sealed Power in …

Bruce Eugene Adams, age 60, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday evening, May 2, 2018, at his home. He was born Feb. 4, 1958, in Sturgis, a son of Ralph and Shirley (Notestine) Adams. Bruce was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1976. On May 6, 2000, he married Cindy Wetzel at …

A request for an additional one-quarter of a mill by St. Joseph County 911 Central Dispatch passed Tuesday. Unofficial totals reported by the St. Joseph County Clerk’s Office showed 1,364 votes in favor of the seven-year request and 1,323 opposed, with all 20 precincts reporting. The request will bump Central Dispatch’s millage rate to an even 1 mill. Agency director …

A request for 2 mills over a 10-year period was rejected Tuesday by White Pigeon Township voters. Unofficial totals show 257 votes against and 143 in favor. The township has 2,775 registered voters. Township supervisor Don Gloy said the request would have eased the burden on the township’s general fund. Also, it would have afforded the township the opportunity to …

White Pigeon Community Schools voters endorsed an operating-millage renewal request Tuesday. Unofficial numbers show the vote was passed with 339 in favor and 217 opposed. As a result, the district for the next six years will continue to assess the millage on non-homestead properties and generate about $2.8 million annually for its day-to-day operations. Superintendent Jon Keyer said Tuesday’s vote …

A Colon man was injured when the vehicle he was driving was involved in an accident earlier this week in Florence Township. The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department said its deputies were called shortly before 4 a.m. Monday to the intersection of Centreville-Constantine Road and Roys Road in response to a one-vehicle crash. Deputies found that a 2001 Mercedes driven …

Well here I am at Animal Control.  I came in as a stray with another little dog and it has gone to its new home.  I am here alone, and I am missing my partner.  I’m really feeling lonely..  I am a female, red heeler mix weighing about 37 pounds.  The ladies think I am about a year old.  I …

Dorothy J. Wolf, age 88, of Lake Wales, Fla., and a longtime Sturgis resident, passed away Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, at Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven, Fla. She was born Sept. 26, 1929, in Sturgis, the only child of the late Clarence and Margaret (Lytle) Bohyer. Dorothy resided in Sturgis from her birth until 2001, when she moved permanently …

Eric Anderson, James DeDecker and Kurt Thelen A breakfast meeting for field crop producers and agribusiness professionals on May 15, 2018 in St. Joseph County will focus on industrial hemp as a cash crop and how it may fit into future farming operations in Michigan. The meeting will also be available online to the public. Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) …