The Three Rivers High School Marching Band and Color Guard are spending their Spring Break like so many others around the country, at Disney World. Unlike most others, these talented Three Rivers teens had a job to do, and evidenced by this video taken at Magic Kingdom, they did it well.
St. Joseph County
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) announced Tuesday that he will retire from Congress at the end of his current term.
The Three Rivers City Commission is expected to appoint Leslie Wilson, Three Rivers’ deputy director of finance & administration, as city clerk Tuesday.
Thanks to the generosity of Deerfield Counseling of Portage, Watershed Voice is giving away a free iPad this month as part of April’s Subscription Contest.
Julie Cassidy writes, “Michigan has suffered from a crisis-level shortage of affordable homes for years and housing programs have been underfunded for decades, but our policy choices in this brief moment will have an impact for generations. By focusing these unprecedented federal resources and our political will on safer, accessible, and inclusive housing for people with disabilities and older adults, we will ensure that all individuals and families are valued.”
An 18-year-old broke into a Dollar General early Tuesday morning in Centreville and alcohol appears to have been the motivating factor.
Three Rivers Promise is sponsoring a Run for the Future 5K and 1mile Fun Walk on Saturday, April 23, at 9 a.m. at Meyer Broadway Park
Emme Zanotti, the Third Vice Chair of The LGBT and Allies Caucus of the Michigan Democratic Party and a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion specialist, joined Alek and Doug in early March to discuss her column about the recent barrage of anti-gay and trans legislation adopted in the United States, and her personal journey as a trans woman.
The Three Rivers Promise, an endowed scholarship program to help all Three Rivers High School graduates successfully complete a college or vocational degree, wants to thank the generous donors who made contributions to TRP in the last year.
The Three Rivers Area Mentoring (TRAM) program is hosting its annual walleye dinner and silent auction Saturday, March 26 at the Three Rivers Fraternal Order of the Eagles.
Glen Oaks Community College is recognizing and celebrating the achievements of three women this month, who as a result of their hard work and dedication, recently received national and state recognization.
Two Sturgis men sustained injuries in a single-vehicle crash in Park Township Saturday, according to authorities.
WSV’s Steph Hightree writes, “I’ve worn many hats in my life: Daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, church board chairperson, PTO Secretary, PTO President, gymnastics mom, soccer mom, and the list goes on. But recently I have added another hat to my collection: Theater Mom.”
Glen Oaks Community College is the recipient of a $15,000 Michigan Economic Development Corp., (MEDC) Training Center Equipment grant. The funds will be used to purchase supplies for the new welding technologies lab.
The Three Rivers Promise announced this week that it has raised $415,000 since the program was unveiled a year ago.
Three Rivers Deputy Fire Chief Paul Schoon was officially promoted to chief Tuesday after receiving unanimous approval from the Three Rivers City Commission.
WSV’s Nancy Boyd writes, “I find that life surely does not give us any promises that all will be easy, good or fair. Often these days we are so inundated with negativity, hatred and discord, that we may easily find ourselves buried underneath it all. I only know that for me, my faith is the only thing that is predictable, even though it does not come with a guarantee that life will go according to plan.”