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Man injured when thrown from moped

A 42-year-old Constantine man was injured after being thrown from his moped over the weekend in Constantine Township. According to a sheriff’s department media release, the man was driving east on Stears Road around 9:30 p.m. Saturday when he attempted to turn around in the roadway and was unable to apply the brake. The moped overturned and the man was …

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Students receive awards

The Exchange Club of Sturgis held its 33rd annual youth awards program earlier this month at Sturges-Young Auditorium. Among those honored was Sturgis High School senior Sara Trine, who was named Exchange Club’s “Student of the Year.” She read from an essay she wrote about the topic of community service. Exchange Club of Sturgis also presented the 2017 Young Citizenship …

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Larry Aldrich, 56

Larry Ray Aldrich, 56, of Saranac, and formerly of Constantine, died April 15, 2017, in Ionia County, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born Feb. 1, 1961, in Sturgis, a son of Donald R. and Irene E. (Sheets) Aldrich. A graduate of Constantine High School in 1979, he played tackle on the football team and was on …

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Robert Ash, Sr., 97

Dr. Robert Douglas Ash, Sr. PhD, age 97, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 29, 2017. Robert was born November 24, 1919 on the Sixth Avenue family farm, the only son of Orin R. and Erta Zella (Catell) Ash. Robert helped his father run the family car business of “Orin R Ash and Son Oldsmobile”, which was …

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Raelee Beadle

Raelee Ann Beadle was born Sunday, May 28th, 2017 unexpectedly and passed away a short time later. She is survived by her parents Aaron S. and Brittney L. (Gray) Beadle of Marcellus; aunts and uncles, Heather and Eric Runyon of Niles, MI and Chad and Chelsie Beadle of Marcellus; paternal grandparents, Eugene and Lisa Beadle of Marcellus; maternal grandparents Timothy …

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Out and About – Week of May 29th

Everyone has their share of problems. Sometimes the problems are small and easily solved. Other times they are beyond imagination. We’ve all had problems so difficult that we’d wish we would wake up and discover that it was all just a bad dream. I remember listening to a speaker whose topic centered on problems that people encounter and have to …

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Raymond Hill, 93

Raymond D. Hill, age 93, of Mottville Township, White Pigeon, died on Thursday, May 25,2017, in Battle Creek following a short illness. He was born on May 27, 1923, in in Knoxville, Iowa, the son of Urbin and Effie Jane (Ray) Hill. He was a Mottville area resident since 1973, coming from Goshen. A Veteran of World War II serving …

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Police investigate theft in Florence Township

Two vehicles, a pair of trailers and a snowmobile were stolen over the weekend from Florence Township. State police said the incidents occurred between 8 p.m. Sunday and 8 a.m. Monday in the 65000 block of Engle Road. Two pickups, a 2006 Ford extended cab and a 2006 Ford single cab; a 1996 Classic enclosed trailer full of construction tools …

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Rouch Off-Road holds opening weekend

Rouch Off-Road, north of Sturgis in Sherman Township, has officially opened. About 300 vehicles were driven to the 90-acre property during the park’s grand opening earlier this month to take on challenges created by co-owners Ben and Jamey Rouch. The obstacles, created with excavation equipment, include a rock wall, water holes, sharp curves, steep hills and easier hills throughout the …

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Monsanto planning future projects

Monsanto’s community advisory, featuring Monsanto site manager Barry Meyer, and production leaders Derek Peterson and Michael Ochsner, earlier this month led a brainstorming session regarding Monsanto projects. The Monsanto plant, located in Constantine Township, has 128 drying bins and processed 2.6 million bushels of corn in 2016. Furthermore, it harvested 28,000 female acres with 80 corn hybrids, Meyer said. Future …

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