Greggory Keith GriffithAugust 10, 1962 ~ January 1, 2023Greggory Keith Griffith, age 60 of Jones, Michigan passed away unexpectedly Sunday January 1, 2023.He was born August 10, 1962 in Hammond IN to David, who precedes him in death, and Betty Griffith who survives.Gregg was a graduate of Minonk-Dana-Ruthland High School in Minonk IL, and attended Read More…
Ruth Mary Slade, 92, of Canton and formerly of Centreville, passed away Monday, January 2, 2023 at her home.She was born June 28, 1930 in Highland Park, the daughter of W. J. Clayton and Millicent Grace (Reed) Bartlett.On July 18, 1953, she married Lawrence Slade. In 1978 they moved from Livonia to this area and Read More…
LAWTON — White Pigeon’s wrestling team finished with three wins and two losses at the Bryan Sosinski Wrestling Tournament held in Lawton on Dec. 28.The Chiefs got wins against Carson City Crystal 60-22, Watervliet 63-18, and Lakeview 60-14. They were defeated by Manchester 52-30 and Plainwell 69-3.Going 4-1 on the day for the Chiefs were Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — The first seven-member St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners in more than a decade is now ready for business.On Tuesday, in their first meeting of 2023, all seven county commissioners were officially sworn in by County Clerk Lindsay Oswald, the first time since 2011 there has been that large Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Local residents and visitors to downtown Three Rivers rang in 2023 Saturday night with a festive celebration right on Main Street.The third Midnight on Main event, put on by the Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority, attracted dozens of attendees downtown for music, games and drinks, all culminating in Read More…
It’s a new year, and I’m counting on President Biden to do the right thing in 2023, when it comes to imprisoned journalist, Julian Assange.Assange, founder of Wikileaks, began publishing millions of pages of classified materials critical of the United States efforts in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, beginning in 2010 during the Obama administration. Read More…
MENDON — Mendon’s wrestling team dropped two matches on Wednesday, Dec. 21 to Centreville (42-23) and White Pigeon (61-18).Against Centreville, Nate Vergauwen got a win at 132 lbs., Caleb King defeated Brady Miller at 138 lbs. by pin, Kaiden Scott got a win by pin at 190 lbs. against Jamal Noble, and Noah Iobe got Read More…
Alamosa resident Norris R. Youngs, 79, died December 21, 2022 at the UC Health Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs. Norris was born at home in Pipestem Valley Township, North Dakota, the son of Ray C. Youngs and Mildred E. (Marlow) Youngs. He and his family moved to Three Rivers, MI and he graduated high school in Read More…
Margean Bonnetta Marantette Cupp is a descendant of the very first pioneers of the Mendon Prairie and she cherished that prairie. Her third great-grandfather, Francois Mouton opened the first trading post on the banks of the St. Joseph River in 1831. A young man, Patrick Marantette came to work with Mouton and married his daughter, Read More…
Robert L. Thompson, 99, of Fisher Lake, MI passed away December 26, 2022 in Kalamazoo. A graveside service will be held at Riverside Cemetery in the spring. Hohner Funeral Home is handling arrangements.