Wednesday Ridgeway Alden Burns — 11 a.m., Jesus Non-Denominational Church, Greenville. (Christiansen Cremation & Funeral Care, Greenville) Leone F. Nielsen — 11 a.m., Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Edmore. (Hurst Funeral Home, Greenville) Steven A. Barnes — Noon, Crandell Funeral Home-Fremont Chapel, Fremont. Donna P. Rule — Noon, Marshall Funeral Home, Greenville. Thursday Donna R. Roberts — 11 a.m., Evergreen Free Methodist Church, Sheridan. Simpson Family [...]

Wednesday Ridgeway Alden Burns — 11 a.m., Jesus Non-Denominational Church, Greenville. (Christiansen Cremation & Funeral Care, Greenville) Leone F. Nielsen — 11 a.m., Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Edmore. (Hurst Funeral Home, Greenville)   Ridgeway Alden Burns, 84 GREENVILLE — Ridgeway Alden Burns, 84, of Greenville, died Saturday. Memorial services are at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the Jesus Non-Denominational Church, [...]

Today Tamela “Tammy” K. Decker — 11 a.m., First Baptist Church, Carson City. (Lux and Schnepp Funeral Home, Carson City) Kevin G. Smith — 11 a.m., Barden Funeral Home, Stanton. Jason Versluis — 11 a.m., Arsulowicz Brothers Mortuaries, Walker. Sunday Ramona A. Thompson — 10 a.m., Maple Valley Complex, Trufant. (Christiansen Cremation & Funeral Care, Greenville) Monday Charles A. Thomas — 11 a.m., [...]

BLANCHARD — A Blanchard resident who does not usually play the lottery was Wednesday’s $1 million Powerball winner. Kristen Martin claimed her $1 million lottery winnings Friday after realizing she had the winning ticket. The ticket was purchased at Goldsworthy’s Inc. (Marathon station three), located at 6993 W. Blanchard Road, and employees were full of excitement [...]

Saturday Tamela “Tammy” K. Decker — 11 a.m., First Baptist Church, Carson City. (Lux and Schnepp Funeral Home, Carson City) Kevin G. Smith — 11 a.m., Barden Funeral Home, Stanton. Jason Versluis — 11 a.m., Arsulowicz Brothers Mortuaries, Walker.   Sunday Ramona A. Thompson — 10 a.m., Maple Valley Complex, Trufant. (Christiansen Cremation & Funeral Care, Greenville)   Monday Charles A. Thomas — 11 [...]

Michigan’s leadership status in matters relating to the automobile industry may soon rise or fall depending on how we settle a very serious matter. Our state has the nation’s only no-fault law that includes unlimited lifetime benefits for medical expenses resulting from auto accidents. The Catastrophic Claims fund costs Michigan drivers about $180 a year [...]

Friday Dee Junior Yaw — 11 a.m., Galilee Baptist Church, Saranac. (Lake Funeral Home, Saranac) Saturday Tamela “Tammy” K. Decker — 11 a.m., First Baptist Church, Carson City. (Lux and Schnepp Funeral Home, Carson City) Kevin G. Smith — 11 a.m., Barden Funeral Home, Stanton. Jason Versluis — 11 a.m., Arsulowicz Brothers Mortuaries, Walker. Sunday Ramona A. Thompson — 10 a.m., Maple Valley [...]

Making the Grade | Janet Ralph Working together is what creates good school systems — and other systems. I have intended to have these columns be about public education and not about Greenville Public Schools. But comments in a recent Daily News editorial have prompted me to deviate in this column. On Monday, May 6, [...]

The driver of a tan Jeep Cherokee was transported to Spectrum Health United Hospital in Greenville by ambulance after he ran a stop sign and crashed into into a semi truck Wednesday afternoon. Daily News/Cory Smith By Kelli Ameling and Cory Smith Daily new staff writers   LANGSTON — A Stanton man was taken to the [...]

Baseball Central drops a pair : The Green Hornets were mercied twice by Hesperia in a CSAA doubleheader Tuesday, losing games of 10-0 in six innings and 17-3 in five innings. Todd Switzer took the loss in the first game despite allowing just four hits, striking out five and walking two. Central had four hits by four different [...]

Thursday Charles E. Alcumbrack — 11 a.m., Sunfish Lake Cemetery near Cannonsburg. (Verdun Family Funeral Home, Belding) Friday Dee Junior Yaw — 11 a.m., Galilee Baptist Church, Saranac. (Lake Funeral Home, Saranac) Saturday Kevin G. Smith — 11 a.m., Barden Funeral Home, Stanton.   Kevin G. Smith, 57 STANTON — Kevin G. Smith, 57, of Stanton died Sunday. Visitation will be from 5 [...]

Wednesday Connie June Swarts — 11:30 a.m., Nevins Lake Bible Church, Stanton. (Brigham Funeral Chapel, Edmore) Harry Elmer Bissell — 1:30 p.m., Jesus Non-Denominational Church, Greenville. (Christiansen Cremation & Funeral Care, Greenville)   Thursday Charles E. Alcumbrack — 11 a.m., Sunfish Lake Cemetery near Cannonsburg. (Verdun Family Funeral Home, Belding)   Friday Dee Junior Yaw — 11 a.m., Galilee Baptist Church, Saranac. (Lake Funeral Home, [...]

Baseball Lakeview drops two : The Wildcats lost twice to CSAA rival Newaygo on Monday in a makeup doubleheader at home. Lakeview lost game one 10-0 in five innings. Kyler Ridgeway suffered the loss. He pitched all five innings, allowing 10 runs, five earned on six hits, four strikeouts and six walks. Brad Hamlin went 2-for-2, while Ridgeway, [...]

If you missed reading your local Daily News last Wednesday, May 8: You missed Greenville Public Schools’ Board of Education President Janet Ralph’s message about public schools tradition in Michigan. You probably will not be equipped to discuss and interpret the upcoming challenges of how our children are taught without much of the information she [...]

Wednesday Connie June Swarts — 11:30 a.m., Nevins Lake Bible Church, Stanton. (Brigham Funeral Chapel, Edmore) Harry Elmer Bissell — 1:30 p.m., Jesus Non-Denominational Church, Greenville. (Christiansen Cremation & Funeral Care, Greenville) Thursday Charles E. Alcumbrack — 11 a.m., Sunfish Lake Cemetery near Cannonsburg. (Verdun Family Funeral Home, Belding) Friday Dee Junior Yaw — 11 a.m., Galilee Baptist Church, Saranac. (Lake Funeral Home, [...]

Baseball Belding wins at Lakeview : The Redskins were the winners of the Lakeview Invitational Saturday when they beat Scottville Mason County Central 2-1 and Clare 7-6. Neil McCully got the win in the opener after allowing four hits while striking out four. McCully and Kole Hart had the only hits in the game, as Mason County Central [...]