Jackson teen dies in wrong-way crash on US-127
By Elizabeth Ferszt And Kathryn Palon Contributing Writers A Jackson teenager was killed in a wrong-way crash on US-127 last Thursday. The teenager, identified as 16-year-old Rickie Pickens, was a passenger in the car traveling the wrong way. Pickens was…
Man pleads no-contest to murder of child
By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer A 43-year-old Jackson County man, Donald Flack, pled no contest to second degree murder charges in connection to the death of a 15-month-old Jackson County child in 2022. According to a press release from Prosecuting…
Jackson Collaborative Network presentation gives demographic data about Jackson County
By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer Sheri Butters, manager of the Jackson Collaborative Network, gave a presentation at the Feb. 24 Jackson City Council meeting that highlighted some sobering data about the demographics, health, and wealth of both the city and…
Albion Invites Public Input on Roads, Redevelopment, and City Planning
By Maggie LaNoue, Contributing Writer Albion residents will have several opportunities in the coming week to learn more about planned road work, infrastructure projects, and redevelopment proposals, and to share questions and input with city leadership. The first opportunity will…
Stronger Together: Black Work, Business, and Belonging in Albion
By Maggie LaNoue, Contributing Writer Albion’s Black history is often told through landmark events and institutions, but it is also a story shaped by work — by the jobs people came north for, the industries that sustained families, and the…
Albion Art Center Current Multi-cultural Display runs to March 13; so much more than a labor of love
by Sylvia Benavidez The Albion Art Center is rapidly becoming a place where Albion’s cultural influences and history are preserved, celebrated, taught, and displayed. Mary Slater, president of the Albion Arts Commission, shared in an interview how community teamwork is…
Age and Practice: On the craft of learning to grow old
By Ken Wyatt “Acceptance of one’s life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary, it means accepting it as it comes, with all the handicaps of heredity, of suffering,…
Sturgis girls’, boys’ basketball sweeps Three Rivers to sweep season series
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director STURGIS — Both of Sturgis’ basketball teams completed the series sweep against Three Rivers on Friday, Feb. 20, with the girls’ team defeating the Wildcats 56-39 and the boys’ team winning 58-43.Here’s how both Sturgis teams…
Girls’ Basketball Roundup Three Rivers downs Constantine with buzzer-beater by Glass
THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ girls’ basketball team got a buzzer-beating shot by Dani Glass to down Constantine on Senior Night by a final score of 34-32.Glass hit a baseline shot on the run with seconds left to beat the…
Out and About: Iceland, hunter safety, and the electric bill
“Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.” -James BryceDid You Know?
Benefit dinner to support Constantine grad with severe epilepsy, traumatic brain injury after alleged assault
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CONSTANTINE — As a senior, Gregg Reed was a key cog of the Constantine wrestling team that made the state semifinals back in the 2023-24 season, winning a match in the state semifinals at 190 lbs.…
Three Rivers planning preventative sewer maintenance in 2nd District
THREE RIVERS — The City of Three Rivers announced Wednesday there would be preventative maintenance being performed on sewer mains in the second district of the city.The maintenance is expected to begin Monday and be completed by Thursday, April 2…
Woman in stable condition after overdose
FLOWERFIELD TWP. — St. Joseph County sheriff’s deputies say a woman is in stable condition following a reported overdose late last week.According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched on Feb. 20 to the 15000 block of…
Sturgis Wind Symphony show features a personal touch
By Dennis Volkert Sturgis Wind Symphony presents “Play List” at 3 p.m. March 1 at Sturges-Young Center for the Arts. Admission is free. The theme focuses on musical numbers suggested by ensemble members, director Jim Whitehead said. “I asked the players to…
SNP launches new‘Neighbor2Neighbor’ program
Sturgis Neighborhood Program has announced the launch of its new Neighbor2Neighbor home improvement program, with help of a grant from Michigan State Housing Development Authority.The initiative is intended to provide crucial home repair and rehabilitation services to up to three…
Sturgis man killed in head-on vehicle crash
NOTTAWA TWP. — A 68-year-old Sturgis man was killed in a crash in Nottawa Township Wednesday night.According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the area of M-86 and Findley Road for a reported crash.Deputies claim a…
Clare wrestlers advance to state finals
By John RaffelCorrespondent CLARE — Two Clare wresters placed third at the state regionals on Feb. 21 to qualified for the state finals at Detroit’s Ford Field on March 6-7.Kyle McGraw decisioned Korbin Kobenkosky of Boyce City 12-10 in the…
May I Walk with You? HEALINGS WOUNDS
I recently read the title of a book by Bishop Eric Varden called Healing Wounds, so I bought it. Who can’t use a little healing now and then? Yet, as I pondered the title, I thought, “What if it is…
County schools ahead of statewide cell phone ban
By Genine Hopkins The new smartphone ban that was signed into law by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer this month that will officially take effect in the 2026-2027 school year attempts to address distracted students in classrooms that can diminish the…
Deputies disarm man who threatened to kill himself
On February 23, 2026, the Clare County Central Dispatch received information from the Gladwin County Sheriff’s Office reporting that 25-year-old Gladwin man Lane Michael Last had made threats toward family members. It was reported Last was believed to be staying…
