We’re hoping to accomplish even more in 2024 with your help
As we reach the end of 2023, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the stories that had the biggest impact on our community this year. Let us take you through some of the highlights:
- We broke the news when a suspect was apprehended in a 35-year-old Three Rivers cold case, then again when the suspect committed suicide in his jail cell, and provided coverage of the press conference where authorities explained how the case was solved.
- For the past two years we’ve focused on mental health, and the services available to those in need in St. Joseph, Cass, and Kalamazoo Counties. This year we took a good look at teletherapy, earning our third national award nomination in two years.
- We highlighted local efforts to aide the community’s unhoused, with several stories concerning a proposed extreme weather center in Sturgis.
- We took a stand against hate, highlighted how Three Rivers Pride came to be, and captured and incapsulated the city’s first Pride festival.
Stories like these strengthen our community. They need to be told. And they’re not cheap to produce. That’s why we’re counting on you to help us continue to do this important work.
From now until December 31, NewsMatch will match your new monthly donation 12 times or double your one-time gift, up to $1,000. Your generous donations will help sustain our journalism — and help us produce many more standout stories — through 2024 and beyond.
Will you support independent journalism that works for you?
With gratitude,
Alek Haak-Frost
Executive Editor
Watershed Voice
