Frances D. Weaver, age 86, of Marcellus, passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2017. She was born May 3, 1931 in Kalamazoo, MI the daughter of Warren Donald and Katherine Mae (Cummings) Lillie.  On December 30, 1950 in Roseland, IN she married Arthur D. Weaver who preceded her in death. Frances has resided in Marcellus since 1963 and previous to that in …

Wayne T. Massey, age 84, passed away October 22, 2017 at Borgess Medical Center. He was born in Harvey, IL on September 15, 1933, a son of Theodore and Edith Massey.   Wayne attended Thornton High School, graduating in 1951, and went on to serve in the U.S. Marines from 1953-1955. In 1955, he married Dorothy Ann Schreiber; she preceded him …

Upcoming changes at Sturgis Hospital will affect the equivalent of almost 14 full-time positions. In addition, the Pain Management Center and the Wound Clinic are scheduled to close. The actions are the result of Sturgis Hospital experiencing deficits during fiscal year 2017, hospital spokeswoman Phyllis Youga said. Those deficits were a result of declines in inpatient and outpatient volume, a …

State police are investigating the theft of a log splitter from a location in Fabius Township. The Huskee brand splitter was taken between 10 p.m. Monday and 5 a.m. Tuesday from the 50000 block of Pulver Road. The log splitter is red in color and its trailer had a flat tire.

Three Rivers Health is pleased to announce our Employees of the Quarter for the third quarter of 2017. The honorees are Jody Alger, Engineer Tech II, Plant Operations; Michael Bylsma, DPT, Outpatient Physical Therapy; Julianne Downes, RDN, Clinical Dietician; Dawn Kolbe, RN, Ambulatory Surgery; and Chris Menz, RT, Cardiopulmonary. Three Rivers Health Employee of the Quarter awards took plave on …

Autumn has arrived. I know this because I’ve already removed about ten five-gallon buckets of walnuts from our driveway and have made numerous trips to the DPS property to dispose of the fallen leaves that have graced our property. I’ve tried to make friends with the neighborhood squirrels, in hopes that they’ll help me get rid of the walnuts. No …

Brian P. Chaney, age 60, of Colon, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, at his home. He was born Dec. 15, 1956, in Battle Creek, a son of Louis P. and Marjorie F. (Paulson) Chaney. Brian graduated from Delton Kellogg High School in 1976 and continued his love of learning at Kellogg Community College. On June 16, 1984, he married Carol …

Three Lansing-area juveniles were arrested after they allegedly stole a semi truck. The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department said deputies were called around 2:30 p.m. Sunday to the 10000 block of Floating Bridge Road in Flowerfield Township. The owner told authorities the truck has a GPS unit, which led deputies to the location. The owner said the truck was stolen …

Two handguns, a long gun and a collection of silver Canadian half dollars were stolen from a residence in Fawn River Township. Sheriff’s department officials said investigators were called Sunday to the 30000 block of U.S. 12, where the victim told authorities the incident occurred between 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday. A department media release did not indicate …

Layoffs are expected to begin late this year from a northern Indiana factory with about 115 workers that’s slated for closure. The company that owns the Crown Audio plant in Elkhart has notified state officials it intends to lay off 50 workers effective Dec. 22. Harman International Industries announced last month it would close the factory that makes audio devices …