Helen G. Stuby, 82, of White Pigeon, died Friday, Aug, 18, 2017, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis following an extended illness. She was born April 1, 1935, in Monroe, Mich., the daughter of Alexander M. and Laura C. (Miller) Stenhouse. She was a resident of the White Pigeon area since 1955, coming from Wisconsin. She was a member of …

Terry Lynn Green, age 69, of Colon died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Kalamazoo on Nov. 17, 1947. She graduated from Colon High School, where she later drove a school bus for 18 years. Terry had also worked at the Colmer Division of Maxitrol in Colon. She was a musician, and …

Clyde F. “Buzz” McLaughlin, age 73, of Leonidas, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 at his home. He was born in Oak Lawn, IL on Nov. 21, 1943 the son of the late Clyde and Edith (Barnett) McLaughlin. Buzz graduated from Sturgis High School with the class of 1961. He was married to Linda Shoulders on March 9, 1962, and they …

St. Joseph County commissioners this week agreed to make a budget amendment to the county’s Commission On Aging fund balance. The action was requested after COA director Tim Stoll gave a presentation centering on bids for an architect analysis and construction management for the agency’s potential new location at the former Three Rivers Inn. Three companies were considered for project …

Six people were reappointed to the St. Joseph County Solid Waste Management Planning Committee. Following action Tuesday by the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners, Sturgis-area residents John Smits, Frank Kalasky and Mary Conklin-Craaybeek, Glenn Nissley of Burr Oak Township, Mendon Township’s Carol Higgins and Mark Ripplinger of White Pigeon were reappointed to two-year terms. Their terms will now expire …

A 19-year-old Cassopolis man was injured in a one-vehicle accident this week in LaGrange Township. Sheriff Richard Benhke said deputies were called at 10:40 a.m. Wednesday to Peavine Street near Oak Grove Road. Investigators found that a vehicle driven by Donovan Miller-Schoff went out of control after Miller-Schoff saw a pedestrian along the roadway. The vehicle struck a tree and …

Rosalind V. Mayer, 93, of Three Rivers, passed away Tuesday morning, August 15, 2017 at Grace Healthcare Nursing Home. Ms. Mayer was born July 28, 1924, and became a lifelong resident of Three Rivers. The daughter of Joseph and Lulu (Becker) Mayer, she worked and retired (1985) from Kmart in Kalamazoo after 25 years of service. Preceding Rosalind in death …

Joy D. Navarre, age 78, of Richfield, Minnesota, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at NC Little Hospice Care Facility in Edina, MN. Joy was born April 9, 1939, in Mendon, MI; the daughter of Foster W. and Jean (Tallman) Daugherty. She was a 1957 graduate of Constantine High School. Joy attended the …

St. Joseph County Administrator Pat Yoder has announced he plans to retire at the end of the year. Chairman Al Balog during Tuesday’s county commission meeting made the announcement and the board subsequently accepted Yoder’s letter of resignation. Yoder, 67, for four years served as the county’s first administrator when the position was created in 1990. He returned in April …

A breaking-and-entering incident in Mottville Township was investigated this week by state police. According to a department media release, troopers were called shortly before 1:30 p.m. Tuesday to the 69000 block of Vistula Road. The victim told police someone used a pry device to open a locked service door. Nothing was taken from the garage, but the door was severely …