High School Football Roundup

Editorial StaffSep 29, 20237 min read

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)…

Obituary: Dale Joseph Hoffman

Obituary: Dale Joseph Hoffman

Editorial StaffSep 29, 20232 min read

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…

Obituary: Eldon Douglas Jackson

Obituary: Eldon Douglas Jackson

Editorial StaffSep 29, 20233 min read

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…

Obituary: Murray Zane (Bud) Malinoski Jr.

Obituary: Murray Zane (Bud) Malinoski Jr.

Editorial StaffSep 29, 20234 min read

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.…

Obituary: Donald Lee Winchel

Editorial StaffSep 29, 20232 min read

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…

“Out and About” County fair, aerators, and lead poisoning

“Out and About” County fair, aerators, and lead poisoning

Editorial StaffSep 29, 20233 min read

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…

Task order approved for continuation of downtown parking lot improvements in Sturgis

Task order approved for continuation of downtown parking lot improvements in Sturgis

Editorial StaffSep 29, 20233 min read

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…

Library receives approval from city for permanent posts for ‘story walk’ at Thurston Woods Park

Library receives approval from city for permanent posts for ‘story walk’ at Thurston Woods Park

Editorial StaffSep 29, 20232 min read

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…

2023 St. Joseph County Grange Fairdeemed a ‘successful’ event

2023 St. Joseph County Grange Fairdeemed a ‘successful’ event

Editorial StaffSep 29, 20235 min read

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…

Parts of Clare health park lawsuit dismissed by judge

Parts of Clare health park lawsuit dismissed by judge

Editorial StaffSep 29, 20232 min read

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…

Clare Old Fashion Day set for September 30th

Clare Old Fashion Day set for September 30th

Editorial StaffSep 29, 20232 min read

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…

Clare bond project discussions continue

Editorial StaffSep 29, 20233 min read

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,…

Clare, Harrison cross country teams run in Cadillac invitational

Editorial StaffSep 29, 20232 min read

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…

Runners compete at Cadillac

Editorial StaffSep 29, 20232 min read

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…

Obituary:  June Geraldine Pond Emmons

Obituary:  June Geraldine Pond Emmons

Editorial StaffSep 29, 20233 min read

 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…

Proud to be a Pioneer: What Kind of Schools Do We Want?

Proud to be a Pioneer: What Kind of Schools Do We Want?

Editorial StaffSep 29, 20233 min read

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…

Postcard from the Pines: Twenty-three Smoky Miles

Postcard from the Pines: Twenty-three Smoky Miles

Editorial StaffSep 29, 20234 min read

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…

Faces in the Crowd: In Memory of Ken Richardson

Faces in the Crowd: In Memory of Ken Richardson

Editorial StaffSep 29, 202310 min read

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…

Board hears comments on cost of boat slips

Editorial StaffSep 29, 20232 min read

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…

Humor: BEING FUNNY FOR FRIENDS

Humor: BEING FUNNY FOR FRIENDS

Editorial StaffSep 27, 20233 min read

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.…