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Obituary: Hubert Leo McDonald

Editorial StaffFeb 7, 20251 min read

Hubert Leo McDonald went home to be with the Lord Monday, February 3, 2025 at home surrounded by family. Friends and family will be received 11:00 a.m. to noon Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Center Park United Methodist Church where…

Out and About: Surgery recovery, and getting old

Out and About: Surgery recovery, and getting old

Editorial StaffFeb 7, 20252 min read

“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.I was discharged from Borgess Hospital on January 15 after a successful open-heart surgery and have been recuperating at…

Vicksburg native, former TRHS choir director competes on ‘Wheel’

Vicksburg native, former TRHS choir director competes on ‘Wheel’

Editorial StaffFeb 7, 20257 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director GRAND RAPIDS — America’s Game received a bit of local flair during this past holiday season. Alex Williams, a native of Vicksburg and a former choir director at Three Rivers High School who is currently living…

Sturgis Historical Society to honor local African Americans

Sturgis Historical Society to honor local African Americans

Editorial StaffFeb 7, 20252 min read

By Rosalie Currier February is Black History Month. The Sturgis Historical Society will honor African Americans who lived in Sturgis over the decades. It will be 3 p.m. Feb. 16, at the museum. The event will have three parts:“Dark Lake”…

Water Street Dance founder’s dream brings recognition

Water Street Dance founder’s dream brings recognition

Editorial StaffFeb 7, 20254 min read

By Dennis Volkert Water Street Dance Milwaukee performs at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at Sturges-Young Center for the Arts. It’s part of SYCA’s 2024-25 Performance Series.WSD is based in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.The program coming to Sturgis offers a dynamic mix of…

Roundup of happenings in the Sturgis area

Editorial StaffFeb 7, 20253 min read

RECURRINGChildren’s story time, 10 a.m. each Tuesday and Friday, Sturgis District Library.Sturgis Area Model Railroaders winter hours at Sturgis Historical Museum, 6-9 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.  Feb. 7“Ladies Night Out,” 5:30-9 p.m., downtown Sturgis. “First Fridays Karaoke,” 8…

Force main break reported on King Rd.

Robert TomlinsonFeb 6, 20252 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director UPDATED 2/6/2025 at 11:11 a.m. FABIUS TWP. — A force main break was reported Wednesday in Fabius Township, involving the much-maligned sewer force main between Constantine in Three Rivers. According to the Village of Constantine, they…

Mike’s Musings: Even county governments spend unwisely: Case study, Allegan County

Mike’s Musings: Even county governments spend unwisely: Case study, Allegan County

Editorial StaffFeb 5, 20253 min read

Our government, whether it is at the local, county, state or federal level, makes numerous decisions on how they spend taxpayers’ money. Some we can agree with, some we can’t. I would like to think with the advent of social…

Multiple animals lost, many rescued in Three Rivers house fire

Multiple animals lost, many rescued in Three Rivers house fire

Robert TomlinsonFeb 3, 20252 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Multiple animals, including two dogs, were lost in a house fire Sunday in Three Rivers. According to Three Rivers Fire Department Chief Paul Schoon, firefighters were dispatched to a house fire in the…

Early run helps Centreville boys sweep White Pigeon

Editorial StaffJan 31, 20255 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director WHITE PIGEON — An early flurry of points and a big game from Matt Swanwick helped the Centreville boys’ basketball team sweep their regular season matchups against White Pigeon with a 63-48 win Friday night in…

Girls’ Basketball Roundup TR girls defeat Niles, Portage Northern; lose to Bronson

Editorial StaffJan 31, 202510 min read

THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ girls’ basketball team went 2-1 this past week, winning over Niles Friday night 50-46, losing to Bronson Monday 66-32, and rebounding with a 74-40 drubbing of Portage Northern Tuesday.Against Niles, Jennaya Decker led the way…

Out and About: IceBreaker, moms, and hugs

Out and About: IceBreaker, moms, and hugs

Editorial StaffJan 31, 20253 min read

The twenty-third Annual Ice Breaker is scheduled for Saturday, February 22. The venue is the Armstrong Recreation Hall, 1015 Maple Street, in Three Rivers and is open to the public.The doors open at 6 PM for the Silent Auction Fundraiser,…

Centreville Board of Ed. Gets tour of elementary school addition

Centreville Board of Ed. Gets tour of elementary school addition

Editorial StaffJan 31, 20254 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — With a new addition to Centreville Elementary School a few months away from completion, Centreville Public Schools Board of Education members got a sneak peek at how it is progressing during their meeting Monday.The…

Obituary: Richard “Dick” Charles Neely

Obituary: Richard “Dick” Charles Neely

Editorial StaffJan 31, 20252 min read

Richard “Dick” Charles Neely, age 92, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, January 27, 2025. He passed peacefully at home.Dick was born on May 17, 1932, in New Tazewell, Tennessee, the son of Charles and Ella…

Obituary: Millard J. “Otis” Bruystens

Obituary: Millard J. “Otis” Bruystens

Editorial StaffJan 31, 20252 min read

Millard J. “Otis” Bruystens, age 72 of Mendon passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was born in Three Rivers on December 13, 1952 the son of Herbert and Barbara (Granger) Bruystens and…

Obituary: Michael Wayne Slack

Obituary: Michael Wayne Slack

Editorial StaffJan 31, 20253 min read

Michael Wayne Slack, age 70, of Three Rivers, passed away surrounded by his family and loved ones on Friday, January 24, 2025. He was born on September 9, 1954, the son of Dennis Robert and Ruth Arlene (Buel) Slack. Mike…

Additional info on DNA tests to be sought in Hernandez-Ruiz case

Editorial StaffJan 31, 20252 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — As pre-trial motions and hearings continue in the case of a man accused of sexually assaulting two girls in Sturgis last year, both sides are seeking more information on DNA tests from Michigan State…

Pivotal to move forward with building addition at Centreville site Possible future plans for organization discussed

Pivotal to move forward with building addition at Centreville site Possible future plans for organization discussed

Editorial StaffJan 31, 20256 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — Board members of Pivotal, formerly Community Mental Health in St. Joseph County, reaffirmed their willingness to go ahead with a future construction project at its Centre-ville location during their meeting Tuesday.In a unanimous vote,…

Mike’s Musings: Defund NGO’s, and do it now

Mike’s Musings: Defund NGO’s, and do it now

Editorial StaffJan 29, 20253 min read

If you’ve been watching the crisis at our southern border, you might wonder what has happened to the millions of illegal immigrants that crossed the border the last few years. Where do they go, and how are they supported you…

Early run helps Centreville boys sweep White Pigeon

Early run helps Centreville boys sweep White Pigeon

Robert TomlinsonJan 26, 20255 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director WHITE PIGEON — An early flurry of points and a big game from Matt Swanwick helped the Centreville boys’ basketball team sweep their regular season matchups against White Pigeon with a 63-48 win Friday night in…