Mr. Glenn “Shorty” Francis Orr, age 56, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully early Saturday morning, Nov. 5th, 2016 surrounded by his loved ones. He was born in Three Rivers on October 6, 1960, the son of Gary W. and Mary (Desro) Orr. Glenn attended Three Rivers Schools where he graduated with the class of 1979 and maintained many friendships …

Timothy C. Kennard, age 62, of Chesterfield, and a former resident of Sturgis, passed away early Saturday morning, Nov. 5, 2016, at McLaren Macomb Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was born May 25, 1954, in Elmhurst, Ill., a son of Donald L. and Phyllis J. Kennard. Tim resided in Chesterfield since 2003, going there from Sturgis, and his early …

October is a big month for sports fans everywhere. College football and the NFL are well underway, the NBA is just getting started and for me, the best of all, HOCKEY season is upon us. In the midst of it all, however, is America’s pastime, which seems to take a back seat to everything else in the wide, world of …

Bruce D. McKercher, age 93, of Colon, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016. Cremation will take place with a memorial service to be announced at a later date. The family is being assisted by the Schipper Funeral Home LTD. in Colon.

Emily M. DeFries, age 80, of Marcellus, passed away Friday, November 4, 2016. She was born June 26, 1936 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Hubert (Fritz) C. and Alice (Starkey)Parsley. She previously worked at Rudy’s Heat Transfer in Dowagiac. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Marcellus V.F.W. Post 4054. She enjoyed crafts, gardening and reading …

Mackinac Island’s oldest and longest-running ferry boat company is leaving the passenger business and selling its boats to a competitor. The Detroit Free Press reports that the financially-struggling Arnold Transit Co. is preparing to halt all passenger service to the island for the first time since the 1800s, leaving just two ferry boat services to the island next summer. Star …

Mary E (Kamman) Storbeck of Seymour, IN, died on Wednesday, November 2, 2016.  She graduated from Valparaiso University in 1951, and loved her time teaching high school History and English. Beloved wife of the late Robert; loving mother of Julia, Linda (Kevin Sullivan) and the late Mark; grandmother of Hannah (Guy Trueblood), Matthew, Brian, Thomas and Eleanor; great grandmother of Julianna; …

A school principal says a 10-year-old boy who died after being struck by a vehicle while crossing a street in Kalamazoo County had just been at a youth group gathering. Police in Kalamazoo Township say Daniel Sluiter was trying to cross Wednesday night in an area where there was no crosswalk or stoplight. He was taken to a hospital, where …

Two bailiffs involved in the fatal shooting of a jail inmate at the Berrien County Courthouse in July won’t be criminally charged in the incident. Berrien County Prosecutor Michael Sepic said Wednesday that the fatal shooting of inmate 44-year-old Larry Gordon was justified, clearing bailiffs Milt Russell and Rick Lull of criminal responsibility in his death. The bailiffs had fired …

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