Eva P. Roussey, 78, of Bronson, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Services for Eva will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Dutcher-Kolcz Funeral Home in Bronson, with the Rev. Robert Taylor officiating. Interment will follow at Adams Cemetery in Bronson Township. Visitation will be held from 2-8 p.m. today at the …

Kenneth A. Hagelgans age 66, of Colon, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2012, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, surrounded by family. Ken was born Oct. 27, 1945, in Sturgis, to the late Walton and Delilah (Hacker) Hagelgans. Ken graduated from Vicksburg High School with the class of 1964 and continued his education at Ivy Tech in South Bend, Ind., …

The Michigan Court of Appeals in Grand Rapids concluded that the estate of Calista Springer cannot sue the state over the 16-year-old’s death four years ago. The opinion was rendered in response to Springer’s grandmother – Three Rivers resident Suzanne Langdon – who sued the State Department of Human Services and St. Joseph County’s Child Protective Services in 2010. Each …

State Rep. Matt Lori has announced a $168,000 grant to help St. Joseph County farmers better manage their yields while protecting the environment. The funds come from the Southwest Michigan Adapt Network, a new partnership involving the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Services and the Environmental Defense Fund. Lori said …

The village of Centreville plans to repave three sections of Dean Street in order to alleviate the problem of standing water. Municipal officials this week said the impending work, which will cost the village $225,000, will be conducted in three phases. The three phases are Market to Ann streets, Ann to Mill streets and from Mill Street north to the …

High school basketball playoffs continue tonight. District finals on tap for 7 p.m. include 8-13 Constantine taking on 8-14 Cassopolis in Mendon. In addition, Three Rivers, 7-15, will battle 19-3 Sturgis at Comstock High School. Sturgis won the only meeting between the two teams this season, an overtime thriller in December. Meanwhile, a record-setting season for the Mendon girls basketball …

Ray Charles “Chuck” Sprowl, 66, of Skandia, passed away at home in the loving care of his wife, Cathy, and Lake Superior Hospice on Friday afternoon, March 2, 2012, following a courageous two-year battle with lung cancer. In lieu of flowers, please send all memorials to Lake Superior Hospice in Chuck’s memory, 914 W. Baraga Ave., Marquette, MI 49855. A memorial …

Maggie has a new home! But Bully is still waiting for the perfect place for him. My name is Lexi, I am only nine months old and I am a very good cat. I am litter trained and good with kids. I came in here with my brother but he has been adopted so I would like to move on …

St. Joseph County’s Board of Commissioners voted this week to a variety of agriculture-related services offered by the Michigan State University Extension. Following action Tuesday, Dr. Dale Mutch, an agriculture and agribusiness institute extension educator from Michigan State University Extension Office, will join the county. Mutch is a senior extension educator of sustainable agriculture. Meanwhile, approval was given to hire …

The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is continuing its investigation into illegal dumping of tires in Constantine Township. Investigators were notified by the St. Joseph County Road Commission about a location where a number of tires were discarded alongside a roadway. The sheriff’s department is working with the tire manufacturers to determine the original owners of the tires. Investigators believe …