Growing can be a real pain, sometimes. What you once remembered with ease, you now forget.Case in point occurred last weekend. My significant other and I had booked a concert at a smallish auditorium back in December. It was sure to be sold out because the band had had a string of major hits in Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director KALAMAZOO — St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite was arrested in Kalamazoo County Sunday morning on charges of suspected operating while intoxicated (OWI) and possession of a firearm while intoxicated following a crash that involved two vehicles. According to Michigan State Police, the incident occurred around 2:18 a.m. Sunday on southbound Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director KALAMAZOO — In one of the most unusual endings to a match possible, Constantine’s wrestling team is off to the semifinals after their opponents from Clinton were disqualified. The Falcons were down 23-18 to the Red Wolves going into the 190-pound match when they sent out Gregg Reed to take the Read More…
BoysBrown scores 41 for TR in win over Paw PawPAW PAW — Andrew Brown had yet another high-scoring game for Three Rivers as the Wildcats’ boys’ basketball team defeated Paw Paw Friday, Feb. 17, 68-57.Brown dropped 41 points on the Red Wolves to lead the ‘Cats to victory, while Heston Saunders was the only other Read More…
I would like to take advantage of “Writer’s Privilege” and wish my sister a very Happy 90th Birthday. She has lived longer than both my parents and oldest brother, and the way she’s going, she’ll likely out live me. Happy Birthday Rebecca Ann!!We must all be cautious of being scammed. People get scammed every day Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — A Three Rivers High School science class is looking to get to the bottom of one of the hottest topics in the city for the past several years – the quality of the city’s water.Students in Joe Graber’s Applied Physics class will be embarking on a project for Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — A grant to buy a new license plate camera system in Three Rivers garnered both praise and wariness from city commissioners Tuesday.Commissioners approved by a 4-0 vote a $32,100 grant from the Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative (RVCRI) to place six Flock Security cameras in the city for Read More…
Our government seems to enjoy keeping sensitive information from you and I, even though we pay their salaries and place them in the positions they are in. I believe the people have a right to know. It is not up to career bureaucrats and elected leaders to tell us we can’t handle sensitive information because Read More…
BoysTR defeated by Vicksburg, walloped by OtsegoTHREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ boys’ basketball team did not have the best of weeks on the hardwood, losing to Vicksburg on the road Friday, Feb. 10 by a final of 62-48, and were run out of the building against Otsego on the road Tuesday, 94-51.In the loss to Read More…
I would like to publicly thank everyone who voted me “Favorite Columnist” in this year’s Readers’ Choice awards. Putting together my weekly Out and About column is a labor of love. I’ve always believed that if you love your work, you’ll never work a day of your life. I feel honored to be associated with Read More…