The Silver Triad Flute Club will present its ‘spring recital’ Friday evening (May 17th) at the Carnegie Center for the Arts in downtown Three Rivers. The club will be highlighting women composers in a concert called An American Celebration that will feature pieces about different events/aspects of the American culture. The invitation from the club [...]

There will be contests for two of the four City of Three Rivers offices to be filled in the November 5th general election. Here’s the candidate lineup following passage of the 4 p.m. Tuesday (May 14th) deadline for filling nominating petitions: Mayor: Thomas Lowry, 53 1/2 N. Main St, Three Rivers, MI 49093 Larry Nichols, [...]

Kalamazoo, MI – It is a question that has been getting a lot of attention recently–with so many Michiganders unemployed, why are there so many businesses looking for workers? Educators, economic developers, and workforce development professionals will come together Friday (May 17) to grapple with that question and others at a regional talent summit. The [...]

Del Martin, senior vice commandant of St. Joseph County Marine Corps League Detachment 1401, says the organization “wishes to thank everyone who donated to our rose and candy bar sales for veterans and their children’s education last week.” League members were at Walmart and Walgreens stores in Three Rivers and Walmart in Sturgis. The artificial [...]

There’s encouraging news about the Three Rivers Farmers’ Market in Scidmore Park! Here’s the report from the Three Rivers City Hall Facebook page: “We are excited to announce that we have an amazing group of vendors for the Farmers’ Market this year!! All 10 spaces have been filled for the entire season! Remember the market [...]

Lansing – Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged down in April by one-tenth of a percentage point to 8.4 percent, according to data released Wednesday (May 15) by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB). Total employment rose by 19,000 over the month while the number of unemployed declined by 5,000. The net [...]

Tuesday evening (May 14) was a time for celebration at Belle Epoque in downtown Three Rivers as Carol Boulette was honored during a public banquet as the ‘2013 Citizen of the Year’. The event, hosted by the Three Rivers Lions Club, was the latest in a long series of such gatherings dating back to 1965 [...]

Editors Note:  The Firehouse 4 Golf Outing scheduled for June 1st has been POSTPONED. Fire Chief Mike Haydon reports that the event has been re-scheduled for Saturday, August 10th at 8 a.m.  More information will follow. The Constantine Fire Department Association will be hosting the Firehouse 4 Open on June 1, 2013 at St. Joe [...]

More than 40 people attended the Meek’s Mill Garden Club (MMGC) annual plant auction, held Tuesday (May 14) at Constantine Middle School. The school wood shop class donated several large items to be auctioned off. Guest Annie Richmond bought a planter-bench. A business meeting followed the auction. The Michigan Garden Council presented the club with [...]

Free health screenings, information on local resources offered More than 1,000 senior citizens and veterans joined three state lawmakers and many local groups and businesses at Monday’s eighth annual Senior and Veterans Expo at the Antwerp Township Activity Center. The focus of the expo was to provide those who attended with access to the more [...]

Asian carp threaten Great Lakes, which support millions of U.S. jobs and billions of dollars of economic activity each year WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, joined a bipartisan group of Members of Congress from Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin in requesting that the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee prioritize the protection of the [...]

We are all mortal, which means that we are all terminal and our days on earth are limited. I will, on occasion, mention the passing of friends in this column. I don’t do this to be morbid, but I do it because these individuals meant a lot to me, and I’m sure they meant a [...]

After recent ‘introductory sessions’, the newly-formed River Country Resilience Circle has announced the schedule for upcoming sessions regarding the group and the concepts related to it. The meetings will be held at Grassroots Solutions at 57239 North Main Street, # 4 in Three Rivers.  The location is in the same building with State Farm Insurance [...]

If you missed the recent UGRR Wax Museum portrayed by the students from Sam Adams Elementary in Cassopolis, here is another opportunity to enjoy this educational, fun experience. Stacey Bonine and Colette Konkle’s 4th grade class from Angling Road Elementary in Portage will portray characters from the Underground Railroad at the Bonine House, Penn Rd and M60 in Vandalia, [...]

If you plan to drive in downtown Kalamazoo this week, you may be interested in this advisory from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT): There will be single-lane closures on southbound M-331 (Westnedge Avenue) for pavement repairs in Kalamazoo from 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, through 3 p.m. Thursday, May 16. The closures will be [...]

WHITE PIGEON, MI – White Pigeon Community Schools will be hosting a public groundbreaking on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at 5:30 PM at Central Elementary.  The purpose of the groundbreaking event is to celebrate the community support for the 5-year sinking fund improvement projects.  Staff, parents, community members and students are encouraged to attend. “The [...]

The Constantine Public Schools Board of Education heard administrative reports, including a couple of new KVA League sports rules from Athletic Director Mike Messner, on Monday (May 13). “Middle School sports will be able to begin the ’14th Monday before Thanksgiving’ so we’ll have one or two football games before Labor Day weekend. Middle School [...]

COVERT TOWNSHIP, MI – Following a tour of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant with Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Kristine Svinicki, Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, issued the following statement: “We believe the source of the May 5 leak has been found,” said Upton, who serves as Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. “A thorough [...]

This week at the Riviera… Super Happy Funtime Burlesque, M.Sord, ‘Room 237′ and more! For additional information, click here.

The Lockport Township Board is looking to the City of Three Rivers Fire Department (TRFD) for fire protection in that portion of the township now served by the Fabius-Park Fire Department (FPFD). In action during their May meeting Monday evening (May 13), board members voted unanimously to accept a proposal for a 15-year service contract [...]