The Sturgis Knights of Columbus Council 2508 made donations to St. Joe Community Co-op and Pathfinders Education Center from the Tootsie Roll drive recently held in Sturgis. Pathfinder Educational Center is a centralized Special Education Facility operated by St. Joseph County ISD that provides life skills training to students in special education age 3 to 26 years of age. Students …

LeRoy B. Hummel passed away at home in Bohemia, Pa. on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. He was 87 years old. Lee was born in 1929 in Benton Harbor, the son of the late Lester Hummel and Velma (Shyne) Hummel. He was married to Kathleen Hummel for 44 years. Born during the depression, Lee had a long and varied working career. …

Eran Lynette Butler, age 95, died on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Services are pending at Hohner Funeral Home.

Mildred “Millie” L. Bachinski, 87, of Warren for 43 years, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017 in her daughter’s home. Visitation will be held 2-5 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at Sharp Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 6063 Fenton Road, Flint. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Three Rivers, at a later date. In lieu of flowers those desiring may make …

Members of the Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services of St. Joseph County Board voted to remove executive director Liz O’Dell from her position pending an upcoming audit. Newly appointed board member John Dobberteen said the audit and subsequent administrative leave for O’Dell were good for the honesty and sincerity of the process. The process will put O’Dell on …

Nominations and appointments to different boards were made Tuesday by the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. The Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Board received three new members: John Dobberteen, Don Eaton and Janet Bermingham. Meanwhile, Sturgis resident Tim Carmichael was reappointed. Additionally, the county’s Transportation Authority Board appointees were Allen Balog, Charles Thompson, Bruce Zakrzewski, Connie Stoppenbach, Kelli Tackett, Marvin Schneider and …

Constantine Village Manager Mark Honeysett said the municipality is not in compliance with a state law covering expenditures for non-motorized improvements. Non-motorized transportation is a critical element in the transportation system and increases mobility choices, relieves traffic congestion, reduces air pollution and fuel consumption and promotes physical activity and healthy lifestyles, he said. The state defines non-motorized primarily as pedestrians, …

Colon Elementary School recently received a donation from the Colon Masonic Lodge Tuesday for a fourth-grade trip to Lansing. The group supports the outing each year with a $500 check to help offset expenses. Principal Martha Hymer said the trip takes the abstract teaching of state government and gives students a hands-on experience. The fourth-graders will tour government buildings and …

Glen Oaks Community College Board of Trustees members voted recently to move forward with a preliminary USDA loan application for renovations to the campus. The vote followed a presentation by Eduardo LeBlanc of TMP Architecture, who presented a summary of work the firm has been conducting over the last eight weeks. During that time, four vision planning sessions were held, …

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