After dropping three straight, the Kalamazoo Wings (27-24-1-3) have reeled off three consecutive wins and find themselves back in the playoff picture in the Central Division. The K-Wings defeated the Quad City Mallards (31-22-0-2), one of the teams they trail in the standings, both Friday and Saturday nights. On Friday, the K-Wings beat the Mallards 4-2 at the iWireless Center …

Richard Duane “Rick” Noel, age 55, of Sturgis, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Sturgis, MI on Mother’s Day, May 14, 1961 the son of Lester D. and Marie K. (Overholt) Noel. Rick graduated from Mendon High School with the Class of 1979. He resided briefly in Texas and Louisiana selling …

Barbara Ann Barton-Foltyn, age 87, of Three Rivers, died Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 at Grace Healthcare in Three Rivers. She was born in South Bend, on Oct. 4, 1929 the daughter of Harold and Margarete A. (Genschel) Brundige. Barbara was raised and lived most of her life in the Three Rivers, graduating from Three Rivers High School in 1948. She …

John Richard Cary, age 85, of Burr Oak, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, at his home. He was born Aug. 3, 1931, in Kendallville, Ind., a son of the late John Russell and Ruby (Riehm) Cary. John was a veteran of the U.S.Navy, serving from 1951-1955. He was stationed with the “Blimp” Navy in Weeksville, N.C., and was …

Reva Mae Banker Rennie, native of Three Rivers, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Hoffman Estates, Ill. Born on March 19, 1925, she was the only child of the late Edward and Leota (Franke) Banker. After graduating from Three Rivers High School in 1943, she enrolled in the Bronson Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Kalamazoo, graduating as …

Jonel Jones Yunker, 71, of Cincinnati, passed away Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at Hospice of Cincinnati Margret J. Thomas Inpatient Care Center. Jonel, daughter of the late Walter and Loma Jones, was born in Constantine, on Oct. 2, 1945. She was the youngest of four children. Jonel called Three Rivers, home. She graduated from Three Rivers High School and Western …

Keith Allen Jarratt, 60, of Constantine, passed away Wednesday Feb. 22, 2017, at his home. He was born Jan. 4, 1957, in Three Rivers, to Duane and Janet (Breece) Jarratt. On April 22, 1978, he married Cody Lea Kreitzer in Constantine. She survives, along with four children, Nathaniel (Tabitha) Jarratt of Sturgis, and Cory Jarratt, Joshua Jarratt and Jacci (Greg …

Sturgis City Manager Mike Hughes received a 2 percent raise, retroactive to July 2016, after city commissioners last month reviewed results of a unique job performance evaluation. The pay-bump takes Hughes’ annually salary to more than $108,000. His most-previous raise was a 1.5 percent boost in 2015. Hughes said the 2 percent increase is consistent with salary hikes granted to …

Organizers of the annual Sturgis Toy Run are appealing to the public in hopes of securing a location to stage its 2017 event. Toy Run, a non- profit organization, seeks an individual or company to donate or lease property the first weekend of September. Toy Run officials said the ideal arrangement is 30-plus acres of flat land preferably in the …

A Sturgis man was arrested earlier this week after he attempted to steal a car from a residence in Fawn River Township. State police said the incident took place at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the 29000 block of U.S. 12, where the 30-year-old suspect approached a homeowner and asked to borrow a screwdriver. Authorities said the man told the homeowner …