By Dennis Volkert “Sturgis BBQ Fest” took place Sept. 30 in downtown Sturgis. It was presented by Sturgis Downtown Development Authority, part of the organization’s fall entertainment lineup for 2023. Ryan Conrod, event coordinator at DDA, was pleased with turnout. “The event was well-attended with perfect weather,” Conrod said Wednesday. Nine competitors vied for barbecue-related prizes. Hoosier BBQ Read More…
I’ve always had a healthy distrust of government. From the time as a college student working in the U.S. Capitol and state legislature, I have felt that many of our politicians are there to enhance themselves and not the public they represent.Two more disgraced politicians hit the news last week. I would bet they represent Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — There aren’t too many environments that are perfectly made for a team on a losing skid to pick up its first win of the season. Friday night at Armstrong Field, on Homecoming night, and in front of packed bleachers full of students, parents and community members was just Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Casey Tobias has had a caring heart for almost all of her life. She recalled, as a child in the 1970s, loading brown paper bags full of food and supplies and taking them to soldiers who were getting off buses coming home from Vietnam. In more recent times, Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Two new recreational marijuana retailers could be making their way onto U.S. 131 in the coming months. On Monday, the Three Rivers Planning Commission sent special exception permit approval recommendations to the Three Rivers City Commission for two applicants: TR Retailer LLC and Three Rivers NZ LLC, both Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — The 172nd St. Joseph County Grange Fair is now in the books, and organizers say this year’s event was fairly well-received by the community. Compared to previous years, Fair Board Member Mindy Timm said this year’s fair was “probably one of our most successful years.” “We heard a lot Read More…
VICKSBURG — Three Rivers’ football team dropped its record to a paltry 0-5 with a road loss Friday against Vicksburg, 45-12.Vicksburg outgained the Wildcats in all facets of the game, with 314 yards of total offense (150 rushing, 164 passing) to just 185 for Three Rivers (62 rushing, 123 passing).Luis Warmack started at quarterback for Read More…
Dale Joseph Hoffman, 86, of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2023. He was born December 16, 1936 in Maybee, Michigan, the son of Joseph and Ruth (Meffert) Hoffman; following the death of his father, the family moved to Ann Arbor where he graduated from St. Thomas Catholic High School. Dale worked as a Read More…
Eldon Douglas Jackson, 73, of Three Rivers, passed away Monday, September 25, 2023 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 29, 1950, in Three Rivers, the son of Eldon Carl and Betty (Shingledecker) Jackson, and graduated from Three Rivers High School with the Class of 1968. Eldon worked as a mechanical Read More…
Murray Zane (Bud) Malinoski Jr., The Family Man Extraordinaire, and a Super Dentist of Amazing Skill, a gregarious guy from Three Rivers MI, passed away on September 25, 2023 at the age of 72 with his family by his side. His passing was timely as he chose to Graduate this life on his beloved wife’s Read More…