Sarah Elizabeth Hahn, age 82, of Sturgis, passed away Friday afternoon, Jan. 6, 2018, at Grace Healthcare in Three Rivers. She was born June 30, 1935, in Jackson, daughter of the late Rev. Clyde and Elda (Geyer) Hildebrand. Sarah resided in Sturgis since 1957 coming from Colon where she was a graduate Colon High School with the class of 1953. …

Charles William Lover, age 70, of Sturgis, passed away early Thursday morning, Jan. 4, 2018, at his home. He was born March 19, 1947, in Gratiot County, Mich., son of the late Eugene and Nellie (Blount) Lover. Charles was a longtime Sturgis resident. His early life was spent in Elsie, Mich., where he was a graduate of Elsie High School. …

FORT WAYNE, IN – The Kalamazoo Wings (15-11-2-1)  kicked off 2018 in style as they as they knocked off the Fort Wayne Komets (20-9-2-0) by a score of 8-3 on Wednesday night. The Komets had won 15 of their previous 18 games and had a shutout streak of 126 minutes and 31 seconds before Wednesday nights game. In two rivals …

Happy New Year!  My name is Layla Marie.  I am a female and I have just had my surgery and I am ready to find my new home.  The ladies here think I am an American Bulldog.  I am about two years old, white with brown spots.  I am housetrained, my previous owner says I get along with other dogs …

St. Joseph County’s first baby of the new year was born Monday at Sturgis Hospital. Meanwhile, staff at Three Rivers Health had to wait an additional day but its first arrival of 2018 came Tuesday. Jazelyn Peyton May Deter was born at 8:32 p.m. New Year’s Day at Sturgis Hospital. She is the daughter of Sturgis residents Crystal Sue May …

A major transformation of a popular area at White Pigeon Township Library will be unveiled this weekend. A ribbon-cutting ceremony takes place at 9:30 a.m. Saturday to make official the restoration of the Kathryn Kistler Children’s Room. The project was identified by library director Perri Saunders last spring and work got started in the fall after the township’s library board …

The Monroe-Brown Internship Program, a partnership between Southwest Michigan First and the Monroe-Brown Foundation, announces its 2018 summer college internships. This year’s 23 internships will be hosted by 18 Southwest Michigan companies and include opportunities in engineering, financial planning, human resources, marketing, architecture, construction and product management. The Monroe-Brown Internship Program provides interns with $3,000 in scholarship funding for college, …

One person suffered minor injuries earlier this week when his vehicle was struck by a train at Hoffman Street in Three Rivers. The crash occurred around 2 p.m. Tuesday, when the front of the westbound car was struck by the train. The driver was taken to Three Rivers Health for treatment. Additional information about the driver was not available from …

Meeting dates and time for the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners will remain unchanged in 2018 from last year. As a matter of housekeeping at Tuesday’s first meeting of the year, commissioners agreed to keep their meeting schedule at 5 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Its executive committee schedule will also remain the same; commissioners …

The Colon Lions Club recently celebrated its 80-year anniversary. On Dec. 2, 1937, original members of the Colon Lions Club signed a charter identifying the newest organization. Many names are easily recognized as early Colon residents with a few famous magicians as well, including Percy Abbott, Recil Bordner, George Conklin, E. H. Davis, Virgil Farrand and Lloyd Frisbie. The charter …