Mendon High School’s varsity football team is one win away from playing for the Division 8 state title. The Hornets improved their season record to 12-and-0 with a 14-6 win Saturday over Climax-Scotts and claiming a regional title. Mendon’s next opponent is Ottawa Lake Whiteford, also 12-and-0 on the season. It rolled to a 60-20 win Saturday to set up …

Ann Marie Karjala Bastin, age 61, passed on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, surrounded by family after a bravely fought battle with metastatic breast cancer. Her loved ones are beyond proud of her strength and poise amid illness and grateful for the extra time spent with her. Ann was born on Feb. 3, 1956, in Ann Arbor, Mich. She graduated from Huron …

The Adirondack Thunder (7-4-1-0) stymied the Kalamazoo Wings (5-4-0-1) this weekend as they took a pair of wins from the home team. On Friday, in front of a sold out crowd of 5,123 at Wings Event Center, the Thunder dominated the K-Wings in route to a 4-1 victory. After a scoreless period, the Thunder struck first in the opening minutes …

Mendon 14,  Climax-Scotts 6

Bethel Eunice Sult, age 99, of Three Rivers, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2017 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Three Rivers. She was born in Central Lake, Michigan on March 15, 1918 the daughter of Walter and Flora (King) Lamerson. She was married to Howard Sult on Nov. 3, 1934 in Mishawaka, Indiana. They resided in Vicksburg for many years where …

Diane Downer, age 78, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 in her home in Haslett, MI. Diane was born November 29, 1938 in Schenectady, NY. Beloved daughter of the late Duane & Frances (nee: Miller) Jones. Loving wife of the late Dean Downer. Adored mother of Scott (Sandy) Downer of Palatine, IL and Deane (Ron) Joiner of Northport, …

Constantine Village Council members viewed a second, 11-page ordinance draft Monday authorizing commercial medical marijuana facilities in the village. The council reviewed licensing information provided by village Manager Mark Honeysett at the last four council meetings, and directed village attorney Howard Bush to work on a draft of the ordinance. The first draft was presented Oct. 16 and Bush attended …

Members of the Sturgis Public Schools Board of Education have begun their search for the district’s next superintendent. School officials last month held a planning meeting to begin the process of replacing Tom Langdon, who plans to retire in March. Among those in attendance were Gary Rider, regional president of Michigan Leadership Institute, and Doug Knobloch, senior associate and consultant …

One area high school football team remains alive in the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s playoffs. Mendon High School will try to advance to the Division 8 “Final Four” bracket Saturday, when it squares off in a matinee contest against Climax-Scotts. The Hornets are 11-0 and will face for perhaps the final time a 9-2 Climax-Scotts squad. The showdown takes …

Police say a 4-year-old boy has died after being wounded in a shooting that left his estranged parents dead. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Assistant Chief Vernon Coakley said the shooting Thursday morning outside a home killed Julina G. Gibson and Nicholas A. Mitchell. Coakley told the Kalamazoo Gazette the boy, Nicholas J. Mitchell, died later Thursday at a hospital. …