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Obituary: Robert W. Sult Sr.

Jordan WilcoxJun 2, 20232 min read

Died May 24, 2023 at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital. He was born October 25, 1946 in Elkhart, IN a son of Walter and Helen (Mishler) Sult. Robert graduated from Centreville High School in 1966 where he participated in track and…

Obituary: Patricia A. Richman

Obituary: Patricia A. Richman

Jordan WilcoxJun 2, 20232 min read

Patricia A. Richman, 90, of Largo, Florida and Mendon, Michigan, passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2023 with her son Larry Richman by her side.Patricia was born on July 11, 1932 to Zeta & Lawrence Knauss in Vicksburg MI.In 1948,…

Obituary: Sara Louise Pulver Davis

Obituary: Sara Louise Pulver Davis

Jordan WilcoxJun 2, 20231 min read

Sara Louise Pulver Davis left this earth on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, to go on the Great Adventure to meet the Risen Savior. Sara was born September 29, 1940 in Dayton, Ohio to Arden K. Pulver and Joan Gast. She…

Obituary: Doris Mae Tredinnick

Obituary: Doris Mae Tredinnick

Jordan WilcoxJun 2, 20232 min read

Doris Mae Tredinnick, 95, of Constantine, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 18, 1928 in Detroit the daughter of Knoefel and Mabel (Beaubien) Turner. On September 14, 1946, Doris…

Obituary: Jerry A. Herschleb

Obituary: Jerry A. Herschleb

Jordan WilcoxJun 2, 20231 min read

Jerry A. Herschleb, 84, of Three Rivers, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2023. He was born May 13, 1939 in Three Rivers, and lived there his entire life. He was employed at Armstrong Machine Works for 44 years and was…

Obituary: Robert Lee Brown

Obituary: Robert Lee Brown

Jordan WilcoxJun 2, 20232 min read

Robert Lee Brown, 90, of Wyoming, Mich. and formerly of Three Rivers, passed away Monday, May 29, 2023. He was born August 30, 1932 in Decatur, Ind., the son of Waldo and Marguerite (Fisk) Brown, and graduated from Bristol High…

‘A very big step into a new beginning’: Three Rivers HS graduates Class of 2023

‘A very big step into a new beginning’: Three Rivers HS graduates Class of 2023

Jordan WilcoxJun 2, 20237 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — The 130 students of Three Rivers High School’s Class of 2023 graduated high school Thursday, May 25 during the school’s annual commencement ceremony.This year’s ceremony, for the second time in the last three…

Mike’s Musings: I’m a believer, pickleball offers fun for all ages

Mike’s Musings: I’m a believer, pickleball offers fun for all ages

Jordan WilcoxMay 31, 20233 min read

I couldn’t help but read with a smile when Allegan columnist E.C. Stoppel posed a question to random people (in this week’s Allegan County News) as to whether they liked pickleball or not. Some younger people answered that it was…

Sheriff’s Dept. looking for missing woman with Alzheimer’s, dementia

Sheriff’s Dept. looking for missing woman with Alzheimer’s, dementia

Jordan WilcoxMay 29, 20231 min read

Photo courtesy of St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a missing elderly woman that has Alzheimer’s and dementia. According to police, 73-year-old Marilee Furlong left…

Constantine schools investigating employee’s ‘inappropriate contact’ with students

Jordan WilcoxMay 26, 20231 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CONSTANTINE — A Constantine Public Schools employee is on non-disciplinary paid administrative leave amid an investigation into alleged “inappropriate contact” they had with two students. According to a statement from the school district Friday, Superintendent Joe…

No tax increases, 4 percent water/sewer increase proposed in city’s annual budget

No tax increases, 4 percent water/sewer increase proposed in city’s annual budget

Jordan WilcoxMay 26, 202310 min read

COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSONThree Rivers city commissioners discuss the city’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget during a budget hearing Tuesday. By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers residents will see no tax increases and a slight increase in water…

Obituary: Darlene Marie Britton

Obituary: Darlene Marie Britton

Jordan WilcoxMay 26, 20232 min read

Darlene Marie Britton, 79, of Three Rivers, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 6, 1943 in Niles, the daughter of James and Jeanette (Meyers) Davis. Darlene graduated from Niles High School…

Obituary: Mary Therese Barrone

Obituary: Mary Therese Barrone

Jordan WilcoxMay 26, 20233 min read

Mary Therese Barrone, 73, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 20, 2023 with her sisters by her side. Mary was born in Three Rivers, Michigan on August 8, 1949. “The most beautiful baby in the world” according…

Obituary: Gene Mast

Obituary: Gene Mast

Jordan WilcoxMay 26, 20232 min read

Gene Mast, 99, of Three Rivers, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at Sparrow Senior Living. She was born July 3, 1923 in Three Rivers, the daughter of Floyd and Erie (Searles) Messinger, and graduated from Three Rivers High School…

Obituary: Donald L. Schultz

Jordan WilcoxMay 26, 20231 min read

Donald L. Shultz, 75, passed away on February 24, 2023, at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. A brief visitation will be held Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Hohner Funeral Home, 1004 Arnold St., Three Rivers, prior to interment…

Track and Field Roundup

Jordan WilcoxMay 26, 20233 min read

Three Rivers girls 8th, boys 28th, at U of M Health InviteCOMSTOCK PARK — Three Rivers High School’s track and field teams competed at the U of M Health-West Sports Medicine Scholarship Invitational Tuesday, with the girls’ team finishing eighth…

“Out and About” Memorial Day, amusement parks, and dreams

“Out and About” Memorial Day, amusement parks, and dreams

Jordan WilcoxMay 26, 20233 min read

What is the difference between a hurricane, typhoon or a cyclone? There is no difference except for the fact that they are known by a different name depending on where you are in the world. Most of us are familiar…

Senior parade ‘rite of passage’ for TRHS seniors

Senior parade ‘rite of passage’ for TRHS seniors

Jordan WilcoxMay 26, 20235 min read

COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSONAbigail Lemacks (left) and Elliott Weed (right) wave to the crowd during Monday’s Three Rivers High School Senior Parade. COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSONA group of Three Rivers High School seniors, including Caydence Kinney (left) ride through Monday’s…

Mike’s Musings: AI could make our lives better or ruin us

Mike’s Musings: AI could make our lives better or ruin us

Jordan WilcoxMay 24, 20233 min read

Is anyone concerned about artificial intelligence as I am?You know the technology is growing at such a rapid rate that humans might be subservient to robots soon. Or so say a few prognosticators.Being somewhat a libertarian, I do not favor…

Man suffers life-threatening injuries after crashing into tree

Jordan WilcoxMay 22, 20231 min read

CONSTANTINE TWP. — A 57-year-old Constantine man was airlifted to a Kalamazoo hospital with what police say are life-threatening injuries after crashing his vehicle into a tree Sunday night. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were dispatched…