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Work continues on splash pad
Concrete was poured Aug. 21 for the main portion of the splash pad at Thurston Woods Park in Sturgis. On Aug. 18, workers finished concrete work for the surrounding area. Additional elements will be added soon. Some materials may not arrive until October. The main splash area, in the shape of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, contains varied-strength Read More…
TR school board nixes flag/display policy; admin guidelines to be used
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — After months of debate, comment, suggestions and flip-flopping, there will not be a policy governing flags and displays at Three Rivers Community Schools going forward. By a 5-1 vote at Monday’s meeting, the TRCS Board of Education voted to not recommend adoption of a policy that would’ve governed Read More…
Sturgis Public Schools:Back-to-school highlights
Roundup of some new programs, initiatives and upgrades at Sturgis Public Schools, for the 2023-24 academic year, provided by superintendent Art Ebert. Culinary arts is offered to high school students countywide through St. Joseph County CTE Consortium. The program is taught at two locations, Sturgis and Constantine. The Sturgis culinary arts class is taught by Candince Read More…
Harrison celebration this weekend
By Kaitlyn Campbell The Old U.S. 27 Motor Tour is coming back for its 17th year, and it’s going to be making stops in Clare and Harrison.The motor tour is going to be starting in Coldwater and ending in Cheboygan, beginning on August 21 and going through August 27. The tour has occurred every third Read More…
Clare City Commission discussses project updates and resignations
Mayor Humphrey presented Sgt. Tom Francisco of the Clare City Police Department (above) & Deputy Brown of the Clare County Sheriff’s Department (below) with Life-saving pins. By Kaitlyn Campbell Clare City Manager Jeremy Howard had several topics to cover in his report for the Clare City Commission meeting on August 21.The first thing on the Read More…
Defendants set to be arraigned for GOP spats at Doherty
By Kaitlyn Campbell Three Michigan GOP lawmakers who have been charged with misdemeanors following two separate spats at the Doherty Hotel in Clare are set to be arraigned.According to court records, Kelly Ann Sackett, 52, and Melissa Valentina Pehlis, 54, are both scheduled to be arraigned in 80th District Court in Harrison by Magistrate Steven Read More…
Marion resident arrested on various charges
A Michigan man who dumped a woman’s body in a trash can has been sentenced.UpNorthLive reports that Kyle Dickinson will serve 40 months to 10 years in prison after he was sentenced in Wexford County.Dickinson pleaded guilty to concealing the death of an individual in July.The plea came after 26-year-old Laken Marie Clark of Missaukee County was found Read More…
Fire destroys structure, inhabitants escape
Around 8:40 a.m. Wednesday Morning, the Marion Fire Department answered a phone call of a structural fire in the 600 block of West Hamming, along with reports of people trying to escape from the home.Once they arrived, the department saw that power lines also were on fire, and they had to wait to begin to Read More…
Faces in the Crowd: Seth Bowen
Seth Bowen recently turned 21 years old. And over the last 16 years, he’s never spent more than a couple of years living in the same place.Such is the life of a pipeliner, or in this case, a pipeliner’s son. And Seth wouldn’t change any of it.Born in Coatesville, Indiana, Seth spent his school years Read More…