TR tennis bests Schoolcraft to start 2026
THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ girls’ tennis team started the 2026 season strong with a 5-2 win over Schoolcraft at home Tuesday.Jayna Larson won for the Wildcats at No. 1 singles, defeating the Eagles’ Adison Clark 3-6, 6-1, 12-10. Angeleena…
Girls’ Soccer Roundup Three Rivers shut out by Olivet
THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ girls’ soccer team opened up the season under new head coach Dustin Krueger with a 1-0 loss at home Tuesday to Olivet.Amaira Currier made six saves in goal for the Wildcats in the loss.Three Rivers…
Out and About: Things to drop, facts, and ‘Bless You’
“It is the love of country that has lighted and that keeps glowing the holy fire of Patriotism.” -J. Horace McFarlandThings to Drop From Your Life
Samaritan’s Purse receives sendoff from community
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — One of the charity organizations helping residents in the wake of the March 6 tornadoes in Three Rivers and Union City received a sendoff from the community on their final day in the…
SHS robotics team receives recognition at district meet
Sturgis High School’s robotics team received the Rising All-Star Award at the recent FIRST district robotics competition. The team is in its first year.Coaches are Khanya Sigwela and Xandra Duelge.Present at the event:Drive team: Krys Johnson (captain), Alina Chen, Emmalyn…
Updates to compost site rules approved by Sturgis City Commission
By Dennis Volkert After lengthy discussion on March 25, Sturgis City Commission approved revisions to the policy for the compost site and its large-volume drop-off fee. Changes are intended to clarify rules and situations that may have changed since the policy’s…
Roundup of happenings in the Sturgis area
MARCHMarch 27-31No classes at Sturgis Public Schools (spring break).March 31“Medicare 101,” education event, 5:30 p.m., Sturgis District Library. APRIL April 1-3No classes at Sturgis Public Schools (spring break).April 1-11Submission period for “Art Around Town,” Open Door Gallery.April 2St. Joseph County mobile…
Resource center helps victims of TR tornado with recovery resources
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Timothy Williams and Sharon Ross were sheltering in their house on South Main Street in Three Rivers on March 6 when the EF-2 tornado hit the city.Ross said a “rather large” tree fell…
Farwell girl wrestler has success
By John RaffelCorrespondent FARWELL — Millie Mcaulay has had quite a career for Farwell wrestling so far.She was 17-11 for the 2025-26 season. Her high school record is 31-26. She was a junior this past season and was in her…
Mike’s Musings: Scrap Current System if we can’t figure out how to pay TSA agents
This logjam that has TSA agents not being paid is absurd. We are now going on week 5 and those providing security at the nation’s airports- our TSA agents haven’t been paid. That’s because they are beholden on Congress to…
May I Walk with You? Life- Changing Events
It is with sadness that I noticed that some in our culture claim that there is a great discrepancy between what they call the historical Jesus and the Jesus of faith. Their thought is that while the man Jesus really…
Harrison Family Fare celebrates re-grand opening
By Genine Hopkins As many smaller towns are losing their local grocery stores, Family Fare in Harrison just got a major facelift in renovations to the unit. Built in 2006, the store has not had a remodel since and was…
New playground equipment arrives in Hayes Township
By Genine Hopkins Looking like big presents for a huge Christmas tree, Hayes Township’s new playground equipment has been delivered and the anticipation is thrilling! As the weather continues to warm, construction will begin on the new playground leaving the …
Annual EGG-Stravaganza at the Clare County Airport April 11th
The Annual EGG-Stravaganza Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, April 11th, and the time is pushed forward a bit to account for the Monthly Food Distribution at the Clare County Transit Building that morning. Times for the hunt…
Two Trojans compete at state swim/dive finals
HOLLAND — Two Sturgis swimmers who qualified for the Division 3 state swim and dive meet at the Holland Aquatic Center did not advance to the finals back on March 13 and 14.Seth Larimer, who competed in the 200 Individual…
Howardsville quartet named to All-Conference teams
HOWARDSVILLE — Howardsville Christian School’s boys’ basketball team had four of its players named to the BCS Conference’s All-Conference teams recently.Sophomores Caden Grant and Drew McDonald were voted as First-Team All-Conference. Grant averaged a double-double on the season, with just…
Out and About: Tornado, kudos, and sugar
“If wrinkles must be written on our brow, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never grow old.” -James A. GarfieldThe cities of Three Rivers and Union City made National News a week or so ago.…
City’s tornado response recapped at wild city meeting Tempers flare around siren timing
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — In the first city commission meeting since an EF-2 tornado ripped through the city, Three Rivers city leaders Tuesday addressed the overall response to the tornado in a lengthy presentation that was mostly…
School board approves purchase of buses, bus camera system
Sturgis Public Schools Board of Education approved several measures at its March 16 meeting.Bus recommendation. The board approved the purchase of two 77-passenger buses from Hoekstra Transportation, at a total cost of $329,080. Two other companies had submitted bids: Holland…
Civic Players set for ‘Anne of Green Gables’
By Dennis Volkert Sturgis Civic Players presents “Anne of Green Gables,” this weekend at Sturges-Young Center for the Arts.Show times are 7 p.m. March 20-21 and 2 p.m. March 22.“Anne of Green Gables” follows Anne Shirley’s journey from a mischievous…
