By Sylvia Benavidez Drivers through Marshall’s downtown and the close surrounding streets would have a hard time missing some of the dressed-up skeletons lining the sidewalks. The kick-off party for the city’s annual Skeleton Fest which runs through October was Saturday, Sept. 28. Every year Marshall’s tourism office hosts a kick-off party to announce that Read More…
OCTOBER 1924 We continue with our theme of “Albion, 100 Years Ago.” October 1, 1924. Headline: “Albion Woman Confesses to Setting Fires. Mrs. Clara Clark Today Admits to Fire Chief Griswold and State Officers That She Started Blazes at the Home of Harriet S. Upright.” October 2, 1924: “The marital troubles of Mr. and Mrs. Read More…
By Jeff Steers Contributing Writer Marshall High School runner Jack Bidwell is going the extra mile in the sport of cross country. The MHS senior also expects to be going for a long run in life when he start college next fall. He wants to become a doctor. Bidwell showed that the work he has Read More…
by Jim Whitehouse “We could use the Victorio Strainer machine,” I say to my beloved wife Marsha as we stand looking at a huge bag of apples. I’m referring to an old-fashioned gizmo we’ve had for decades. You cut the apples into quarters, heat them up to soften them a bit. Then you dump them Read More…
By MARK LOWERY Albion College will coordinate a $2.8 million grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development targeting site improvements throughout the city of Albion, including renovation at Marshall Opportunity High School and much-needed upgrades to community facilities, parks, and recreation areas. The project (Building Towards a Healthier and More Accessible Community in Read More…
OTSEGO — Three Rivers’ boys’ cross country team had a successful week this past week, finishing fourth at the Otsego Bulldog Invite Saturday, Sept. 28 and defeating Vicksburg Tuesday.In the Bulldog Invite, the boys’ team scored 216 points to finish fourth. The Wildcats were led by Sullivan Zietlow, who took eighth place overall in the Read More…
The Reverend Roger L. Sassaman, 81, of Goshen, Indiana and Centreville, Michigan, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, pastor, and friend, was called to his heavenly home on the Festival of Saint Michael and All Angels, Sunday, September 29, 2024 in the comfort of his family’s presence.His life began July 4, 1943 in Elkhart, Indiana, the Read More…
Helen Vienna Haley, 74, of Three Rivers, passed away Monday, September 23, 2024 at her home surrounded by her loving family.She was born September 15, 1950 in Leavenworth, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Virginia (Dixon) Fitzhugh, and graduated from Leavenworth High School.Helen moved to Three Rivers in 1988 and with her outgoing personality soon Read More…
Betty Joan “JO” Vancely (Webb), 82, of Glendale, AZ, passed away on September 26, 2024. Born on June 27, 1942, in Three Rivers, Michigan, she was known to all as Jo and touched many lives with her devotion to faith and family. Jo was an ordained minister who used her compelling voice and guitar skills Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — A shake-up in the St. Joseph County Clerk’s office was made official this week.Friday was the final day in office for St. Joseph County Clerk Lindsay Oswald, who resigned from her position as clerk after just over nine years in the position.Oswald had previously declined to seek re-election, with Read More…