Sturgis Public Schools has established a cell phone policy for students. It encompasses additional phone-type devices, such as Apple Watch. Families and students were notified directly this week regarding the policy. Prior to setting the guidelines, the district consulted stakeholders through a community “visioning” session to explore the impact of cell phone use and student Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — The City of Three Rivers will be trying again to receive funds from the state for lead line replacement, but a note from their previous application could be a speed bump to getting funding in their newest attempt. On Tuesday, the Three Rivers City Commission approved a 2024 Read More…
by Jim Whitehouse “I’m about to turn off my light,” I say to my beloved wife Marsha, as I put my book down on the nightstand next to the bed. “Already?” she says, turning a page in her own book. “Yup,” I say. “I’m not all that tired, but there’s a really violent part of Read More…
New cafeteria tables and salad bar approved for Harrington Elementary as well as E-Sports computers for Albion students and Flex Farm Units at the Opportunity High School will produce greens and microgreens for OHS and eventually Harrington By John Hendler At the start of the Marshall Public Schools Board of Education Business Session held May Read More…
Marshall baseball team has been picking up steam this past week with several decisive wins. Tuesday, May 21 the team traveled to I-8 competitor Hastings and swept the doubleheader. In game one, Lincoln Fuller led off with a double and smart base stealing. Aidan Miller followed with a walk and Jaden Spence loaded the bases Read More…
John Oscar Saurer, 88 of Venice, Florida, passed away into eternal life surrounded by his beloved family, on May 19, 2024 after a brief illness. He was a Christian and lifetime member of the Presbyterian Church. His faith sustained him until the end. John was born on Dec. 8, 1935, in Pleasant Lake, Indiana to Read More…
Each year at this time I like to feature one of Albion’s Civil War soldiers. Benjamin Barnes Ford (1837-1861) was one of the Albion area’s first casualties of the War. Benjamin came to Michigan in 1844 from New York state with his parents James G. and Priscilla Ford, and little brother Lindley (1840-1914). They settled Read More…
A groundbreaking ceremony was held May 16 to launch the Calhoun County Consolidated Dispatch Authority’s millage-approved technology upgrade radio tower project, which includes the construction of four new towers and repurposing of two. The ceremony was held at the site of a tower that will be built in Homer, and speakers at the event included Read More…
CADILLAC — Three Rivers’ softball team won the Cadillac Tournament Saturday with two shutout victories on the day.In Game 1, Three Rivers defeated Kingsley 5-0 in six innings. Jennaya Decker starred in the circle for the ‘Cats, allowing just three hits and striking out 13 over six innings of work. At the plate, Decker went Read More…
Evelyn Ann Gyllstrom, 88, a lifelong resident of Marcellus, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024, at White Oaks Assisted Living in Lawton.She was born November 7, 1935 in Three Rivers, Michigan, the daughter of Ernest Richardson and Lela M. (Worthington) Richardson.Evelyn graduated from Marcellus High School in June of 1954. A few days later, on Read More…