Scott Allen Trennepohl, age 47, of Burr Oak, passed away Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Sturgis Hospital. He was born June 23, 1970, in Sturgis, a son of Myron and Janet (Groff) Trennepohl. Scott was paraplegic, due to an accident in his late teens. He was an avid fan of both NASCAR and dirt track racing. He is survived by …

A final reflection on our week of camping. There was a time when sleeping in a tent was real camping. Some still consider it the only way to go. Two days before we broke camp, a family settled in next to our site. I was amazed at how much they enjoyed setting up their site. They had a family-sized tent …

Edward O. Gooding, 68, of Marcellus/Mattawan, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at his home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Ed was the son of William R. and Ruth E. Gooding. He was a life-long resident of the Marcellus area and graduated from Marcellus High School in 1966. After working at Checker Motors Corporation, Ed joined …

Sandra Jean Foster, age, 73, of Three Rivers, passed way unexpectedly at her home on Thursday, August 17, 2017.  Sandy was born on December 11, 1943 in Muskegon, the daughter of Alfred & Ruth (Quinn) Crapo. Sandy was a resident of Michigan for most of her life. She enjoyed reading a good book, artwork, crocheting, and watching her favorite game shows. …

More than two dozen people attended Monday’s Colon Community Schools Board of Education meeting in search of answers regarding a pair of incidents dating to last school year. The issues center on a 15-year-old student who allegedly inappropriately touched more than one student, including a 6-year-old girl on a school bus last April. In May, the same student – a …

A motor boat crashed into a boat in which two Illinois men were fishing over the weekend in Cass County’s Diamond Lake. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called at 3:30 p.m. Sunday to the Cassopolis lake. They said 17-year-old Nicholas Peluchiwski of Chicago was driving a boat that was pulling a wake boarder. Deputies said he failed to observe …

Two Sturgis residents were arrested after they were involved in a physical confrontation last week in Sturgis. Officers were called at 5:50 p.m. Friday to North Lakeview Avenue and East Lafayette Street in response to a domestic situation. Officers reported witnessing a 28-year-old man and 25-year-old woman involved in a fight while the woman was holding their 18-month-old son. The …

Two pieces of lawn-care equipment were stolen last week from a Park Township business. Sheriff’s deputies said they were called Friday to Burnips Equipment Company, where two Bush Hog zero-turn mowers were stolen between the close of business Thursday and Friday morning. The business is located on Franklin Drive.

Tonya Marie Brouse, age 61, of Burr Oak, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. She was born Jan. 21, 1956, in Warsaw, Ind., a daughter to the late Enos and Gladdis (Shannon) Curtis. Tonya has been a resident of Burr Oak since 1984 and had previous lived in Coldwater for a short time. She was …

A 28-year-old Indiana man was killed in a one-car crash early Saturday morning, while his 27-year-old passenger from Michigan City, Ind., was airlifted to Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Sheriff deputies said Randall Mantz, from Portage, Ind., was westbound in the 19000 block of M-60 in Lockport Township when his vehicle left the road and struck several trees. Mantz was …