Ken Baker’s decision to run for mayor in November – contrary to an earlier statement that he would NOT be a candidate for the post – received attention during the “City Commission and City Manager’s Communications” portion of the Three Rivers City Commission meeting Tuesday evening (March 1st). During a special commission meeting on January [...]

I am Daryl Griffith, running for re-election for Three Rivers City Commission.  You will, of course, have seen the letters of Mike Dunlap and his protégé, Blaine Edgell accusing me of everything under the sun.  I, as a voter, have always disliked such attack letters because they spend all their effort spinning the other opponent [...]

A significant part of Three Rivers history is now available for viewing in the lobby at City Hall thanks to a Ralph Vogel, a Three Rivers area resident who has donated a ‘velocipede’, a hand-operated rail car manufactured more than a hundred years ago by the Sheffield Car Company. According to an article in Three [...]

[Three Rivers, MI]    DOVE Ag Services, Inc., a locally-owned full-service agricultural company, based in Union City, Michigan plans to purchase the property which once housed the old Essex Wire facility off of Broadway Street in Three Rivers, MI.  Once the property is purchased, DOVE Ag Services Inc. aims at constructing a state of the [...]

Ken Baker was recognized Tuesday (May 1) for 40 years of service to the City of Three Rivers. A late afternoon celebration in the City Hall lobby – complete with two cakes and punch – was followed by activity at the outset of the Three Rivers City Commission meeting in which Mayor Tom Lowry read [...]

Nominating petitions for the following City Officers must be filed with the City Clerk’s office by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. First District Commissioner – Two-Year Term Third District Commissioner – Two Year Term At-Large Commissioner – Two-Year Term Mayor – Two-Year Term. Petitions may be picked up at the City Clerk’s office.  [...]

The proposed Fiscal Year 2011-12 Budget for the City of Three Rivers will be in the spotlight during a special meeting of the Three Rivers City Commission Tuesday evening (May 10th), the first of two – possibly three – budget meetings this month.  The commission will hear public comment and review the proposed budget during [...]

Merritt Brown, special projects director with the Three Rivers Department of Public Services, will wrap up a 31-year career with the City of Three Rivers on Wednesday (August 29). Rick Cordes of the Three Rivers Commercial-News has done a nice job profiling this longtime public servant in a feature report published in Tuesday’s (August 28) [...]

It appears the City of Three Rivers will continue to have a Code Enforcement Officer in the new budget year that begins July 1st, retain its Petting Zoo, and, perhaps, lessen the impact of proposed cuts in the police department. That’s the situation following a special meeting of the Three Rivers City Commission Tuesday evening [...]

A newly-posted item on the City of Three Rivers website – with an opening message from City Manager Joe Bippus – highlights a variety of development and redevelopment projects underway in the community. In his remarks, Bippus says, “Even though our state, national, and local economies may be suffering, there is growth in the community.  [...]

To the city of Three Rivers voters: Election day is upon us and I want to share my views on the candidacy of Daryl Griffith for an at-large position on the City Commission. As many of you know, I’ve been here a long time—in fact, all my life.  I’ve enjoyed being involved in the community [...]

“I’ve seen a lot of good activity downtown.” These were the words of Mayor Allen Balog during the “Commissioners’ Comments” portion of Tuesday evening’s (September 2nd) meeting of the Three Rivers City Commission. Balog  mentioned the recent openings of Pub 21 and a Safety Glasses USA retail store, the relocation of Wright’s Printing Company to [...]

The Three Rivers City Commission will have four candidates to choose from in making an appointment to fill the remainder of Allen Balog’s term as mayor which ends in November. That’s the situation after passage of the noon Friday (January 7th) deadline for citizens wishing to be considered for the post to submit a ‘Citizen [...]

The City of Three Rivers will celebrate 40 years of service to the City from Kenneth J. Baker on Tuesday, May 1st. A news release announcing the celebration says:  

Opting for a local vendor versus the lowest bidder, the Three Rivers City Commission voted Tuesday evening (May 6th) to award a mowing contract to A & E Lawn Service of Three Rivers for $36,752. The action came after failure of a motion to go with the low bidder, JH Maintenance, a Vicksburg company that [...]

Three Rivers City Manager Joe Bippus was the featured speaker for the January 11th meeting of the Three Rivers Lions Club. Mr. Bippus spoke to three areas as these relate to his role as City Manager.  The first of these was that of providing services for the City.  He discussed seven different services including such [...]

Autumn has arrived and the City of Three Rivers is gearing up for the winter season that will follow. In action Tuesday evening (October 7th), the Three Rivers City Commission authorized the purchase of 500 tons of road salt at a cost of just over $23,000 ($23,372.50). The salt will be obtained through the State [...]

The City of Three Rivers is proposing to sell a portion of the ‘Essex Wire property’ on Fourth Street to Central Manufacturing Services (CMS) to accommodate plans by the company to expand its operations which are headquartered on the other side of the street. The city owns the 19-acre parcel of industrial property and has [...]

In spite of a tough economy, the City of Three Rivers did “very good” in 2009. That’s the assessment of Mayor Allen Balog in a wide-ranging New Year’s Eve interview with the River Country Journal.

Three Rivers Mayor Allen Balog has launched an ongoing series of monthly “brown bag lunches” to meet informally with citizens. Following the first one last week, Balog said, “It’s to just give an opportunity for me to meet some of the citizens of Three Rivers that I don’t know and vice versa. They get to [...]