Lois A. (Zehr) Kline, age 68, of Colon died Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Sturgis, MI on Aug. 17, 1947 the daughter of Virgil and Sally (Stauffer) Zehr. She attended Nottawa Elementary and later graduated from Centreville High School. She was married to James Q. Tom in 1965 and they were …

Barbara Jean Osbon, age 63, of Constantine, passed away Thursday morning, June 23, 2016, at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Centreville. She was born Oct. 5, 1952, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late Gerald “Jerry” and Virginia (Rice) Osbon. Barbara resided in Constantine for the past three years. Most of her life was lived in Sturgis. She was …

Joyce A. Witek, age 74, of Constantine, passed away on Thursday, June 23rd 2016 at Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo. Joyce was born in South Bend on September 24, 1941 a daughter of Duane and Margaret (McClellan) Thornton. On April 13, 1956 she married Anthony “Tony” Witek in Centreville. He preceded her in death February 24, 2006. Joyce worked for many years at …

A high-speed chase originating in Park Township occurred Thursday morning after sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of gunshots fired. The situation ended with the arrest of a 31-year-old Three Rivers man who crashed a vehicle he was driving in Lockport Township. Sheriff’s deputies said they were called around 11:15 a.m. to the 54000 block of Fisher Street in response to …

Members of the St. Joseph County Road Commission Board on Wednesday reacted to complaints registered by a Florence Township official the night before. Township supervisor Gordon Evilsizor addressed the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, continuing his campaign in support of a plan to improve Constantine Road. Evilsizor simultaneously criticized the board of commissioners for not developing a …

A 28-year-old Sturgis man was cited for driving too fast for conditions after his sport-utility vehicle crashed into the back of a car during a rainstorm Wednesday in White Pigeon Township. State police said 21-year-old Christopher Sawyer of Three Rivers slowed his vehicle around 8 p.m. for a car turning left from U.S. 12 onto Oak Road. An SUV driven …

A 25-year-old southwestern Michigan mother has been charged with murder, child abuse and torture in the slaying of her daughter on the girl’s fourth birthday. WOOD-TV reports that Daveeta Lee Walker is expected to be arraigned Thursday. Officers responding March 26 to a 911 call at a Kalamazoo apartment found Kharisma Richardson unresponsive and not breathing. An autopsy showed she …

Richard Christopher Willis, age 49, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016, in Albion, Ind. He was born April 28, 1967, in Three Rivers, a son of Richard L. and Janet (Keenan) Willis. Chris resided in Sturgis for the past six years, coming from St. Petersburg, Fla., where he had lived since age 6. He was first married to …

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Glen Oaks Community College President David Devier was the recipient of high marks from the school’s board of trustees during his evaluation this week. The board evaluation included 48 questions covering six functional areas of performance. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being “significantly exceeds expectations,” Devier’s overall rating was 4.39, representing an increase over his 2015 …