A Sturgis woman is dead after deputies say she crashed into a tree early Tuesday morning in St. Joseph County, Mich. The crash happened just before 2:30 a.m. on U.S. 131 near King Road in Fabius Township. Deputies say an SUV, driven by an unidentified Sturgis woman, was heading north on U.S. 131 when it Read More…
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Allen sentenced to decades in prison for Murder, Attempted Dismemberment, & CSC
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — Wade Allen will be spending time in prison for the 2019 murder of a Sturgis woman. On June 1, Allen was sentenced in St. Joseph County 45th Circuit Court to 39 to 60 years in prison for second-degree homicide and two to five years for attempted dismemberment and mutilation Read More…
Track and field State Finals recap
Constantine’s Topolski third in 400 at D3 finalsKENT CITY — Dean Topolski was the big highlight for Constantine High School’s boys’ track and field team in Saturday’s MHSAA Division 3 State Finals at Kent City High School.Topolski, a senior for the Falcons, finished in a close third place in the 400-meter dash finals with a Read More…
Obituary: Grace E. (Wilcox) Bent
Grace E. (Wilcox) Bent, 55, of Three Rivers, Michigan passed away on June 6, 2023 due to Battle with cancer. Grace was born on December 22, 1967 in Montpelier, Ohio to Robert Boodt and Melanie (Ream) Boodt. Grace was happily married to Paul Bent. Grace loved to spend time with family and friends especially activities Read More…
Water Festival goes tropical for 66th year
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ kickoff to summer is just around the corner.The 66th Three Rivers Water Festival will kick off Thursday, June 15 and go through Saturday, June 17, with both new and returning events filling up the festival schedule.“I’m very happy that we have been able to carry the Read More…
“Out and About” Flag Day, fundraiser, and advice
“May you live every day of your life.” -Jonathan SwiftWednesday, June 14, is Flag Day, a day when everyone should fly the American flag. Patriotic Americans fly Old Glory every day, but the fourteenth is extra important.The current fifty-star American flag started as a school project. Approved by President Eisenhower, the design of the American Read More…
Search continues for missing Three Rivers woman
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Police continued the search for 73-year-old Marilee Furlong over the weekend, but have still not been able to locate her.Furlong was last seen leaving her daughter’s residence on Flatbush Road in the Three Rivers area at 9 a.m. Monday, May 29. She reportedly has Alzheimer’s and dementia, and Read More…
Mike’s Musings: ChatGPT writes why local newspapers are important
I wrote an opinion a couple weeks ago about AI, and how it is fast invading many aspects of our society. One offshoot of AI is ChatGPT, a very popular application that students and professionals use to create reports, essays and the like. I was curious about its capabilities, so I asked ChatGPT to write Read More…
Central Dispatch welcomes emotional support dog to staff
COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSONSt. Joseph County Central Dispatch Deputy Director Regan Lucas (left) and Supervisor Rachel Gould (right) stand next to Central Dispatch’s new emotional support dog, Bolo (center), a 2-year-old standard poodle. By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — St. Joseph County Central Dispatch’s newest employee has not two, but four legs. On Tuesday, the Read More…
TR soccer advances to district final
THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers High School’s girls’ soccer team will be playing in the Division 3 District 33 finals after defeating Dowagiac 5-1 Tuesday.Paige McDonald had a hat trick for the ‘Cats, while Tori Thorbjornsen added the other two goals. Summer Morrill and Kathryn Carlisi each had an assist. Goalie Amaria Currier had seven Read More…