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Sturgis DPS warns of potential for frozen water lines

Sturgis DPS warns of potential for frozen water lines

ByDennis VolkertJan 24, 20252 min read

With recent extreme cold, Sturgis Department of Public Services is asking residents to be aware of frozen water lines. To help prevent water lines from freezing, city officials recommend that residents allow a slow stream of water, around the size…

Jackson Public School Board elects officers; discusses budget

Jackson Public School Board elects officers; discusses budget

ByEditorial StaffJan 24, 20252 min read

The Jackson Public School Board convened its first meeting of 2025 Tuesday evening to elect new officers and discuss budgeting strategies. The motion for candidate selection of board president drew immediate appraisal from Board Trustee Kesha Hamilton in response to…

Jackson cold snap

Jackson cold snap

ByEditorial StaffJan 24, 20252 min read

With seasonal temperatures approaching single digits and below this week, the importance of local partners in the community challenged with the task of intervening on extreme temperatures and those most vulnerable became apparent. The week began with frigid temperatures and…

City approves contracts, discusses plans for Stoffer Plaza and hears the importance of the PIT Count Project

City approves contracts, discusses plans for Stoffer Plaza and hears the importance of the PIT Count Project

ByEditorial StaffJan 24, 20256 min read

At Tuesday’s Albion City Council meeting, Maurice Barry gave a presentation on the annual Point-in-Time count. The project is a count of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on a single night in January. Albion participates in this annual count…

Jackson celebrates MLK with Diversity Celebration

Jackson celebrates MLK with Diversity Celebration

ByEditorial StaffJan 24, 20252 min read

Dr. Tonya Bailey told those in attendance at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Celebration that “change starts with us.” The annual Diversity Celebration took place last Friday morning at the American 1 Event Center. A sold-out center featured…

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Sports

Grass Lake, Lumen Christi remain undefeated in boys basketball

Grass Lake, Lumen Christi remain undefeated in boys basketball

ByEditorial StaffJan 24, 20254 min read

The varsity basketball teams from Grass Lake and Lumen Christi Catholic high schools remain undefeated with wins last week. Both teams are 12-0 midway through the season. Here are basketball scores from local high school boys basketball teams. Waverly 74,…

Sturgis bowling get wins over Vicksburg; compete in Mason, Zeeland invites

Sturgis bowling get wins over Vicksburg; compete in Mason, Zeeland invites

ByEditorial StaffJan 24, 20253 min read

PORTAGE — The Sturgis bowling teams hit the road to face Vicksburg at Airway Lanes in Portage Monday, and returned home with two wins. The boys prevailed 17-13, and the girls came up big, winning 29-1.Boys singles results: 812-709 (8-1), 865-776 (7-2),…

Allegan falls to South Haven

Allegan falls to South Haven

ByEditorial StaffJan 22, 20252 min read

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor SOUTH HAVEN—Too much Ly’Nique Cunningham.Yep. That pretty much sums it up when it comes to the Allegan girls basketball team’s game against host South Haven on Friday, Jan. 17.Cunningham scored 27 points to account for nearly…

Otsego’s Lane Blanchard joins dad in 100-win club

Otsego’s Lane Blanchard joins dad in 100-win club

ByEditorial StaffJan 22, 20253 min read

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Like father, like son.That age-old adage certainly holds true for the Otsego father-son duo of Jesse and Lane Blanchard when it comes to the wrestling mats.During the Three Rivers Super Duals earlier this month, Lane Blanchard—a…

Paw Paw boys defeat Edwardsburg

Paw Paw boys defeat Edwardsburg

ByEditorial StaffJan 22, 20252 min read

By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW — Paw Paw’s boys basketball team defeated Edwardsburg 57-52 on Jan. 15.Paw Paw had quarter leads of 14-11 after the first quarter and 39-38 after the third. The Red Wolves trailed 29-23 at halftime.For Paw…

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Columns

Looking Out: Off sides

Looking Out: Off sides

ByEditorial StaffJan 24, 20253 min read

by Jim Whitehouse “Mom, what’s that bird?” says a boy sitting next to me on the sidelines of a futebol pitch, which I’ve been told by my Brazilian friend Sergio is the same thing as a soccer field. My beloved…

“Out and About” ‘Southern Living,’ heart health, and great truths

“Out and About” ‘Southern Living,’ heart health, and great truths

ByEditorial StaffJan 24, 20253 min read

The population of Three Rivers is down a bit from what it was a month or two ago. The reason is because there are some folks who prefer to spend the winter months in the southern part of the United…

May I Walk with You? BLESSING IN TRAUMA

May I Walk with You? BLESSING IN TRAUMA

ByEditorial StaffJan 24, 20253 min read

It may seem a bit ironic and even insensitive, but in speaking and doing therapy with many people, some, but not all have arrived at a place where they see the blessings they have gotten from having undergone traumatic experiences.…

Blue Star

Blue Star

ByEditorial StaffJan 22, 20254 min read

By Scott SullivanEditorRealI like anything that starts with “real.” So real estate, Realtor, realize … the four-letter prefix gives me substance. At this stage, when so much amounts to vapor, firmament like the earth I’ll be buried in soon feels…

Life as Performance Art

Life as Performance Art

ByEditorial StaffJan 22, 20256 min read

Only the Olds will remember the chart above the blackboard in every fourth-grade classroom across the nation. It was the alphabet, both capitals and lower-case letters, in cursive.It was bad enough having to learn how to print; now that we…

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Obituaries

Obituary: Lema Nell Smith

Obituary: Lema Nell Smith

ByEditorial StaffJan 24, 20253 min read

Lema Nell Smith, A rose named Lema Nell Smith, bloomed in Alamo, Georgia on Dec. 5, 1938. The eldest of eleven children from the union of Theo & Annie (Wood) Davis. She went home to be with the Lord on…

Obituary: Sharon Price

Obituary: Sharon Price

ByEditorial StaffJan 24, 20253 min read

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Sharon Price, a cherished mother, daughter, sister, aunt, friend, and devoted partner. Sharon passed away on Jan. 11, 2025, at the University of Michigan Hospital, surrounded by her loved…

Obituary: Jesse Washington

Obituary: Jesse Washington

ByEditorial StaffJan 24, 20253 min read

Jesse Washington, age 37, of Albion, Michigan was called to be with the Lord on Jan. 20, 2025, due to natural causes. Jesse was born to Jerome and Delma Washington on Nov. 7, 1987, 10 minutes before his twin brother,…

Obituary: William Hastings Boyd “Bill”

Obituary: William Hastings Boyd “Bill”

ByEditorial StaffJan 24, 20252 min read

William Hastings Boyd “Bill” age 87 of St. Joseph, Michigan passed away Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. He was born May 18, 1937, the son of David Clare and Eunice Faye (Martin) Boyd. Bill was an only child and his family…

Obituary: Eugene (Gene) Lawrence Marvin

Obituary: Eugene (Gene) Lawrence Marvin

ByEditorial StaffJan 24, 20253 min read

Eugene (Gene) Lawrence Marvin, age 89, of Madison, Wisconsin, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at his home in Oakwood Village Prairie Ridge. He was born on March 4, 1935 in Three Rivers, Michigan, the eldest son of John…

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