Village of Paw Paw begins work on Briggs Dam

Village of Paw Paw begins work on Briggs Dam

Editorial StaffAug 27, 20252 min read

PAW PAW – Following the partial failure and subsequent repair of Briggs Dam in 2017, the State of Michigan’s Dam Safety Division recommended the complete replacement of the spillway as a long-term solution.The Village of Paw Paw has been working…

Suspect in a thirty-one-year-old cold case charged with murder

Suspect in a thirty-one-year-old cold case charged with murder

Editorial StaffAug 25, 20254 min read

By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer Leonard Hugall, has been charged in 1984 disappearance and death of 13-year-old Kelly Harris, in Summit Township in the Jackson metro area. According to Sheriff Gary Schuette in an email statement, the homicide victim was…

Suspect in Mia Sims murder apprehended in California

Suspect in Mia Sims murder apprehended in California

Editorial StaffAug 25, 20252 min read

By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer Antonio Treyvonne Green, age 19, the only suspect wanted in the shooting death of Mia Sims in front of People’s United Community Church on July 27, has been located and apprehended in Fresno, California, Jackson…

Albion NAACP holds Back to School 2025 Grand Celebration

Albion NAACP holds Back to School 2025 Grand Celebration

Editorial StaffAug 25, 20254 min read

By MAGGIE LANOUE Contributing Writer Nearly 400 people gathered Aug. 18 at Harrington Elementary School for the Albion NAACP Back to School 2025 Grand Celebration. The event brought the entire community together to prepare students for the year ahead. Families…

Albion City Council approves PILOT ordinance to support Washington Gardner redevelopment

Albion City Council approves PILOT ordinance to support Washington Gardner redevelopment

Editorial StaffAug 25, 20259 min read

By MAGGIE LANOUE Contributing Writer Albion City Council’s regular meeting Aug. 18, took place in the Opportunity High School library. About 40 people attended, most of them there to hear and weigh in on a proposed Payment in Lieu of…

Historical Notebook: PAVING THE WAY FOR A SUPERIOR FUTURE

Historical Notebook: PAVING THE WAY FOR A SUPERIOR FUTURE

Editorial StaffAug 22, 20254 min read

By Frank Passic, Albion Historian             One of Albion’s community assets is its downtown brick Superior Street on M-99. It has existed since the beginning of the 20th century. This summer, the Michigan Department of Transportation is doing some maintenance…

TR boys’ tennis wins one matchup in loss to Coldwater

Editorial StaffAug 22, 20251 min read

COLDWATER — Three Rivers’ boys’ tennis squad opened its season on the road in Coldwater, dropping the match 7-1.The lone victory for the Wildcats came at No. 1 singles, where Alex Nowak defeated Coldwater’s Logun Fisher 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.Two other…

TR girls’ golf 16th at Scott Family Invite

Editorial StaffAug 22, 20251 min read

GULL LAKE — Three Rivers Girls Golf opened the season Wednesday by playing in the Scott Family Invitational at Bedford Valley Golf Course hosted by Gull Lake.The team finished 16th with a team score of 472. Leading the Wildcats was…

Out and About: Open house, restoring your gut, and Labor Day

Out and About: Open house, restoring your gut, and Labor Day

Editorial StaffAug 22, 20253 min read

“Every act of love is a work of peace, no matter how small.” -Mother TeresaA brief reminder about the upcoming open house at the American Legion this Saturday, August 23. The open house will run from noon until 4 p.m.…

Nottawa Community Schools launches new GSRP program

Nottawa Community Schools launches new GSRP program

Editorial StaffAug 22, 20255 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director NOTTAWA — Prior to this year, every school district in St. Joseph County offered the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) for pre-kindergarten learning, except for one district.Now, that one district is fully on board.Nottawa Community Schools…

Public encouraged to comment on updated city master plan

Public encouraged to comment on updated city master plan

Editorial StaffAug 22, 20255 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Residents of Three Rivers, as well as the surrounding area, will have a chance to weigh in on the city’s plans for the future. On Tuesday, the Three Rivers City Commission approved a…

Victim identified in suspicious Lockport Twp. death

Editorial StaffAug 22, 20252 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director LOCKPORT TWP. — A person found unresponsive in Lockport Township last week has now been identified by authorities.St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Zachary Zuk said in a release Tuesday that the victim found unresponsive…

Cemetery Tours 2025A Meet and Greet with “town ancestors”

Cemetery Tours 2025A Meet and Greet with “town ancestors”

Editorial StaffAug 22, 20253 min read

By Rosemary Currier Did you ever look around downtown Sturgis and wonder what it used to be like? Who the people were who made this a great town? What were their stories?Oak Lawn Cemetery Tour 2025 is for those who…

STURGIS NEWS BRIEFS

Editorial StaffAug 22, 20251 min read

City’s redesigned website is liveA redesigned website for the city of Sturgis is now live. Officials plan to provide additional details regarding specific website features, and additional changes, city manager Andrew Kuk said. Website address remains the same, www.sturgismi.gov.The site’s previous significant overhaul…

May I Walk with You? HARVEST TIME

Editorial StaffAug 22, 20253 min read

It is that time of year again when anyone engaged in agriculture, whether farming, gardening or visiting fruit and vegetable markets, begins to harvest the fruit of their work. Already, the peaches are about ready to pick. Beats, beans, tomatoes,…

CROWNED: Two girls from Clare return to a royal welcome

CROWNED: Two girls from Clare return to a royal welcome

Editorial StaffAug 22, 20257 min read

By Christopher Johnson If there are two people in Clare who need little introduction right now, it’s Eliy Simmer and Sabrina Chinavare. Both returned recently from Port Huron, where the Miss Michigan and Miss Michigan Teen USA pageants were held.…

Cops & Doughnuts voted tenth most beloved business in the U.S.

Cops & Doughnuts voted tenth most beloved business in the U.S.

Editorial StaffAug 22, 20256 min read

By Christopher Johnson This month, Cops & Doughnuts earned a spot at number ten in MarketBeat’s survey of the “Top 220 Most Beloved Local Businesses Across the U.S.” The ranking, drawn from a poll of 3,004 businesses—many of them iconic…

Mass resignations hit Redding Township Board

Mass resignations hit Redding Township Board

Editorial StaffAug 22, 20253 min read

By Genine Hopkins Redding Township’s Board of Trustees has experienced numerous hurdles since just before the recall election several years ago, something that has continued and at times, gotten worse, since that recall purged many members. At the regular Redding…

Clare volleyball team fans to Ludington

Editorial StaffAug 22, 20254 min read

By John RaffelCorrespondent CLARE — Ludington handed Clare a close 26-24, 25-23 nonleague setback to open the volleyball season on Wednesday at Clare.In 2024, Clare varsity volleyball won the Jack PineConference (10-1) for the first time since 2002. Clare also…

HUGE Estate Sale
August 27-30, 10 am - 5 pm (Part II September 17-19)
57520 Gearharts Landing, Three Rivers, MI

Antique furniture (some special finds!), Hoosier Cabinets, Wonderful dressers, Beds, Desks, Lamps, Wicker, Trunks, etc. Women’s Vintage Clothing, Fur Coats, Boots, Linens, Large Quilt Collection, Jewelry, Pocket Watches, Clocks, Nice Pottery, Comic Books, Huge amount of DVDs & CDs, extensive collection of Vintage Christmas, Patio and Garden Accents, Old Toys (many wind-up). Too much stuff to list! Over 60 years of accumulation! The Best Antique Sale we have ever seen! “Dealers, don’t miss this sale!”

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