Jeremy Gooch has been awarded the Professor Emeritus B. Swartz Scholarship for Excellence in Mathematics. The $1,000 scholarship is awarded to a Glen Oaks student with an outstanding record in mathematics courses. Gooch was recommended for the scholarship by Glen Oaks mathematics instructors. Gooch, a Sturgis resident, graduated this month from Glen Oaks with an Associate of General Studies. He …

Hey there! My name is Auggie and I am a very special dog who needs a very special family to love me. I am blind and will need extra help in adapting to my disability. I am a male shar pei mix with short ginger fur. I am very sweet and am house-trained already. I do kind of startle easily …

The legal process of a Three Rivers man charged with open murder continued this week. The case against 35-year-old Paul Midling was bound to Circuit Court, where he is slated for arraignment. Midling’s court proceeding stems from a May 4 incident in Sturgis, whre he was found at-fault for causing a three-vehicle accident on South Centerville Road. He was charged …

A 55-year-old Kalamazoo man was arrested this week on drug-related offenses following a traffic stop in the village of Colon. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, the suspect’s vehicle was stopped around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday on Blackstone Avenue near State Street. Deputies found the man to be in possession of methamphetamine and marijuana, and he was charged accordingly, …

Sturgis is expected to become a central, short-term warehousing hub for live fish from Minnesota to New York restaurants and suppliers. American Fish Hauling received approval for a special land-use request Wednesday from the Sturgis Planning Commission that will allow trucks, operating like mobile aquariums, to stop in the city to refresh the shipping water. According to Will Prichard, the …

Elizabeth Marlene Kunz, age 65, died on Sunday, May 21, 2017. In accordance with family wishes cremation will be conducted and memorial services are pending at this time. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.  

I admit that I do my share of procrastinating, especially when it comes to having to tackle a task I don’t want to do. It’s so easy to say, “I’ll take care of it tomorrow.” Tomorrow is one of my favorite days. People usually procrastinate the most when it comes to that “Honey-Do” list. This is that list that never …

Gage Alan MacTavish of Covington, GA, passed away May 15, 2017, at 20 years of age. Born in Conyers, but raised in Covington, Gage was a 2015 graduate of Alcovy High School. He was currently enrolled as a full-time student at Georgia State, but ironically, even though he was an avid Gators fan, Gage was soon transferring to the University …

Mr. Edwin Dale Loomis, age 79, of Mears, passed away Monday, May 8, 2017, at home. He was born Oct. 31, 1937, in Constantine, to Vernon and Anna Louise (Winship) Loomis. Edwin graduated from Constantine High School in 1955 and the Achmie School of Tool and Die. He was employed at Chicago Telephone Supply Corp. in Elkhart, Ind. for 40 …

A hit-and-run incident over the weekend in Park Township is under investigation by state police. According to a state police media release, a vehicle was heading north on U.S. 131 before 7 a.m. Saturday when it left the roadway around M-216 and struck several small trees in a resident’s yard. Debris at the scene indicates the vehicle is a mid …