City of Three Rivers Archives

Hoop Dreams: Memory Isle getting full court facelift

●

Local

●

September 9, 2021

Executive Editor Alek Haak-Frost writes, "Neighborhood skateparks, basketball courts, and open grass with no entry fees are paramount for low-income residents, and with Tuesday's decision to approve the allocation of $17,000 to extend the Memory Isle basketball court from a half court to a full court, as well as the installation of a second hoop, the city commission chose to invest in an incredibly important and underserved demographic within our community."

Three Rivers HarmonyFest returns Sunday following pandemic induced hiatus

By Alek Haak-Frost

●

Culture

●

September 3, 2021

Downtown Three Rivers' annual music festival will return Sunday, September 5 following a year-long hiatus, as the pandemic forced event organizers to cancel the concert in 2020.

Three Rivers Library hosts Community Conversation on diversity in collaboration with Carver Center

By Deborah Haak-Frost

●

Culture

●

August 25, 2021

The Three Rivers Public Library (TRPL) and the George Washington Carver Community Center (GWCCC) recently co-hosted a discussion about diversity as a part of a series of conversations through a grant funded by the American Library Association.

Three Rivers’ first marijuana facility might already be in the works

By Alek Haak-Frost

●

Local

●

August 20, 2021

The Three Rivers City Commission had a discussion about what could prove to be the city's first marijuana facility during its regular meeting Tuesday

Three Rivers will use $274K grant to identify city’s lead service lines

By Alek Haak-Frost

●

Local

●

August 10, 2021

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday that more than $2 million in grants have been awarded as part of the MI Clean Water plan for 15 Michigan cities, villages, and townships across the state, including the City of Three Rivers.

Three Rivers firefighters Westcomb, Armstrong honored in pinning ceremony

By Alek Haak-Frost

●

Local

●

August 5, 2021

Two members of the Three Rivers Fire Department (TRFD) were honored for their respective promotions to lieutenant during a pinning ceremony at Tuesday's Three Rivers City Commission meeting.

Community Conversations series begins today at Three Rivers Public Library

By Watershed Voice

●

Local

●

July 15, 2021

The Three Rivers Public Library will host the first in a series of Community Conversations today Thursday, July 15 in downtown Three Rivers. The library won a national grant that allowed the staff to host a series of book talks and open conversations to explore the topics of diversity and inclusion.

Keep Your Voice Down: Five Degrees of Higher Education

By Alek Haak-Frost

●

Culture

●

July 13, 2021

Doug and Alek are joined by Three Rivers Library Director Bobbi Schoon to discuss the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of a two-time interim library director with five degrees (Spoiler: It's Bobbi, the Thanos of library directors), who has ascended to the full-time position after years of hard work and dedicated service to the Three Rivers community. The trio talk about the importance of local libraries, the variety of activities folks can participate in at the library without ever picking up a book (they're getting robots, guys), Bobbi's bout with COVID-19, and the library's upcoming Community Conversations series.

Three Rivers police investigating shooting at Paul’s Pantry

By Alek Haak-Frost

●

Local

●

July 13, 2021

The Three Rivers Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Monday night at Paul's Pantry in the 200 block of E. Michigan Ave. in Three Rivers.

City of Three Rivers donates $50K to TRDDA

By Alek Haak-Frost

●

Local

●

July 8, 2021

The Three Rivers City Commission approved a $50,000 donation to the Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority Tuesday following a presentation from TRDDA Executive Director Tricia Meyer. The TRDDA was instrumental in bringing approximately $326,000 in grants to downtown Three Rivers in 2020, benefiting local businesses amid a global pandemic and economic downturn, and facilitating the continued beautification of downtown Three Rivers.

City of Three Rivers

Latest in City of Three Rivers