Sturgis Area Community Foundation recently completed its 2017 competitive grant program. Recipients include: Sturges-Young Auditorium, $50,000, to assist with the makeover project, contingent on confirmation of Phase l of the project. City of Sturgis, two grants. One for $5,000 supporting a signage project for the pedestrian walkway honoring the Sister City relationship with Wiesloch, Germany. The other in the amount of …

An Edwardsburg resident died in a crash shortly before 7:00 Monday evening. According to the Cass County Sheriff’s Department, 40-year-old Jennifer Johnson was westbound on Calvin Hill Street, when she lost control of her vehicle and struck a tree, causing a fatal injury. A seat belt was worn. Road conditions were slick at the time of the accident.

Authorities say two people were found dead following a fire in northern Indiana. Crews responded early Sunday to a 911 call reporting a fire in Elkhart County, near Goshen. Crews from four departments worked to extinguish the blaze. The Concord Township Fire Department says one person from the home was safe after the fire. Names of the dead weren’t immediately …

Mrs. Judith Ann Mrosewske, age 75, of Three Rivers and Constantine, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 7th, 2018 at the home of her daughter surrounded by her loving family.  She was born in Detroit on Feb. 3rd, 1942 the daughter of the late Stephan and Ruth (Hoffman) Nabozny. On September 30, 1961 Judy was united in marriage to her …

Elton Powell, age 92, of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, January 7, 2018 at his home. Elton was born in Constantine on January 29, 1925, son of Delbert and Edna (Nusbaum) Powell.   He attended Maple Street Schools. Elton served in the U.S. Army. On September 1, 1956, he married Elizabeth “Betty” Kirkbride at Constantine Methodist Church. Elton was most known …

Myrtle F. Heslet, age 96, of Centreville, and formerly Sarasota, FL, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born in Grand Rapids on December 1, 1921, a daughter of Earl and Hazel (Geibe) Dudley. On October 12, 1940, she married Raymond Heslet in Three Rivers. He preceded her in death in June …

Glenice Maureen Bond, age 81, of Idaho, and a former longtime Sturgis resident and former active member of Sturgis Wesleyan Church, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, at Schneidmiller Hospice House in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with her family by her side. She is survived by her loving and dedicated husband, Roy; two sons, Jeff (Cindy) Bond of Sandpoint, …

Michigan’s Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal filed by the city of Three Rivers regarding a property dispute with Lockport Township. As a result, a state appellate court’s May ruling will stand. The ruling supported Lockport Township’s claim that the city’s 80-acre annexation was not permissible because the property in question is not vacant by virtue of an …

A Sherman Township residence was forcibly entered and burglarized last week. Sheriff’s deputies were called around 9:30 p.m. Thursday to the 63000 block of East Fish Lake Road. A number of items were taken, though a full inventory was not indicated in a department media release. The manner through which access to the residence was gained was not mentioned, either.

November’s unemployment rate in St. Joseph County was six-tenths of a percent lower than the previous month. The monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed the county’s 3.6 percent November unemployment rate marked a decrease from October’s 4.2 percent. St. Joseph County was below the state unemployment average, which was 4 percent in November. …