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Sheriff’s Dept. looking for missing woman with Alzheimer’s, dementia

Sheriff’s Dept. looking for missing woman with Alzheimer’s, dementia

Robert TomlinsonMay 29, 20231 min read

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

Constantine schools investigating employee’s ‘inappropriate contact’ with students

Robert TomlinsonMay 26, 20231 min read

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

No tax increases, 4 percent water/sewer increase proposed in city’s annual budget

Robert TomlinsonMay 26, 202310 min read

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

Senior parade ‘rite of passage’ for TRHS seniors

Editorial StaffMay 26, 20235 min read

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

No tax increases, slight water/sewer increase proposed in city’s annual budget

Editorial StaffMay 26, 202310 min read

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…

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Sports

Track and Field Roundup

Track and Field Roundup

Editorial StaffMay 26, 20233 min read

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

Clare softball facing tense competition before districts start

Editorial StaffMay 26, 20233 min read

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

Marion girls fifth in regional

Editorial StaffMay 26, 20233 min read

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

Paw Paw baseball thumps Vicksburg

Editorial StaffMay 24, 20235 min read

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!

Regional champions!

Editorial StaffMay 24, 20231 min read

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…

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Columns

“Out and About” Memorial Day, amusement parks, and dreams

“Out and About” Memorial Day, amusement parks, and dreams

Editorial StaffMay 26, 20233 min read

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…

Pat’s Bits and Pieces: And so it begins…

Editorial StaffMay 26, 20234 min read

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?

Postcard from the Pines: Here’s the church, where’s the steeple?

Editorial StaffMay 26, 20234 min read

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

Blue Star

Editorial StaffMay 24, 20234 min read

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

Life as Performance Art

Editorial StaffMay 24, 20236 min read

     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…

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Obituaries

Obituary: Darlene Marie Britton

Obituary: Darlene Marie Britton

Editorial StaffMay 26, 20232 min read

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

Obituary: Mary Therese Barrone

Editorial StaffMay 26, 20233 min read

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

Obituary: Gene Mast

Editorial StaffMay 26, 20232 min read

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

Obituary: Donald L. Schultz

Editorial StaffMay 26, 20231 min read

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

Obituary: Marjory Louise Sander

Editorial StaffMay 26, 20232 min read

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…

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