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STURGIS — Candidates for St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners, and the candidates for Michigan State Senate District 21 and Michigan House of Representatives District 59 participated in the Candidate Forum held at the Sturges-Young Auditorium Tuesday.
The evening began with the state senate...
THREE RIVERS — Jonathan Martins, MD, has joined the medical team at Three Rivers Health as a family medicine physician. He is providing services to patients at Family Wellness of Three Rivers Health located at 655 South Erie Street, Three Rivers.
Martins is accepting new patients for same day...
THREE RIVERS — A total closure of US-131 Business Route (North Main Street) between Lovers Lane and Enterprise Drive in Three Rivers will begin Wednesday at 7 a.m. for railroad crossing construction, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.
The closure is expected to last from...
Halloween night has arrived. Zombies, witches, goblins and more will soon be wandering the streets, and elaborate jack-o-lanterns and spooky décor will light up the night. Looking for a list of spooky haunts with enough candy to appease your family’s collective sweet tooth? The Commercial-News has...
STURGIS — Sturgis Police report that on October 28 at 7:30 p.m. an armed suspect entered the Sunny Mart at 1240 East Chicago Road in Sturgis, wearing a black hoodie and a white full face mask, brandishing a handgun. The suspect then left the store on foot and went northwest toward Arthur Street....
THREE RIVERS — A 10-person cast is currently preparing for its second weekend performing “a play in a play” called “Play on!” at the Three Rivers Community Players beginning on Friday, Nov. 2 through Sunday, Nov. 4.
Play On! is a production about a 10-member ensemble performing a “new murder...
Volleyball
Division 3 District
(at Marcellus)
Constantine vs. Marcellus, 6 p.m.
Division 3 District
(at Schoolcraft)
Schoolcraft vs. Bloomingdale, 6:30 p.m.
LEONIDAS TOWNSHIP — A man died in a structure fire in the 31000 block of Depot St. in Leonidas Township on Saturday night, according to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department.
Deputies were dispatched to the structure fire approximately 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27. According to authorities the...
THREE RIVERS — The first annual Adult Halloween Crawl raised over $300 for next month’s Christmas Around Town event and crowned a Pumpkin Queen during its costume contest on Friday, Oct. 26 in downtown Three Rivers.
Approximately 40 people participated in the crawl, which featured 15 downtown...
THREE RIVERS — The “Lights of Love” committee recently revealed its plans for the 28th annual fund-raising project – culminating in a community-wide celebration slated for Dec. 8 at 6:30 p.m. with a tree lighting ceremony. This event will be staged at Three Rivers Health and is sponsored by the...