By Paul GarrodStaff Writer LAWRENCE – Three Lawrence High School sports standouts and two state championship football teams (11-man and 8-man) were inducted Friday, Sept. 1, during halftime of the Lawrence High School eight-man football game against Martin, into the inaugural class of the Lawrence Athletic Hall of Fame.Inducted were:Julie (Heldt) Wonders, Class of 1989. Read More…
Sturges-Young Center for the Arts has announced its “Performance Series” entertainment lineup for 2023-24. It includes a variety of genres: comedy, classical music, pop music and theatrical performances. Series tickets are available for purchase Sept. 5-Oct. 12. Season ticket price starts at $135. In addition, single-show tickets for season-opener, Comedian Rhapsody, also become available Sept. Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — A new type of marijuana establishment will be considered by the Three Rivers City Commission at a future meeting.On Monday, the Three Rivers Planning Commission recommended to the city commission approval of an amendment to the city’s marijuana ordinance that would allow consumption lounges to be considered for Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — For 30 years, one music festival in St. Joseph County has been a consistent presence on Labor Day weekend, bringing music, harmony and good times to downtown Three Rivers.HarmonyFest returns to downtown Three Rivers for its 30th year on Sunday, Sept. 3 with live music from 1:15-10:30 p.m., Read More…
Insight, a health-care organization headquartered in Flint, Michigan, has signed a letter of intent to acquire Sturgis Hospital and has entered into a period of “due diligence.”Sturgis City Commission held a special meeting Monday to discuss details of the proposal. Proposed terms of payment upon closing is $3.3 million for 11 years, beginning in September Read More…
By Dennis Volkert Sturgis City Commission on Wednesday voted to approve establishment of a 45 mph speed limit on East Lafayette Street, from Lakeview Avenue to Franks Avenue, and 25 mph when school is in session. Barry Cox, city engineer, provided details to commissioners. A traffic-speed study was conducted Aug. 1-8 to evaluate vehicle speed within the Read More…
Gina and Dennis Cates have lived in Sturgis for twenty five years and purchased the house at 501 E Chicago road fourteen years ago. They have six children and two dogs. Gina stated, “when we got the house there were no flowers. Each year we have added more flowers.” The house they purchased had been Read More…
By Kaitlyn Campbell An Alger man who refused to let a Clare couple merge onto U.S. 127 at Rosebush on August 19 later led to a road rage incident and the man waving a gun out his window. Isabella County deputies were called to talk to the victims—a 46-year-old woman and a 47-year-old man, who Read More…
Vince Stark of Farwell was awarded the “Clare County Veteran of the Year” by Veterans4USA. Stark served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956 after volunteering for the draft. Stark spent 13 months in Germany helping refuges flee from Czechoslovakia during the Cold War. He was attached to the 101st Airborne Division and remained Read More…
By Kaitlyn Campbell There have been recent sightings of bears on walking trails at Mid Michigan College in Harrison, and it has prompted the school to issue safety precautions.Mid Michigan College spokeswoman Meghan Keen told The Morning Sun that there have been a handful of sightings of a mother bear and her cubs, but they Read More…