Lon C. Miller

Lon C. Miller

Editorial Staff Jun 5, 2024 2 min read

Lon C. Miller, 76, of Athens went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at home with his wife. He was born on March 7, 1948, the only son of Don and Dorothy Miller. Lon was united…

Grace Norris Hollaway

Grace Norris Hollaway

Editorial Staff Jun 5, 2024 2 min read

Grace was born and raised on the family farm in Martin, Michigan to John Norris and Ruth Margaret (Baughman) Norris. She graduated from Martin High School in 1948 and while living with her half-sister in Augusta, Michigan, she met Donald…

Life as Performance Art

Life as Performance Art

Editorial Staff Jun 5, 2024 7 min read

     Five, ten, or more centuries ago, the whole purpose of etiquette was to demonstrate partiality, respect, and submission to one’s “betters.”  That is something of an offensive way of saying being respectful to someone simply because he or she was of…

Capital campaign for Mahan Park improvement launched

Capital campaign for Mahan Park improvement launched

Editorial Staff Jun 5, 2024 2 min read

Downtown Allegan’s Mahan Park will expand its gathering space with the creation of a new universally accessible pedestrian plaza and improvements to the existing infrastructure through the anticipated success of a crowdfunding campaign. The City of Allegan has partnered with…

Downtown Allegan’s Bridgefest set for this weekend

Downtown Allegan’s Bridgefest set for this weekend

Editorial Staff Jun 5, 2024 2 min read

The City of Allegan will host the annual Bridgefest celebration, a vibrant and fun-filled event taking place on Saturday, June 8, 2024. From 11 AM to 10 PM, Downtown Allegan will come alive with a day packed with activities, entertainment,…

Obituary: Mr. Bobby B. Crim

Editorial Staff Jun 5, 2024 1 min read

Mr. Bobby B. Crim, 70 of Valley, Alabama passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.Public Visitation will be held on Monday, June 3, 2024 from 1:00 PM CST until 5:00 PM CST at Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home Chapel, Lafayette, AL.Mr. Crim…

Obituary: Mr. John Henry Kidd

Editorial Staff Jun 5, 2024 1 min read

Mr. John Henry Kidd, 79 of Wedowee, AL passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at Lineville Health and Rehabilitation, Lineville, AL.There will be no public visitation.Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 2PM CST at Canaan…

Mike’s Musings: No fun being trapped in an elevator

Mike’s Musings: No fun being trapped in an elevator

Editorial Staff Jun 5, 2024 3 min read

Have you ever been trapped in an elevator?Until last week, I could unequivocally say “no.” Now having been around for a while, I have ridden up and down on my share of elevators and never gave it a second thought…

Alumni Classes 1970-2023 present scholarships to LHS, parks and rec

Alumni Classes 1970-2023 present scholarships to LHS, parks and rec

Editorial Staff Jun 5, 2024 1 min read

Representatives from the Class of ‘97, LHS host class for Homecoming 2023, presented on behalf of all 52 LHS alumni classes 1970 – 2023 two $500 scholarships and a total of $1600 in donations to various athletic entities at Lafayette…

49 arrested on 125 charges by Task Force

Editorial Staff Jun 5, 2024 7 min read

From 2/7/2024 – 5/29/2024 Agents of the Chambers County Drug Task Force/ Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force, Chambers County Multi-Jurisdictional SWAT Team, Chambers County Sheriff’s Office, Valley Police Department, Lafayette Police Department, and the Lanett Police Department conducted numerous operations,…

CONCORD:  Honey bees hitch a ride out of downtown Concord

CONCORD:  Honey bees hitch a ride out of downtown Concord

Editorial Staff Jun 3, 2024 6 min read

By Ken Wyatt It has been a recurring issue at Concord Village Council meetings. Recurring? Well, not often. But usually about this time every year a 19th century wall along Homer Street starts buzzing with the activity of honey bees.…

Marshall High School seniors march through downtown Albion

Marshall High School seniors march through downtown Albion

Editorial Staff Jun 3, 2024 1 min read

Marshall Public Schools held their Senior Parade in downtown Albion on Wednesday, May 29. Parents, community members and businesses gathered on the sidewalks along Superior Street between Cass and Ash Streets to celebrate the Class of 2024 and wish them…

New War Memorial unveiling at the Springport Cemetery

New War Memorial unveiling at the Springport Cemetery

Editorial Staff Jun 3, 2024 2 min read

Memorial Day in Springport was extra special this year, as the Adams-Rockey VFW Post 6056 dedicated a new War Memorial at the Springport Cemetery. The post had received a $2,500 donation from Harold Webb’s Trust fund. Webb was a past…

City temporarily closes water system to Riverside Cemetery, Council discusses various other items

Editorial Staff Jun 3, 2024 3 min read

Those who attended Albion’s annual Memorial Day celebration at Riverside Cemetery may have noticed some recent improvements. The City of Albion is working to clean up Riverside Cemetery and is collaborating with members of Friends of Riverside Cemetery, Albion VFW, and…

Obituary: John Edward McGonigle

Obituary: John Edward McGonigle

Editorial Staff Jun 3, 2024 3 min read

John Edward McGonigle, age 71 peacefully passed away on Sunday, May 19 at his beloved home on Lake Diane in Camden, Michigan. He was born on Aug. 1, 1952, in Lafayette, Indiana to John and Eileen McGonigle. John was not…

Marshall Girls Soccer advances to District Final

Editorial Staff Jun 3, 2024 2 min read

Marshall traveled to Jackson Northwest High School Wednesday and came away with a 1-0 victory over Jackson (Parma) Western High School in an MHSAA District Semifinal game to advance to Friday’s final against Mason. The game was originally scheduled for…

Looking Out: Pigs on the wing

Editorial Staff Jun 3, 2024 3 min read

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a column about our daily raccoon visitors, the placid Creampuff and the more aggressive Bismarck. Both spend time each day beneath our bird feeder, picking up uneaten seeds dropped by the birds. I…

Softball Roundup TR softball sweeps Paw Paw, Coldwater

Editorial Staff May 31, 2024 4 min read

PAW PAW — Three Rivers’ softball team upped its winning streak to eight games by sweeping Paw Paw and Coldwater this past week on the road.On Wednesday, May 22, the Wildcats defeated the Red Wolves 10-0 and 16-5. In Game…

Obituary: Terry W. Kline

Obituary: Terry W. Kline

Editorial Staff May 31, 2024 2 min read

Terry W. Kline, age 66 of Centreville, passed away Monday, May 27, 2024 at his home following a hard fought battle with colon cancer. He was born January 5, 1958 in Three Rivers, a son of Wayne and Mary Lou (Gross)…

Obituary: Judy M. Wolgamood

Obituary: Judy M. Wolgamood

Editorial Staff May 31, 2024 1 min read

Judy M. Wolgamood, 76 of Constantine, passed away May 23, 2024 at her home. Judy was born in Three Rivers on May 8, 2948, a daughter of Richard and Margaret (Becker) Wayne. She graduated form Three Rivers High School. On…