THREE RIVERS — A 66-year-old man from Constantine was killed Friday in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 131 near M-60. According to Michigan State Police, the incident occurred late Friday morning when the southbound Ford Escape driven by the 66-year-old…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — A former St. Joseph County prosecutor who lost re-election in the aftermath of a high-profile drunk driving arrest four years ago is now back in public service. At a special meeting of the…

THREE RIVERS — The losing skid for Three Rivers’ boys’ basketball team continued this past week, losing 68-48 to Niles on Friday, and nearly being doubled up by Portage Northern on the road Tuesday 71-36.Against Niles, Luis Warmack had 21…

by Larry-Michael and Becky Lynn Hackenberg A Weekly Almanac GuidePlan, Do, Finish, Rest.Living in HarmonyWith EarthWeekend ofFebruary 3-4, 2024 Earth-Sun-Moon NotesIn A Nutshell…Third Quarter/Finishing Moon occurs Friday, February 2 at 6:18 p.m. EST. We are just over one third of…

As of this writing, we are experiencing sloppy roads and temperatures in the thirties. Looking out at the lake we can see one lone fisherman. We check on him every few minutes to make sure he hasn’t fallen through a…

LOCKPORT TWP. — Three Rivers firefighters were able to rescue a dog that fell through the ice over the weekend.On Sunday, Jan. 28 at 9:23 a.m., the Three Rivers Fire Department was dispatched to the area of South River Road…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — When one year ends, it’s usually a good idea to reflect on the year that was and preview what’s to come in the future.That was the premise of this year’s annual State of…

By Dennis Volkert Sturgis High School students present “Matilda the Musical” this weekend at Sturges-Young Center for the Arts.Show times are 7:30-9:30 p.m. Feb. 2-3 and 2-4 p.m. Feb. 4. Ticket cost is $10 cash, $12 online.The play is based…

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is asking for the public’s assistance in locating missing teen, Evilynn Mohr.Evilynn, 15, disappeared on December 31, 2023, from Grand Rapids, Michigan. One month has gone by since the teen was last…

By Dennis Volkert At the Jan. 24 meeting of Sturgis City Commission, Tyler Joldersma of Enterprise Fleet Management outlined a proposal for the city’s vehicle maintenance.The city’s motor vehicle committee had met previously with Joldersma and completed an analysis of…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers High School’s varsity football team will be in search of a new head coach for the 2024 season. TRHS Athletic Director Matt Stofer confirmed in an email to the Commercial-News Thursday that…

Despite a crushing loss to the 49ers, all Michiganders can me mighty proud of how their professional and collegiate football teams (Michigan State not withstanding) performed this year.Just a few weeks ago the Michigan Wolverines were crowned National Champions. They…

Eric L. Eishen is retiring after 45 years of service to Sturgis Bank, Sturgis Bancorp announced Jan. 15.  It marks completion of a planned succession process that began in July 2022 when Eishen relinquished day-to-day operations of the community bank to…

THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers wrestling team pinned down more of its competition in the last week, notching two conference wins and going undefeated in two weekend tournaments.On Wednesday, Jan. 17, the ‘Cats defeated Paw Paw 63-9 and Vicksburg 65-11…

THREE RIVERS — The Sturgis Trojans picked up their first win of the season on Friday, beating longtime rival Three Rivers, 48-33. A stout defense and 18 points from Sturgis’ Grady Miller led the way in the victory.Gavyn Moore put…

Douglas E. and Shirley J. Lockwood of White Pigeon are now together forever.Both passed away at Skaggs Assisted Living in Burr Oak: Douglas on October 21, 2023 at the age of 88, and Shirley on January 20, 2024 at the…

Frank Boele Jr., 77, of The Villages, FL passed away surrounded by loved ones on December 24th, 2023 after an arduous battle with Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.Our father was a gentle,…

Joan Marlene (Neal) Burkett, age 92 of Mendon, died Monday, January 22, 2024 at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Centreville. She was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on January 7, 1932 the daughter of Samuel Wesley Neal and Helen Z. (Wallus)…

Walton James “Jim” McCally – Born October 4, 1938 to Grace Ellen (White) McCally and Walton Andrew “Hank” McCally in Three Rivers, Mich., and was raised there, where he excelled playing baseball as a pitcher and graduated from Three Rivers…

Rudolph Frank Losik Jr. (FRC) 83, formerly of Three Rivers, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly December 29, 2023 in San Jose, California following a brief illness. He was born in Three Rivers to Rudolph Losik and Mary Simone Losik, February 9th,…