By Paul GarrodStaff Writernews4garrod@gmail.com PAW PAW – A Centennial Celebration of 600 E. Michigan Ave., here, the site of the former Paw Paw High School, middle school and Community Education building, was held Sunday afternoon, Oct. 20, now the home of Freshwater Community Church.Jason Bull, who was on staff at Freshwater Community Church until 2018, Read More…
Registered voters in several Van Buren County Townships and one city will be asked to vote on proposals in their respective township or city.Proposals include the following: Antwerp Township Road Millage RenewalShall the expiring previously voted increase in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution in Sections 1, 2, Read More…
Updated 4:13 p.m. Oct. 23, 2024 CONSTANTINE TWP. — A pedestrian received life-threatening injuries when a vehicle tried to avoid a crash on Constantine Road Thursday night. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, the incident occurred near the 65000 block of Constantine Road in Constantine Twp., when deputies responded to a vehicle vs. Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director STURGIS — Friday’s rivalry game between Three Rivers and Sturgis was a more personal one for Wildcats head coach Jeff Awe in his first year at the helm. On Thursday, just one day before the game, Awe’s father passed away. With that heaviness in mind, Awe said his father would have Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — A no-contact order for the St. Joseph River issued due to a wastewater spill was lifted Friday morning. According to Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Superintendent Taylor Davis, the no-contact order, made for the area of the St. Joseph River between the Broadway Street bridge and South Constantine Road Read More…
Marie Eileen Blackmer of Mission, Texas passed away peacefully on Monday, October 7, 2024, at the age of 85, surrounded by her family.Marie was born on October 25, 1938, to Donald J. and Mathilda M. Flynn, and grew up in Owosso, Michigan. She graduated from St. Michael’s High School in Maple Grove, Michigan on June Read More…
Thomas Scot Mickle passed away peacefully on October 15, 2024. He was 68 years old. He was preceded in death by his father Thomas Mickle, his mother Joan Mickle and a sister Debra (Mark) Coveart. He is survived by a sister Mary (Kirk) Evans. A fun and favorite uncle, he is also survived by four Read More…
Well, with the middle of October gone by now, it looks like our brief revisit of summer temperatures may be just about over with. It has been a bit cooler this week but we might get a brief reprieve. The forecast is calling for highs in the 50s and 60s through Saturday and on Sunday.Guess Read More…
Why is it that we seem to worry more in the middle of the night? The common accepted thought is that the more rational part of our brain sleeps while the irrational part keeps on. It’s at those times that we worry more than usual about finances, relationships, our spouses, children, our past sins, future Read More…
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent In recent months there has been some questions/suggestions about changing Grant Avenue to a primary road and forcing the Township to drop the truck restrictions on the road. This will not happen, Grant Township Supervisor Dan Dysinger said recently.In August the Clare County Road Commission began talks considering a change in status Read More…