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 Taxes ordinance for the redevelopment of Washington Gardner School. Built more than a century ago, Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director STURGIS — The Swine Bone. The Silver Football. The Tomahawk. The Bullhorn. There have been a lot of notable trophy games involving St. Joseph County high school football teams over the years. However, there has never been a trophy game in the football rivalry between two of the biggest schools in Read More…
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 on our Superior St. bricks to extend their life into the future. Our present brick Read More…
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 matchups went to three sets. Ebin Perkins of Three Rivers lost to Kush Patel of Read More…
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 Elizabeth Oestrike carding a 106. Delaney Harper was close behind scoring a 108. Bella Tippett’s Read More…
“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. and will include a demonstration by the Post Honor Guard, an opportunity to tour the Read More…
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 held an open house Thursday, Aug. 14 for its new Nottawa Community Preschool GSRP program, Read More…
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 measure to place the city’s updated We Are TR: Imagine 2040 master plan document on Read More…
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 on the 17000 block of South River Road on Aug. 12 was identified as 60-year-old Read More…
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 want to know their “town ancestors” – the long ago Sturgis residents whose lives and Read More…