The field of six candidates for Sturgis Public Schools’ superintendent position has been whittled to a list of two names. Nicole Airgood, the district’s current assistant superintendent, and Arthur Ebert, deputy superintendent of West Bloomfield Schools, were chosen as finalists this week. Airgood has been with the district for nine years. She previously served in administrative and teacher positions at …

Sturgis and St. Joseph County parks and recreation departments are collaborating to construct a disc-golf course at Cade Lake County Park. The course, named Deadwood at Cade Lake, will be an 18-hole course through the wooded area at Cade Lake County Park in Fawn River Township. Fundraising efforts for the project are underway. To sponsor a tee or make a …

Michael L. Miller, age 62, of Three Rivers, passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Three Rivers Health. He was born in Springfield, OH on August 18, 1955, a son of the late Leroy Miller and Patricia (Raines) Arnett. Michael went to school in Ohio and Arizona. He was employed at Southwest Mobile Storage in Phoenix, AZ in 1995 …

L. Allan Baldwin, age 88, of Three Rivers, died Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Three Rivers. He was born in Three Rivers on May 28, 1929 the son of Glenn G. and Alma D. (Richmond) Baldwin and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. Allan graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1947 and then joined …

Joy Genise Weber, age 48, of Constantine, died Saturday, March 10, 2018, at Elkhart General Hospital, following a short illness. She was born April 25, 1969, in Blue Island, Ill., a daughter of John and Rowe (LaScala) Sigler. She was a resident of Constantine for the past five years, coming from White Pigeon. She was a homemaker, volunteer for White …

Authorities in a southwestern Michigan county are investigating cases from nearly 200 previously untested rape kits that eventually could lead to charges. Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting tells the Kalamazoo Gazette for a story Thursday that investigators are trying to prioritize cases approaching the end of time periods where legal action can be taken. Some of the kits are close to 30 …

A shakeup at Tuesday’s Colon Village Council meeting saw the resignation of its president and a council member, and the contract of its village manager not renewed. After 14 months as village president, Diane Downs announced her resignation from the seven-member panel. Nancy Percival, a longtime council member, also announced her resignation, also effective immediately. Later, the board voted to …

A vehicle stolen last month from Kalamazoo was recovered this week in Schoolcraft. Schoolcraft police chief Bryan Campbell said his department was advised at 3 a.m. Wednesday to be on the lookout for a vehicle involved in a retail-theft incident in Three Rivers. The vehicle was spotted parked in a driveway in the 300 block of Duncan Street. Campbell said …

Two vehicles at the South Kalamazoo County Fire Authority were damaged while parked in the agency’s garage this week. Chief Bryan Campbell said police were called shortly after 11 p.m. to the corner of Grand and Eliza streets, where a 59-year-old Grand Rapids man had repeatedly run his vehicle into the bay doors of the fire station, damaging the doors …

Michigan has approved a 30-day grace period for displaying a license plate on vehicles. Gov. Rick Snyder signed the bill Wednesday, affording Michiganders 30 days from the time of vehicle registration or renewal to display a registration plate while driving. During the 30-day buffer, drivers are instead required to present paper or electronic verification through the Law Enforcement Information Network …