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Sturgis man charged in alleged abuse of adopted daughter
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — A Sturgis man was formally arraigned and charged Monday for the alleged sexual abuse of his adopted daughter over nearly a decade. According to St. Joseph County Prosecutor Deborah Davis, 57-year-old Raymond Bontrager was…
Sturgis man arrested on allegations of sexually assaulting adoptive daughter
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — A Sturgis man was arrested Sunday on criminal sexual conduct charges that prosecutors allege stem from nine years of purported sexual abuse of his adoptive daughter. According to the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office,…
City of Sturgis issues boil-water advisory
A water main break has led the city of Sturgis to issue a boil-water advisory for a limited number of homes on West West Street and North Clay Street. The precautionary measure is due to a loss of pressure in…
Officers perform rescue on frozen lake in subzero temperatures
By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer Jackson County Sheriff’s officers and Michigan State Police troopers braved subzero temperatures and unstable ice to save a person in crisis early Saturday. JSO officers responded to an emergency call Jan. 25 at about 6:30…
Frederick Noakes charged in fire that injured two last week in Jackson
By ELIZABETH FERSZT and KATHRYN PALON Contributing Writers Frederick Lewis Noakes, 43, was arraigned Jan. 23 in the courtroom of Magistrate Christopher Dickerson on felony charges related to a Jan. 21 fire that injured two other men. According to a…
Sports
Boys’ Basketball Roundup Colon’s Vinson gets 100th win as Magi roll Athens
COLON — Colon took down Athens last week, 61-40, and in the process, Magi coach Steve Vinson gained his 100th career victory as Colon head coach. A 21-6 first-quarter lead was all the winners needed to come out on top.…
Girls’ Basketball Roundup Sturgis splits close games against Otsego, Paw Paw
OTSEGO — The Sturgis girls suffered just their second loss of the season on Monday, as host Otsego edged the Trojans, 43-39.A second half comeback fell just short, as the Bulldogs held double-digit leads in both the third and fourth…
Farwell wrestlers beat St. Louis
By John RaffelCorrepondent FARWELL — Farwell wrestlers were in action earlier this week.“We wrestled in Sanford,” Farwell coach Ryan Cutler said. “We wrestled St. Louis and had a blowout loss but then we wrestled Pinconning and we got the win.…
Trailblazers suffer first loss in hard-fought game
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorMUSKEGON—It’s been said that all good things must eventually come to an end.For the Saugatuck girls basketball team, the end of its season-opening winning streak ended at the hands of host Western Michigan Christian on Thursday, Jan.…
Otsego girls stay atop conference standings with victory over Sturgis
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—It’s been said that good things come to those who wait.That proved to be true for Otsego girls basketball coach Tony Koshar and his team as it related to the showdown with Sturgis.The game, which featured…
Columns
Out and About: Kissing facts, regrets, and Valentines Day
“Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” -Abraham LincolnKissing Facts You Might Not Know
May I Walk with You? WHO MADE GOD?
An interesting question was recently asked, “Who made God?” Whoa! Growing up in a Catholic Christian home we were taught that God always existed and that he created us. I am reminded of a song by Rich Mullins that reflects…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorAm I Dead Yet?Hell froze over last week, along with the rest of Michigan. Trees were exploding everywhere. That’s right. “During spells of extreme cold,” notes the National Forest Foundation, “when trees haven’t had time to acclimate, the…
Life as Performance Art
It’s been a quarter-century since the death knell sounded for those old chests of drawers in libraries.Were you card-carrying member of the Olds era, you remember them. Three sections of cards, alphabetically organized according to author, subject, or title.We started…
Mike’s Musings: Greenland Matters to U.S. Security — But Its People Should Choose Its Future
My son and I have always toyed with the idea of living in Greenland. I being drawn to the heat, couldn’t survive 50 degrees below zero. My son on the other hand is drawn towards the cold and has fancied…
