This Saturday, June 14, is Flag Day. Every year, American Legion Post #170 gets together with the BPOE Lodge #1248 to celebrate Flag Day. This year the event will take place at the Elks Lodge at 4 PM. The Elks will present a short program explaining the history of the American flag. Following their presentation, the American Legion will conduct …
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Duck Race will benefit TR Promise
A fundraiser benefitting the Three Rivers Promise scholarship program returns as part of next week’s Three Rivers Water Festival. The annual Duck Race, a rubber-duck competition at Scidmore Park, will be held June 14. Event organizers said cost is $5 per duck or five for $20. Owner of the first duck to cross the finish line wins $100. Meanwhile, second- …
Read More »Interim director of TR library named director
Erin Zabonick has been named director of Three Rivers Public Library. The move occurred during last week’s library board meeting. Zabonick had been interim director for more than a year after Bobbi Schoon stepped down in August 2023 to take an administrative role with the city of Three Rivers. Zabonick recently earned a master’s degree in library and information science. …
Read More »County unemployment fell in April
April’s unemployment rate in St. Joseph County decreased by half of a percent from March. Figures from the monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget show St. Joseph County’s unemployment rate fell from 5.5 percent in March to 5 percent in April. The county’s April rate from a year earlier was 4.3 percent. Meanwhile, Cass …
Read More »Meet Up to Eat Up locations around county
Here’s a complete list of Meet Up to Eat Up locations this summer in St. Joseph County. The free program is for people through 18 years of age and adult special-needs students up to 26 years. Burr Oak Community Schools, 11 a.m. to 12:15 Monday through Friday starting June 9 at the school cafeteria. Centreville Public Schools, 4 to 6 …
Read More »Kalamazoo airport plans 96th anniversary event
Battle Creek-Kalamazoo International Airport celebrates 96 years of flight with a special event later this year. “Air Fair,” a one-day attraction, takes place Sept. 20 at the Kalamazoo-based airfield. The celebration includes drinks, food trucks, giveaways, face painting, paint-a-plow and a number of family-friendly events.
Read More »Motorcycle stolen in Athens Township
Michigan State Police troopers are seeking the public’s help in locating a motorcycle reported stolen last week from Calhoun County’s Athens Township. According to a department media release, the theft occurred between October and Thursday last week in the 4400 block of M Drive South. The stolen motorcycle is a Kawasaki BR125, green in color.
Read More »Cass County arrested on drug charges
Two Cass County residents were arrested on drug-related offenses last week. According to sheriff’s deputies, members of the Cass County Drug Enforcement Team joined forces with Michigan Department of Corrections to conduct an investigation into suspected drug activity. At 5 p.m. Thursday, officials from the two agencies responded to a residence in the 300 block of Orchard Street in Dowagiac. …
Read More »State police car rear-ended in Kalamazoo County
Two state police troopers and occupants of two other vehicles escaped injury after a patrol car was rear-ended in eastern Kalamazoo County last week. According to a department media release, the incident occurred at 3 p.m. Thursday on westbound I-94 near mile marker 87. A state police patrol car was parked on the shoulder while troopers rendered assistance to occupants …
Read More »Bridge work closes State Road 13
A section of Indiana roadway that connects to U.S. 131 in St. Joseph County will be closed starting this week for about three months. The route in question is State Road 13, just south of the Michigan/Indiana state line. Work on a bridge over Intestate 80/90 will result in the road closure. However, project officials said access to the Indiana …
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