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Alek Haak-Frost

Alek Haak-Frost is the executive editor, publisher, and founder of Watershed Voice, and a graduate of Central Michigan University. Prior to establishing WSV in 2020, he wrote for a number of publications including The Midland Daily News and The Morning Sun, and served as managing editor of the Three Rivers Commercial-News for the better part of three years.

In 2022, Haak-Frost won the Public Service Award and Outstanding Coverage Award at the LION Local Journalism Awards in Austin, Texas. He was a finalist for the LION Public Service Award again in 2023.

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Alek's Latest Articles

Glen Oaks Community College announces presidential finalists

The Glen Oaks Community College (GOCC) Board of Directors has revealed the names of three finalists for the college's next president: Dr. Bryan Newton, Dr. Vernon Smith, and Dr. Katherine Zatz.

Local meeting primer: Three Rivers City Commission

The Three Rivers City Commission will meet tonight, Tuesday, April 2 at 6 p.m. for its regularly scheduled meeting at Three Rivers City Hall (333 W. Michigan Ave.) Here is what to expect.

Constantine man sentenced to 10 years in prison

Richard Frank Jackson of Constantine was sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison on Friday, March 22 for sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl.

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Local meeting primer: Three Rivers City Commission to hold public hearing on Hoffman Pond Dam

The Three Rivers City Commission will meet Tuesday, March 19, at 6 p.m. to discuss the future of the Hoffman Pond Dam. The public is invited to participate by sharing their concerns and opinions on the topic during the public hearing portion of Tuesday's meeting.

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Local meeting primer: Three Rivers City Commission

The Three Rivers City Commission will meet Tuesday, March 5 at 6 p.m. at Three Rivers City Hall (333 W. Michigan Ave.) with an agenda that includes a proposed loan agreement between the city and Three Rivers DDA to develop and build an outdoor amphitheater.

Local meeting primer: Three Rivers City Commission

The Three Rivers City Commission will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Three Rivers City Hall (333 W. Michigan Ave.) with an agenda that includes a proposed resolution to purchase a property and lease it to the county for temporary veteran housing, and a general fund request to cover additional water testing costs.

Locations in Three Rivers’ water system still exceed EPA lead limit

In a press release sent just before 6 p.m. Friday, the City of Three Rivers announced it found five additional homes with lead levels that exceed the federal limit for lead contamination during its second round of testing between July and December 2023.

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Flood warning in effect until Friday night in Three Rivers

The Three Rivers Police Department announced a flood warning is in effect for the St. Joseph River in Three Rivers until Friday night.

Sturgis commercial building sustains ‘significant structural damage’ in fire

A commercial building located in the 1200 block of E. Chicago Rd. in Sturgis sustained "significant structural damage" due to a fire Saturday, according to the Sturgis Department of Public Safety.

Three arrests made during Three Rivers parole & probation compliance checks

Three arrests were made Thursday as part of parole and probation compliance checks in the City of Three Rivers, according to Three Rivers Police Chief Scott Boling.

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