The popularity of UFC has eclipsed boxing and kickboxing ten-fold. I can remember going to my first local match about fifteen years ago. It was in a ballroom, and there wasn’t a seat to be had. Local fighters, our friends and neighbors got into the ring, after a few months training and scrapped until one Read More…
The Sixty-Sixth Annual Three Rivers Water Festival is now in the history books, and what a festival it was. The weather cooperated and it seems everyone had a good time. Many thanks to all the sponsors for their support. You’ll want to check the local news and newspaper for information on the other festivals going Read More…
Alice Joyce Brown, 87, of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2023.She was born October 3, 1935, in Lake City, Arkansas, the daughter of Winford and Virginia (Reed) Fisher. She was the third of their nine children.Alice worked as a waitress much of her adult life. She also worked at Dage Industries in Michigan Read More…
In Many Ways, Roy Manewal was the new kid on the block on Clear Lake. Roy and his wife, Jan, had previously lived on Corey Lake, but decided to move into a smaller home with less maintenance. The house on Elizabeth Drive fit their needs perfectly.Roy, who passed away November 11, 2022, at the age Read More…
COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSONThree Rivers Community Schools broke ground on two projects last week: A project for a new transportation building on Haines Road (left) and a new addition to Three Rivers Middle School (right). By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers Community Schools’ bond project reached another milestone on Wednesday, June 14, Read More…
COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSONPictured is the Fabius Township Hall Friday, June 16. A lawsuit was filed against the township earlier this month by two landowners challenging a solar ordinance passed earlier this year. By Robert TomlinsonNews Director FABIUS TWP. — A lawsuit was filed against Fabius Township in St. Joseph County 45th Circuit Court on Read More…
I never cared much for Simon and Garfunkel when I was young. Something about the duo seemed odd to me and their music was too melancholy and folksy for my taste. One song I’ve always been a big fan of, however, is Sounds of Silence, which has been remade time and again by a variety Read More…
Westbound U.S. 12 at Clay Street in Sturgis will be closed beginning Monday, June 19, through approximately 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 21, the city of Sturgis announced. No thru traffic allowed west of the U.S. 12/Clay Street traffic signal to North Jefferson Street. Vehicles will have access from North Jefferson to westbound U.S. 12 during closure. Access Read More…
By Rick Cordes, CN correspondent THREE RIVERS — Robert Tomlinson plays a pretty mean video game—so good that his skills have landed him a starring role in next week’s Olympic Esports Series in Singapore. Tomlinson, news director for the Three Rivers Commercial-News, will be the English-speaking broadcaster for the finals of the WBSC eBASEBALL Power Read More…
Features annual favorites ‘Family Day,’ ‘Bike Night’ and ‘Electric Night Parade’ “Sturgis Fest” 2023 takes place next week.The festival opens Tuesday, June 20, with the kickoff dinner, to honor Citizens of the Year for 2023, Debby Mathis & Ken Mills, and festival grand marshal, Carol Griffith. (Reservation deadline for this event was June 9).Here is Read More…