Activist Melissa Mays of “Water You Fighting For” will be the keynote speaker at the Clean Water Town Hall, 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26 at First United Methodist Church, 215 N. Main St. in Three Rivers.
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Three Rivers Community Schools will no longer need to cancel bus routes on a rotational basis starting on Tuesday, March 12.
Later this month the Sturgis Civic Players will be bringing 12 Incompetent Jurors to the ballroom of the Sturges-Young Center for the Arts. This new production is a parody of 12 Angry Men, and will be performed at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 24.
Glen Oaks Community College (GOCC) was recently awarded a $5,000 grant to further support student parents.
The Sturgis Area Community Foundation is now accepting applications for grants to local organizations working in housing, educational progression, workforce development, care of children, community development, and placemaking in St. Joseph County.
The theme for the 67th annual Three Rivers Water Festival has been announced, and it should make for quite the opening ceremony.
The Three Rivers Police Department (TRPD) announced Wednesday that Bryann Books recently became the 11th Certified First Responder Counselor in the State of Michigan.
Several state representatives of the Michigan Freedom Caucus, including Rep. Steve Carra (R-Three Rivers), joined together Tuesday to announce their resolution censuring Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit) over his criticism of state Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) for his “Great Replacement” theory social media posts.
Watershed Voice’s Aundrea Sayrie kicks off Women’s History Month with an original poem titled “To Every Woman.”
The Three Rivers City Commission will meet Tuesday, March 5 at 6 p.m. at Three Rivers City Hall (333 W. Michigan Ave.) with an agenda that includes a proposed loan agreement between the city and Three Rivers DDA to develop and build an outdoor amphitheater.
The fifth iteration of the annual event will take place at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo on August 28, 29, 31, and September 1, with “Pit Day” still taking place in Three Rivers on Friday, August 30.
The program will provide three loads of free wash and dry to all customers with quarters, soap, and dryer sheets provided.
In light of new cases of measles being reported in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency (BHSJCHA) is urging St. Joseph, Hillsdale, and Branch County residents to get vaccinated.
Glen Oaks Community College’s winter semester enrollment is up 11% (1,252) over the same semester last year, and higher than it’s been in over a decade.
The Three Rivers City Commission approved a resolution to purchase a property and lease it to the county for temporary veteran housing, and a general fund request to cover additional water testing costs Tuesday.
Glen Oaks celebrating the completion of one renovation project, the beginning of another on Thursday
The community, students, faculty, and all stakeholders are invited to Glen Oaks Community College’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for the completion of its north campus renovation project, and a groundbreaking ceremony for a south campus renovation project on Thursday, February 22, at 10 a.m.
The Three Rivers City Commission will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Three Rivers City Hall (333 W. Michigan Ave.) with an agenda that includes a proposed resolution to purchase a property and lease it to the county for temporary veteran housing, and a general fund request to cover additional water testing costs.
SACF’s micro-grants are focused on delivering financial support for organizations seeking aid for smaller projects or initiatives of up to $5,000. Projects must benefit the residents of the Sturgis area and St. Joseph County.