The schedule for the 67th annual Three Rivers Water Festival, set to take place over the course of three days in June, has been announced. The event will begin at noon on Thursday, June 13 and conclude the evening of Saturday, June 15.
The St. Joseph County Career and Technical Education Consortium and American Axle & Manufacturing recently celebrated two students for completing an apprenticeship program.
The City of Sturgis will begin its May brush pickup service next week. On Monday, May 6, crews will begin collecting brush on the north side of the city and work their way south.
The City of Three Rivers announced a list of roads that will be getting a little TLC this week beginning today, Tuesday, April 30.
Nearly $17,000 was raised by the Three Rivers Promise during their third annual Run for the Future event on Saturday.
Kalamazoo residents are being urged to participate in No Mow May, an initiative to promote local ecosystems by allowing lawns to grow undisturbed.
Two men were injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon at the intersection of Leet and Beebe Roads in Howard Township.
Today is the final day to register online for the Three Rivers Promise 5K Run for the Future and 1-Mile Walk, which can be done on the Promise’s RunSignUp page.
Michigan Supreme Court justices brought the 29 Court Community Connections Program to Southwestern Michigan College (SMC) on Wednesday, April 24 along with the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and Cass County courts.
Sturgis Mayor Frank Perez announced he’ll run against incumbent Rep. Steve Carra (R-Three Rivers) for the 36th District seat in the Michigan House of Representatives. Perez, Carra, and Michael Malmborg of Colon will face off in the Republican primary in August. Erin Schultes of Three Rivers is currently running unopposed on the Democratic side.
The intersection of Whites Road and Duke Street in Kalamazoo will remain closed until Monday, May 6.
The City of Three Rivers has announced a three-week road closure in the area of South Constantine Road between Broadway Street and Wolf Road.
Southwestern Michigan College and Grand Valley State University have partnered to offer bachelor-level classes and degree options at the Dowagiac campus starting this fall.
The Kalamazoo Public Library will be the site for an open house on May 8 to help the community share their thoughts and ideas for economic development in the city.
The annual celebratory trek precedes the Class of 2024’s graduation ceremony, which will take place two days later.
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Approximately 264 volunteers from around the state helped clean up the Kalamazoo River over the weekend with 8,940 pounds of trash collected, including nearly 70 tires.
A suspect in the home invasion and sexual assault of two minors in Sturgis has been identified. The 25-year-old been arraigned on one count of Home Invasion, 1st Degree, and two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct, 1st Degree (person under the age of 13).