Ben and Nicole Karle recently began distributing free “Hate Has No Home Here” yard signs at the Huss Farmers Market and other venues in the area in the name of “empathy and love and acceptance.”
St. Joseph County
The Three Rivers Community Schools (TRCS) Board of Education approved its 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 budgets following a budget hearing Monday, and approved the hire of a new band director.
Following the Edenville Dam failure in Midland County, Michigan on May 19, Watershed Voice began an investigation into the condition and regulation of St. Joseph County’s “high hazard” dams.
As COVID-19 continues to increase the demand for internet access, and the resources normally available to those without access to broadband internet at home are limited, partners throughout St. Joseph County are working with the Information Technology Disaster Resource Center (ITDRC) to establish public WiFi outdoor access points at 18 school buildings throughout the county.
Confirmed and likely cases of COVID-19 are rising rapidly in St. Joseph County, according to the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph County Community Health Agency (BHSJCHA). Health Officer Rebecca Burns, Three Rivers Mayor Tom Lowry, and St. Joseph County Emergency Manager Erin Goff spoke with Watershed Voice about the troubling trend Wednesday.
A close friend of Laura Jacobs, who was killed after being struck by a vehicle in the Three Rivers Meijer parking lot on Thursday, June 18, is raising funds to pay for her late friend’s funeral expenses.
The Three Rivers Public Library Board of Trustees discussed a bid and mockups for prospective signage for the new library location on North Main Street from Sign Art Inc. of Kalamazoo at its regular meeting on Tuesday evening.
A 47-year-old Colon man is in custody after breaking into a residence in the 28000 block of Pleasant Road in Mendon Tuesday.
St. Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney John McDonough has been charged with drunken driving and having open intoxicants in a motor vehicle, according to a press release issued today by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office.
Equipped with paint supplies, chalk, and people power, local volunteers came out as early as 6:30 a.m. Sunday, June 21 to begin painting a Black Lives Matter mural in front of Elbert Lee Foster Park on Broadway near Fourth Street in Three Rivers.
During Monday’s Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Ron Moag discussed ongoing developments in plans to reopen schools as the COVID-19 shutdown winds down.
The City of Three Rivers saw its first-ever Juneteenth celebration Friday at The Huss Project, as widespread awareness of the holiday has grown in recent weeks with a resurgence in racial justice movements. The event drew approximately 90 people.
A number of items were stolen Tuesday, June 16 from a building in the 22000 block of M-60 in St. Joseph County.
A woman was killed Thursday after she was struck by a vehicle in the Three Rivers Meijer parking lot in what authorities say was a hit and run accident.
Watershed Voice recently spoke with Yolonda Lavender, singer/songwriter, curator, composer, arranger, and performing artist from Kalamazoo, who also happens to be the “Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom” event organizer.
“The Ticket” is a work of short fiction written by former Three Rivers resident and local author Charles Thomas. The story has been split into seven parts over the last several weeks, with “Ernie Slips” representing the final act. The complete saga can be found on Watershed Voice.
St. Joseph County Road Commission staff have been conducting chip seal experiments in the southwest part of the county, the details of which were discussed at a commission work session Wednesday.
The Three Rivers City Commission passed a resolution to adopt its proposed 2020-2021 Fiscal Year budget at its regular meeting Tuesday, as well as a user fee ordinance update, following two prior public hearings.