Grace Irene Tyler, age 60, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 24, 2012, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born April 25, 1952, in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of the late Walter and Irene (Chaney) Salton Sr. Grace resided in the Sturgis and Burr Oak area since 1987. On Dec. 27, 1987, she married George Tyler …

Eugene I. Barnes, 85, of Wolcottville, Ind., died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, at 12:50 p.m. in his residence. He moved to this area over 20 years ago from Sturgis. Mr. Barnes was a self-employed brick mason. He retired after 25 years with Inland Steel in East Chicago, Ind. He was a missionary through the Wesleyan Church in Sturgis, serving in …

White Pigeon Community Schools had four of its 14 buses red-tagged during annual inspections earlier this week. Superintendent Ron Drzewicki (joo-VICK-ee) told board of education members Wednesday the violations were on three of the district’s four oldest buses, which are 14, 15 and 17 years old. Drzewicki said Michigan State Police inspectors indicated the violations were minor and would not …

Lenox has been adopted! I am Princess. I am a beautiful five year old spayed female Malamute. I am a happy girl and I do need some direction. I want to be good but you will need to tell me what you want of me. I need a fenced yard so that I can run off my energy. I would …

Officials from the Three Rivers Police Department have confirmed their investigation into a case of embezzlement from the Three Rivers Little League. The case centers on the former director of the 300-player league and an amount of money close to $20,000 that may have been improperly taken. Police became involved in the issue after a former board member and sponsor …

Two Sturgis men were arrested Tuesday and charged with methamphetamine-related offenses. Following up on a tip, members of the St. Joseph County Area Narcotics unit made the arrests at an apartment unit at a residence at 207 N. Prospect St. Information regarding the ages and identities of the men arrested was not referenced in a sheriff’s department news release. Investigators …

Cass County Sheriff Joseph Underwood Jr. reports said deputies handled a double-fatal traffic crash on Chapel Hill Street, just east of Baldwin Prarie Road at 9:14 p.m. Tuesday in Porter Township. Ross Gambill, 19 from Osceola, Ind., said that he and two friends were traveling east on Chapel Hill Street at a high rate of speed when the driver lost …

A projected decrease in student enrollment wasn’t as severe as White Pigeon Community Schools officials had expected. Members of the district’s board of education on Wednesday noted the district lost fewer than the 17 students for which it had budgeted. That and an increase of nine students overall from a year ago translates into about $120,000 for the district, Superintendent …

Cheryl “Sherry” Birkhold passed away Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. Born on Jan. 17, 1949, in Sturgis, Sherry was the eldest child of Orson and Willodean Poley, who survive her and reside in Sturgis. Sherry also leaves behind her devoted husband, Michael; her two beloved daughters and sons-in-law, Kimberly (and Erik) Ellner of Sacramento, Calif., and Amy (and Dean) VanDyke of …

Dolores Kryder, age 87, of Colon, passed away, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Dolores was born July 24, 1925, in Chicago, a daughter to the late Emanuel Arthur and Alberta Evelyn (McKibben) De Oliver. On June 15, 1946, she married Robert Kryder. He preceded her in death on Jan. 2, 2011, after 65 years of …