Deborah L. Herwarth passed away on Aug. 11, 2024. She was born on May 03, 1957, in Albion, Michigan to Billy and Dolores Hurdelbrink. Deborah enjoyed bowling, golf, and volleyball. She was a member of Professional Business Women and Albion Rotary Club. Deborah was an avid volunteer in the community. She worked for BlueOx Credit Read More…
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Obituary: Lawrence Gene “Larry” Slaughter
Lawrence Gene “Larry” Slaughter, 96, of Elkhart, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2024, at his home surrounded by loving family. He was born on October 6, 1927, in Albion, MI, to the late William James and Jennie Bertha (Austin) Slaughter. On May 27, 1972, Larry married the love of his life, Beverly (Arnold) McMillan, Read More…
Out and About: County Fair, fiber, and local events
The St. Joe County Grange Fair is a little more than a month away. I’ll be volunteering as a Courtesy Cart driver, so if you see me, flag me down and I’ll take you anywhere you want to go on the fairgrounds. The Courtesy Carts are FREE and are appreciated by everyone young and old. Read More…
Food service, cell phone policy among changes at Sturgis Public Schools
By Dennis Volkert The 2024-25 academic year official begins Aug. 19 at Sturgis Public Schools.Superintendent Art Ebert recently provided an overview of changes, enhancements and programs the district will install in 2024-25.School meals partnershipSPS entered a partnership with Taher to provide school meals. Taher is a family owned business that cooks from scratch.“They partner with Read More…
Burr Oak delays start of school year by two weeks
Due to delays in construction and the safety concerns for students, the Burr Oak Board of Education announced they have chosen to delay the start of the 2024/25 school year.Classes which were scheduled to begin on Monday, August 19th, are now set to begin on Tuesday, September 3rd. A plan is underway to keep the Read More…
Multiple kids, adults hospitalized in Nottawa Twp. crash
NOTTAWA TWP. — Multiple people were hospitalized following a crash that occurred in Nottawa Township late Saturday.According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, the crash occurred at the intersection of Nottawa Road and Wasepi Road Saturday night. Police say a passenger car driven by a 16-year-old Mendon resident was northbound on Nottawa Road and Read More…
Farwell varsity volleyball season opens season on Aug.19
By John RaffelCorespondent FARWELL – Stephanie Brown is varsity volleyball coach at Farwell and anxious to see what the team will b ale to accomplish this season.“The first week of practice will entail team building and strategy work,” Brown said.Practices started on Aug.12.The week of Aug. 19 will be especially critical for the Eagles“The second Read More…
Obituary: Thomas Cradit
Thomas Cradit of Clare passed away on the evening of August 7, 2024 after a full life well-lived. He was born in Mt. Pleasant on March 5, 1943 to the late Jean and Neilan Cradit. Tom called Clare home for most of his life, though he also lived for some time in Mt. Pleasant and Read More…
Obituary: Norman D. Cooper
Norman D. Cooper, age 91 of Clare, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 12, 2024 at the MyMichigan Medical Center of Alma, with his wife by his side. On April 9, 1933, Norman was born one of twelve children to John and Leona (Foster) Cooper in Evart, MI. When Norman was around seven years old, Read More…
Pat’s Bits and Pieces: An interesting age we live in
You have to admit we live in an interesting age – the technical revolution.These days you can’t even comprehend what we would do without our computers, tablets and cell phones.In fact, those “housebound” weeks as we muddled through the pandemic era, were less boring since we could change channels, buy movies or just watch one Read More…








