Michigan will fully lift outdoor capacity limits on June 1 and, starting July 1, end indoor gathering caps that were put in place to curb COVID-19, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday in a major loosening of economic restrictions. The state has limited occupancy in restaurants and other venues since March 2020, when the coronavirus hit. The announcement, which includes raising …

The Three Rivers Golf team hosted a tri-match Thursday at Sauganash Country Club taking on Plainwell and Dowagiac.  The Cats put together one of their best scores of the season, shooting 186, but Plainwell proved to be too strong for the Cats, carding a very nice 165.  Dowagiac finished third with a 205. Leading the Cats was Isaac Adams with …

Three RIvers hosted Division III Regional tournament Thursday. Highlights of the day came from 3 doubles (Fr) Arabella Mangold and (Jr) Taylor Workman unseeded opens by defeating the #3 seed Niles team 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to advance to the semi-finals. (So) Emily Workman fell in 3 sets to Pennfield in the opening round.  Girls finished 8th in MHSAA Division III …

Nina A. Truckey, age 80, of Leonidas, passed away on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at her home. Nina was born a daughter to the late Floyd and Margaret (Clark) Hubbard on September 27, 1940, in Sherwood, MI. Nina attended and graduated from Union City High School with the class of 1958. On February 20, 1960 Nina married her husband of …

On April 13, 2021, Norman (Duke) Zuidema passed away peacefully at home, less than a year after his beloved, Beverly. Born September 2, 1934 to George and Dora Zuidema, Duke lived most of his life in Highland, Indiana. However, since 1974, he spent summers with his family at their cottage on Pleasant Lake near Three Rivers golfing, skiing, taking slow …

Dixie Lee (Hagenbuch) Griffith, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at the age of 84. Dixie was born to parents Leslie and Marie (Prutzman) Hagenbuch on October 17, 1936 at the hospital in Constantine. She grew up on the family farm, the youngest of five sisters and lived her entire life in …

Alice Lucille Crossgrove, age 85, of White Pigeon, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 14, 2021 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born Jan. 10, 1936 In Coldwater. The daughter of William & Charlotte Brown (Sours). On Dec. 5, 1956 She was married to Mr. Leroy Crossgrove, together they raised 4 children until his passing in1974. Alice …

Delton Hershberger, age 66, of Centreville, passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at his home.  He was born in Elkhart on November 3, 1954, a son of Herman and Maryellen (Shipman) Hershberger. He graduated from High School in South Bend and went on to serve in the U.S. Army and National Guard.  Delton was a jack of all trades, …

The Three Rivers and Sturgis Boys Golf teams began a new tradition tonight with the playing of the inaugural County Cup Match Play event at Sauganash Country Club.  Three Rivers squeaked out a 3-2 win to take the trophy in the first year of the event. Winning matches for Three Rivers were Garron Gahan 2&1 over Hayden Goodman, Sam Meyer …

Parma WESTERN – 8, THREE RIVERS HIGH SCHOOL – 0, Singles: No. 1 – Caroline Davenport, Parma WESTERN def. Abigail Lemacks, THREE RIVERS HIGH SCHOOL, 1-6 , 0-6 , -; No. 2 – Renee Marston, Parma WESTERN def. Kienna Shank, THREE RIVERS HIGH SCHOOL, 1-6 , 2-6 , -; No. 3 – Tavia Hess, Parma WESTERN def. Abigail Thompson, THREE …