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Group responds to TR Pride eventsLines US 131 for prayer, signs display
THREE RIVERS – A large group assembled Friday evening, June 23, along US 131 between West Michigan Ave. and Arnold Street to express opposition to the next day’s Pride Festival events as well as to offer prayers.Many in attendance held…
Crime spree ends when police nab pair
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – Osceola County Sheriff Deputies, in the early morning of June 24, were dispatched to a report of a burglary alarm at the Tustin EZ-Mart in Burdell Township.Upon arrival, Deputies cleared the building finding no one…
Osceola commissioners grant ok for EMS
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The OK was granted by the Osceola County Board of Commissioners at last week’s meeting to EMS to purchasesix ventilators from Boundtree Medical at a cost of $76,798.62.“These were mass produced because of COVID,” commissioner…
Faces in the Crowd: Joann Westfield
Quilting.Helping.Those two words pretty much describe Joann Westfield.The daughter of Ruthann Pollington and Dale Orvis, Joann lost her dad to cancer when she was 16. Fortunately for her, she had a pretty good role model in her mom to keep…
Clare Health Park still ‘paused,’ while investigation continues
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent The fate of a $25 million grant establishing a “Complete Health Park” north of the City of Clare is still unsure.The grant funds, awarded to the reportedly non-profit group, “Complete Health Park” developed by Director David Coker,…
Holiday Happenings all around the Clare County area
By Pat MaurerReview Correspondent The Fourth of July weekend is here and there will be parades and events around the county this weekend and winding up on Tuesday, the 4th of July.Rosebush:The Rosebush 4th of July celebration will be going…
Segment of U.S. 12 in Sturgis closed for pavement repair, June 19-21
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…
Video game sends TR reporter to Singapore
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…
‘Sturgis Fest’ returns for ’23
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,…
Civic Players to present interactive show; artists sought for ‘MI Art Fest’
Coming attractions in Sturgis. Sturgis Civic Players bring Robert Louis Stevenson’s pirate classic “Treasure Island” to life this weekend at Sturges-Young Center for the Arts, 7 p.m. June 16 and 1 p.m. June 17. When a mysterious map leads Jamie,…
Sturgis man killed in motorcycle crash
BURR OAK TWP. — A Sturgis man was killed in a crash in Burr Oak Township Saturday. According to Michigan State Police, the incident occurred on a private property on Maystead Road in the township. Police claim the driver, a…
Wilcox Newspapers publishes inaugural issue of the Sturgis Sentinel
This paper marks the very first issue of the Sturgis Sentinel, a new community newspaper that is devoted to covering the news, sports, opinions, and issues of the Sturgis Area. The publisher, Mike Wilcox, is no stranger to area newspapers.…
Chamber announces 2023 Citizens Of The Year
Debby Mathis and Ken Mills have been selected as Citizens Of The Year out of several individuals who were nominated. Mathis is a long time Sturgis resident who has served the community in many capacities. For 24 years she was…
Sturgis woman dead after fatal crash on US-131
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…
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…
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…
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…
Fair season gets underway June 12th in Marion
By Steve LandonCorrespondent & photographer The 2023 fair season officially kicks off Monday June 12th with the opening of the Annual Marion Fair at the historic Marion Fairgrounds/Veterans Memorial Park.The popular six-day event will feature Youth and 4-H members coming…
Faces in the Crowd: Mark Downing
Last month, the Marion Baptist Church welcomed their new pastor, Mark Downing.And with him, they welcomed his wife, Elizabeth, and their 4-month-old son, Robert, to the church community.A match made in heaven, per se.And like the church community itself, the…
Five departments fight fire at Fair’s Salvage
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Five Fire departments – Clare, assisted by Isabella North East, the Saginaw-Chippewa FD, Surrey Township and Harrison, with about 25 firefighters, worked to extinguish a fire that began in a pile of scrap metal Tuesday afternoon, June…
