Passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at his home in Bloomingdale. Jim was born June 5, 1944 in St Joseph, the son of Louis and Angeline (Fello) Scherer. He farmed in Keeler where he was married to Andrea Springsteen and had 4 children. He moved to Bloomingdale to farm in 1979, where he owned and Read More…
Carole M. (Long) Schaefer, 89, of Lawton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at Vineyard Assisted Living, Kalamazoo. She was born Dec. 28, 1933, in Chicago, the daughter of Martin Long and Stephanie (Rainie) Long.Carole had many hobbies and interests throughout her 89 years of life. She was an avid book reader and Read More…
Richard Dean Rivers died Dec. 12, 2023, from the effects of cancer. He was surrounded by family members and Hospice caregivers at his home in Laurium, MI where he had lived for the past three years. Previously he had lived in Jenison, MI, Cadillac, MI and Marion, MI. He was 89.Mr. Rivers was born on Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – The West Michigan Regional Veterans’ Treatment Court on Thursday, Dec. 21, saw its 50th graduate of the program, a Marine Corps Reserve, who had fallen into drugs and alcohol.Michael Ryan left the Marine Corps Reserve five years ago and following that, he then found himself using drugs and Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer WAVERLY TWP. – A 33-year-old Mattawan man has been arrested in connection with the death of a 28-year-old Decatur woman. The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office said the man intentionally hit the woman with a pickup truck early Saturday morning, Dec. 23, then drove into a Waverly Township home.Van Buren County Read More…
HART — Three Rivers’ wrestling team finished second place out of 18 schools at Saturday’s Hart Invitational in Hart, Mich.The ‘Cats scored 252 team points on the day, finishing 17 points behind Whitehall’s 269.Leading the way for the ‘Cats were five champions on the day: Brody Morrill (106 pounds), Jak Monroe (120), Ayden Keller (132), Read More…
THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ girls’ basketball team dropped its record to 2-3 following a 50-33 loss to Gull Lake at home Tuesday night.Lanie Glass led the Wildcats with 13 points, Allie McGlothlen added seven points, and Jennaya Decker chipped in six.Three Rivers kept it close in the first half, trailing by just six points Read More…
Jon Morgan Roggelien, 62, of Three Rivers, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at his home surrounded by his loving family.He was born July 25, 1961, in Three Rivers, the son of Jon Rex and Judy (Fryling) Roggelien.Jon graduated in 1979 from Three Rivers High School, where he was a multi-sport athlete playing baseball, football, Read More…
A quote worth sharing: “Ten men in our country could buy the whole world, and ten million can’t buy enough to eat.” – Will RogersWinter officially begins this Thursday, December 21. This is my favorite day of the year, because on this date, the days start getting a little longer.Rumor has it that the chances Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — A tradition that goes back more than a decade continued once again this past weekend on the east side of Three Rivers.The Three Rivers Lions Club, along with an army of 50 volunteers from around the area, held their annual food box and toy distribution Saturday morning, helping Read More…