The scent of the 2026 Olympics is in the air, but the community of Vermontville has already tasted gold.

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Patricia “Pat” Mae Burley (Winters), of Eaton Rapids, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 6, 2025, at the age of 86. Pat was born on November 7, 1938, in Lansing, MI, the daughter of William and ...

Stacy Holbrook Contributing Writer (Photo provided) I found myself enjoying a visit with Rita Honeysett and John Nicholas at The Jean Bradford Senior Center located at 201 Grand St, Eaton Rapids, ...

Many in Eaton Rapids know her as Raven Rawson, Program Coordinator for the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. But to her growing audience on YouTube and Facebook, she is “Ranger Raven, the Island ...

1929 brought Maryellen (Koch) Dudley into the world in Bellevue, Ohio, the only child of Virgie Mae (Nicely) and Merlin Koch. As a child, she was a student of song and dance and performed around the ...

Danny Lee Nichols, 63, of Mulliken, died on September 2, 2025. He was born on September 28, 1961 in Coldwater, Michigan, to James and Dianna (Musselman) Nichols. Danny was a lifelong lover of animals ...

Douglas Rex Brown, 84, of Vermontville, Michigan, passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of his family on September 10, 2025. Doug was born on February 24, 1941, at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing ...

Nancy Jean Jecks of Eaton Rapids, MI, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at the age of 80. Nancy was born on August 6, 1945, in Charlotte, MI. She ...

Hilda Mae TeVelde, a humble and loving, wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 12, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Hilda, 88, of Charlotte, ...

Kenneth Paul Stults II, 56, fondly known as KP to all who knew and loved him, passed away on August 27, 2025, with his daughter by his side. KP was born on August 8, 1969 to Kenneth Paul and Diane ...

Jonathan Edward Larson of Summerville, Georgia and formerly of Springport, Eaton Rapids, and Niles, Michigan, passed away of natural causes at his Summerville, Georgia residence on August 27, 2025 at ...