City Attorney J. Patrick O’Malley will be honored at a reception prior to the Three Rivers City Commission meeting Tuesday, both of which will take place at the Three Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce building (1116 N. Main St.)
Author: Alek Haak-Frost
Alek and Doug discuss the week that was in Three Rivers, the resurrection of the Three Rivers Commercial-News, the news landscape in St. Joseph County, and what the future may hold for Watershed Voice as a daily news source in this new era of community journalism.
The paper announced on its Facebook page Sunday that it would resume operations after a Southwest Michigan newspaper company, and a man named Mike Wilcox, swooped in at the last minute to save it. Shortly after the news was delivered, the original post was taken down, reportedly because the report was premature, and the deal had yet to be finalized. However, staff did receive confirmation on Monday that the deal is done.
A 38-year-old Centreville man is facing multiple charges after he led police on a chase Friday that ended with the suspect nude and in handcuffs.
“The Three Rivers Commercial-News was a fixture in this community for 127 years. It preserved the town’s history, and provided vital information for its readers across parts of three centuries. It was the old guard, a publication that withstood so much, and meant even more to the people it served.”
The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department announced it will conduct overtime speed enforcement beginning on December 1, continuing through the end of February 2023. The initiative, which is also being deployed by the Michigan State Police and a number of municipalities statewide, hopes to curve a recent spike in speed-related fatalities.
#GivingTuesday is also #GivingNewsDay and we’re hoping you’ll consider donating to Watershed Voice this giving season. Our goal is to raise $5,000 by day’s end in order to hire freelance journalists to bolster our already award-winning coverage.
This week’s episode of Keep Your Voice Down includes the harrowing tale of a vet visit with three cats, thoughts on Doug and Alek’s respective and very different Thanksgiving dinners, an award-winning trip to Austin, #GivingTuesday, and future plans for Watershed Voice.
A 22-year-old Three Rivers man was transported to an area hospital Thursday after crashing his vehicle in Park Township.
A 74-year-old South Bend man died Tuesday after the vehicle he was riding in left the roadway and struck a tree in Constantine Township.
Attorney T.J. Reed will succeed longtime Three Rivers City Attorney J. Patrick O’Malley upon O’Malley’s retirement at year’s end. Reed, currently serving as assistant city attorney, was named O’Malley’s successor by the Three Rivers City Commission Tuesday.
Former Three Rivers DDA executive director Brian Persky is moving up in the world after earning an expanded role with Discover Kalamazoo, the local convention and visitors bureau for Kalamazoo County.
Your friendly neighborhood newsperson needs a favor. So hear him out, yeah?
Lucas Allen will be the next at-large Three Rivers city commissioner after receiving 73 percent of the ballots cast, collecting 1,128 votes against the 401 write-in votes tallied against him, defeating write-in candidate Danielle Moreland in Tuesday’s general election.
Alek and Doug discuss all things Austin, as Alek heads to Texas for the Independent News Sustainability Summit and 2022 LION Local Journalism Awards. The pair go over which categories Watershed Voice nominated for, Doug decides which sessions Alek and Deborah will attend at the summit, and Alek talks about being a writing mentor for the Voices of Youth program in Kalamazoo.
A 13-year-old was struck by a vehicle just before 7 a.m. Monday on Fawn River Road west of Big Hill Road in Fawn River Township.
A 33-year-old White Pigeon man was transported to the hospital Tuesday with serious injuries after a car struck him on US 12 in Mottville Township before fleeing the scene.
A 26-year-old Mishawaka, Indiana man was transported to the hospital Tuesday after the vehicle he was driving crossed the centerline and struck an oncoming semi in Constantine Township.