VICKSBURG — Three Rivers’ football team dropped its record to a paltry 0-5 with a road loss Friday against Vicksburg, 45-12.Vicksburg outgained the Wildcats in all facets of the game, with 314 yards of total offense (150 rushing, 164 passing)…

Dale Joseph Hoffman, 86, of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2023. He was born December 16, 1936 in Maybee, Michigan, the son of Joseph and Ruth (Meffert) Hoffman; following the death of his father, the family moved to…

Eldon Douglas Jackson, 73, of Three Rivers, passed away Monday, September 25, 2023 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 29, 1950, in Three Rivers, the son of Eldon Carl and Betty (Shingledecker) Jackson, and graduated…

Murray Zane (Bud) Malinoski Jr., The Family Man Extraordinaire, and a Super Dentist of Amazing Skill, a gregarious guy from Three Rivers MI, passed away on September 25, 2023 at the age of 72 with his family by his side.…

Donald Lee Winchel, 72, of Marcellus, died peacefully Sunday, September 17, 2023 in the comfort of his family’s presence.His life began April 12, 1951 in Three Rivers, Michigan the oldest of six children of Max and Katherine Winchel. He married…

Rouch Equipment would like to invite everyone to their Annual Fall Openhouse this Saturday, September 30, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Rouch Equipment is located at 56653 Abbey Rd., west of Three Rivers. There will be something for every…

Map of downtown parking lots involved in the city of Sturgis improvement project.(Provided, City of Sturgis) For the past several years, the city of Sturgis has worked to complete improvement to downtown parking lots.Sturgis City Commission has approved a task…

Seasonal sign posts for “Story Walk” at Thurston Woods Park will be replaced by permanent, aluminum posts. By Dennis Volkert Sturgis City Commission on Sept. 13 approved a request from Sturgis District Library to replace temporary posts with permanent posts…

COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSON(From left to right) Blyly Mingus, Crystal Mingus and Kylie Mingus fly by on the Cliff Hanger ride at the 2023 St. Joseph County Grange Fair. By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — The 172nd St. Joseph County…

David Coker Jr. Anothony Demasi By Kaitlyn Campbell An Isabella County judge has dismissed some parts of a civil lawsuit that involves two would-be developers of a stalled healthcare park in Clare.On Sept. 26, Judge Mark Duthie’s opinion and order…

On Sept. 30, the Clare County Historical Society Hosts Annual ‘Old Fashion Day,’ with the Sunshine String Band; Vera Wiltse from Michigan Barn Preservation Network; special displays; old vehicles and more. Visitors to the Clare County History Park on Old…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent The Clare Board of Education discussed the current bond project at their regular meeting September 18. Superintendent Jim Walter reported that 45-50 people attended the last community forum and nearly two-dozen question were answered. The discussion continued,…

By Kaitlyn CampbellThe Clare and Harrison cross county teams ran in the Cadillac Veterans Serving Veterans Invitational at the Veterans Serving Veterans Park on Sept. 23. The Clare boys took first place in their race, while the Clare girls took…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – McBain Northern Michigan runners competed in the Veterans Serving Veterans Invitational at Cadillac on Saturday.For the boys in the Blue Division, Hunter Fisher was 141st (27:26.70) and Brett Ritsema was 139th (26:18.35).McBain also competed. For…

 June Geraldine Pond Emmons- age 103 of Farwell passed away at North Woods Nursing Center on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. June was born on May 24, 1920, in her parents’ farmhouse just outside of Mendon, Ohio.  She was the older…

The last 45 years for me have been spent in schools. From Clare to Alma College, a couple of districts in western Pennsylvania, two districts in southern Michigan, and back to Clare…you may get a kick out of the fact…

AA Depot at Marion lqte 1940’s This is the time of year when we all long for a great color tour. A few years ago we planned to travel on the Color Tour Train along a section of the old…

Marion’s own Ken Richardson passed away September 18th, 2023. He was 94 years old. We were fortunate enough to speak with him a couple of years back and learn a little bit about his story. His story carries with it…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – At last week’s Missaukee County Board of Commissioners meeting, Tom Detloff, county park user, addressed rising costs of the county boat slips and the lack of the depth of the channel to get to the…

Reagan called it years ago None of us can hear Perry and I discuss Air Force vs. the Marines I’ve made some friends at the Old Folks Hotel. Perry is one of my GUY friends, and we are way outnumbered.…