Ross Kenneth Clay, 52, of Three Rivers, passed away Friday, May 5, 2023, at Elkhart General Hospital after a long illness. Ross was born October 28, 1970, in Kalamazoo, the son of Kenneth and Joyce (Grover) Clay. Ross graduated from Three Rivers High School as a member of the class of 1989. His high school Read More…
Three Rivers sweeps Plainwell, K-Central, Paw PawTHREE RIVERS — Three Rivers High School’s softball team seems to have found their rhythm late in the season, sweeping all three of their opponents last week.On Friday, May 5, the ‘Cats swept Plainwell with a 21-0 mercy score in Game 1 and 15-3 score in Game 2. In Read More…
On Monday, May 1, we had the privilege of attending a superb organ concert featuring Dr. Michael Burkhardt. Thanks to the Southwest Michigan Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, this hour-long concert featured a festival of hymns with audience participation. The concert was held at the First Presbyterian Church, 320 N. Main St., in Read More…
Photo via Beaufort County (S.C.) Detention Center53-year-old Robert Waters, a resident of Beaufort, S.C., was found dead in his South Carolina jail cell Saturday, following his arrest last week by police in the 1988 death of Cathy Swartz in Three Rivers. A cause of death has not been officially determined as of press time. By Read More…
COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSONConstantine’s Madisyn Tulley, who graduated Glen Oaks Community College with an Associate of Business degree, speaks to her fellow classmates after winning the President’s Academic Award during Friday’s commencement ceremony. COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSONMore than 150 graduates were celebrated Friday night at Glen Oaks Community College’s 55th commencement ceremony, held at Ken Read More…
Maybe I’m more sensitive than most, but when I get a subscription cancellation, I’m bothered. A few weeks ago we received a 300-word cancellation notice essentially ripping columnist G.S. Stoppel and myself.Stoppel’s column runs in the Commercial Record, Allegan County News, Union Enterprise, Courier Leader and Flashes. My column is published in all ten of Read More…
Truth be told, there is just not a lot of information I need to know about you, I’m just not interested in your politics. In fact, I don’t care if you are a Republican, Democrat, Green Party, Natural Law Party, Socialist Workers Party, or a Libertarian. Nor do I have much interest in whether you are a Read More…
Photo via Beaufort County (S.C.) Detention Center53-year-old Robert Waters, a resident of Beaufort, S.C., was arrested Sunday by police in the 1988 death of Cathy Swartz in Three Rivers. By Robert TomlinsonNews Director BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. — The man arrested Sunday in connection with the 1988 murder of Cathy Swartz in Three Rivers was found Read More…
TR swept by Vicksburg, Coldwater; win three at tournamentTHREE RIVERS — Three Rivers High School’s softball team had an up-and-down week, starting the week getting shut out 10-0 and 9-0 against Vicksburg Wednesday, April 26, and swept 9-3 and 10-3 against Coldwater Thursday, April 27, before rebounding with three wins at a tournament Saturday at Read More…
Lois Ann Boulette, age 81, of Fisher Lake, MI passed away following a brief illness on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at Rose Arbor Hospice, Kalamazoo, with her children at her side.She was born in Three Rivers on November 20, 1941, the daughter of the late Harry and Zelma (Schultz) Kline. She graduated from Three Rivers Read More…