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Sheriff’s Dept. looking for missing woman with Alzheimer’s, dementia
Photo courtesy of St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a missing elderly woman that has Alzheimer’s and dementia. According to police, 73-year-old Marilee Furlong left…
Constantine schools investigating employee’s ‘inappropriate contact’ with students
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CONSTANTINE — A Constantine Public Schools employee is on non-disciplinary paid administrative leave amid an investigation into alleged “inappropriate contact” they had with two students. According to a statement from the school district Friday, Superintendent Joe…
No tax increases, 4 percent water/sewer increase proposed in city’s annual budget
COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSONThree Rivers city commissioners discuss the city’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget during a budget hearing Tuesday. By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers residents will see no tax increases and a slight increase in water…
Senior parade ‘rite of passage’ for TRHS seniors
COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSONAbigail Lemacks (left) and Elliott Weed (right) wave to the crowd during Monday’s Three Rivers High School Senior Parade. COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSONA group of Three Rivers High School seniors, including Caydence Kinney (left) ride through Monday’s…
No tax increases, slight water/sewer increase proposed in city’s annual budget
COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSONThree Rivers city commissioners discuss the city’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget during a budget hearing Tuesday. By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers residents will see no tax increases and a slight increase in water…
Sports
Track and Field Roundup
Three Rivers girls 8th, boys 28th, at U of M Health InviteCOMSTOCK PARK — Three Rivers High School’s track and field teams competed at the U of M Health-West Sports Medicine Scholarship Invitational Tuesday, with the girls’ team finishing eighth…
Clare softball facing tense competition before districts start
By Grace Davis Sports Writer Clare Softball made the trip to Gladstone this past weekend to compete in a round-robin tournament. The first game did not go as well as hoped, falling to Grass Lake 16-3. However, the girls showed…
Marion girls fifth in regional
By John Raffel Correspondent MARION – The Marion track and field girls hosted the regional meet on May 19 and finished fifth among 14 teams. For Marion, Selena Quintero was seventh (2:53.02) in the 800 meters and fourth in the…
Paw Paw baseball thumps Vicksburg
by Ben MurphySports Writer Paw Paw baseball thumps Vicksburg The Paw Paw baseball team hosted Vicksburg on Thursday, May 18, finishing off a game that was started earlier in the season, but delayed due to darkness. The Red Wolves were…
Regional champions!
The Otsego girls track team added a Division 2 regional championship to its list of accomplishments for the season. The Bulldogs won five of the 17 events at the Berrien Springs-hosted meet and had eight athletes qualify for the Division…
Columns
“Out and About” Memorial Day, amusement parks, and dreams
What is the difference between a hurricane, typhoon or a cyclone? There is no difference except for the fact that they are known by a different name depending on where you are in the world. Most of us are familiar…
Pat’s Bits and Pieces: And so it begins…
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA The beginning of the summer season is this weekend.I know, I know, the calendar says summer starts June 21st, but let’s face it, the season always starts with Memorial Day weekend…Two Clare County schools have already held…
Postcard from the Pines: Here’s the church, where’s the steeple?
Latter Day Saints Church Early photo NE Corner Carland and Main This week brought some physical changes to Main Street and some fond Blevins Street memories for me.We don’t know what’s in store for the little former church-become-Community Space in…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditor50th ReunionAs a diabetic, pokes and pricks-abetted, it’s imperative I have insulin. At the druggist’s I saw: Good healthIn a single stopSign up forShingles shots here The cute dark pharmacist on the cardboard sign next to the poem…
Life as Performance Art
On Memorial Day, there is no place I would rather be than in a small Midwest town. More specifically, it means a small town in southwestern Michigan. Like the rest of the country on that day, we will pause for a…
Obituaries
Obituary: Darlene Marie Britton
Darlene Marie Britton, 79, of Three Rivers, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 6, 1943 in Niles, the daughter of James and Jeanette (Meyers) Davis. Darlene graduated from Niles High School…
Obituary: Mary Therese Barrone
Mary Therese Barrone, 73, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 20, 2023 with her sisters by her side. Mary was born in Three Rivers, Michigan on August 8, 1949. “The most beautiful baby in the world” according…
Obituary: Gene Mast
Gene Mast, 99, of Three Rivers, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at Sparrow Senior Living. She was born July 3, 1923 in Three Rivers, the daughter of Floyd and Erie (Searles) Messinger, and graduated from Three Rivers High School…
Obituary: Donald L. Schultz
Donald L. Shultz, 75, passed away on February 24, 2023, at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. A brief visitation will be held Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Hohner Funeral Home, 1004 Arnold St., Three Rivers, prior to interment…
Obituary: Marjory Louise Sander
Marjory Louise Sander (1928-2023) We mournfully announce the passing of Marjory Louise (Carey/Allen) Sander, of Soddy Daisy, TN. Marjory (Margie) passed away on May 18th, at home with her family at age 94. Margie was born the youngest of eight children…
