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Cruising for a cause

*culture is not optional intern Annelie Haberman passes out information about the Huss Project’s Future Festival during the Three Rivers Water Festival Parade on Thursday, June 15 in downtown Three Rivers. (Inset) Pictured is The Huss Project float during the Water Festival Parade in downtown Three...

Park Township approves proposed 2017-18 budge

PARK TOWNSHIP — The Park Township Board of Trustees Wednesday approved its 2017-18 proposed budget following a public hearing. The budget projects expenditures of $465,136, revenues of $491,750, and a surplus of $26,614. Park Township Supervisor Joe Eichorn said since 2006 the township has only...

Centreville Elementary mentoring picnic

Centreville Elementary’s mentoring program wrapped up the school year with a picnic lunch at Adams Park last week. The mentors have been meeting with their elementary students at least once per week since the begi

Protecting history

THREE RIVERS — David Vago’s passion for preserving the essence of old things is what brought him to historic downtown Three Rivers. Before coming back to Michigan, the Pennsylvania native graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland in 2001 and worked as a tradesman at a...

Hotdogs and hospitality

Kaelyn VanLeeuwen, Amaya Walker, Tiffany Schmidtendorff and Willow Grandstaff enjoy lunch on Friday, June 9 at Riverside Elementary School’s annual picnic. The event was free and open to the community. There were numerous games and various activity booths staffed by local clubs and businesses. The...

SJCCOA presents plan for expansion, requests budget amendment

THREE RIVERS — Tim Stoll, executive director of the St. Joseph County Commission on Aging, requested a $200,000 budget amendment from the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners to secure the Three Rivers Inn on Broadway Street, during the Board’s executive meeting on Wednesday, June 14. Stoll...

Fabius Township adopts marijuana resolution

ABIUS TOWNSHIP — The Fabius Township Board adopted a resolution regarding marijuana facilities, presented by Zoning Administrator Doug Kuhlman on Wednesday, June 14. Kuhlman said adopting the resolution is not permanent, but currently, the township will not allow marijuana facilities on all five...

Mendon student wins poster contest

CASSOPOLIS — It’s not every day a fourth grader sees his or her artwork displayed on a billboard, but for Presley Allen, daughter of Travis and Devin of Mendon, that is exactly what will happen during June and July. Allen was the southwest Michigan winner of Midwest Energy Cooperative’s safety...

Buy Nearby Guy to visit Three Rivers

LANSING — Buy Nearby Guy, the larger-than-life mascot of Michigan Retailers Association’s Buy Nearby campaign, will visit the Three Rivers Water Festival Parade at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 15. The 8-foot-tall figure looks like a giant, blue shopping bag in the shape of Michigan. “Buy Nearby Guy...

‘I always think of the practice in Three Rivers as the very beginning’

This story is part of a series the Commercial-News is calling “St. Joseph County: A closer look.” The series will aim to highlight citizens and public officials who live and/or work in St. Joseph County. THREE RIVERS — Dr. James L. Souers has managed to spend most of his life as a practicing...