Rosemary Currier, age 72, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, following an extended illness. Rosemary was born Jan. 29, 1944, in Chicago, to James and Elizabeth (McDonnell) Hora. Rosemary moved from the Chicago area to Centreville at age 7. She graduated with the class of 1962. …

Welcome to November! This is a very busy month for all of us, beginning with a week from today, Tuesday, November 8. November 8 is Election Day, a day when only the foolish will stay home and not cast a ballot. I don’t care if you vote for a write-in candidate named Bugs Bunny, as long as you vote. You …

Sheriff’s department investigators were called last week to a Park Township residence in response to a breaking-and-entering situation. According to a department media release, deputies were called shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday to the 17000 block of Marcellus Road, where a residence and several outbuildings were broken into. The victim speculated the incident occurred between Oct. 21 and Oct. 24. …

An over-the-back leaf blower was stolen last week from a residence in Constantine Township. State police investigators were called at 6:30 a.m. Thursday to a residence on Peck Academy Road, between Youngs Prairie and Preston roads. The victim discovered tire tracks leading to a barn, where the leaf blower was stored. Tire tracks indicate the vehicle was likely a front-wheel …

Sturgis city commissioners recently took up an offer of more than $500,000 from the Michigan Department of Transportation to help pay for the final phase of the South Nottawa Street brick restoration paving. The city received a conditional commitment from MDOT in April for a grant that will augment city funds for the $1 million project. The city pledged just …

The National Weather Service forecast office serving Detroit and Pontiac says its radar system will be down for three days beginning Monday. Officials say technicians will be installing a new signal processor. It will make a number of improvements over the old system, including boosting processing speed and data quality while enhancing security. The work has been scheduled to reduce …

Alice M. “Sally” Denney, age 83, of Athens, passed away Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, at her home, after several weeks of failing health. Sally was born Jan. 21, 1933, in Leonidas; a daughter of the late Milo and Eva (Groth) Iobe. Sally grew up in the Leonidas area and graduated from Colon High School with the class of 1951. On …

Only one of four local varsity football teams survived the weekend’s opening round of the Michigan High School Athletic Association playoffs. Friday’s lone winner from St. Joseph County was Mendon, which won a road contest over St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic, 39-12. The Hornets, now 8-2, will square off this upcoming weekend at Climax-Scotts, a 10-0 team and ranked No. …

The September unemployment rate in St. Joseph County decreased by two-tenths of a percent compared to a month earlier. The monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed St. Joseph County’s 3.5 percent September unemployment rate was less than August’s 3.7 percent. September’s unemployment rate was identical to the same month one year earlier, when …

A Sturgis native working in Alaska for the Fairbanks Police Department has died from complications related to surgery after he was shot five times earlier this month. Sgt. Allen Brandt, a 2000 graduate of Sturgis High School, died after complications arose from surgery to have shrapnel removed from his eye following the Oct. 16 shooting. Brandt, an 11-year veteran of …