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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

St. Joseph County is seeking public input for a hazard mitigation plan. Here’s how to participate.

The St. Joseph County government is seeking public input in the development process of a hazard mitigation plan, asking county residents to fill out a survey by February 9. The plan is expected to include a list of natural hazards and vulnerabilities, while assessing risk, and identifying mitigation projects.

Two transported to Three Rivers hospital following Erie Avenue apartment fire

Two people were transported to Three Rivers Health Sunday evening after an apartment fire in the 600 block of S. Erie Ave. displaced 14 families, according to Three Rivers Police Chief Scott Boling.

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From the bottom of our hearts: Thank you

We’re thrilled to kick off 2024 with a bit of good news: Thanks to readers like you who donated to Watershed Voice, we raised at least* $12,208 during our year-end campaign. *Due to donation multipliers and the upcoming reporting/verification process the total amount raised could end up being higher than what is listed here.

What it costs: The financial anatomy of a newsroom

What does it cost to keep the proverbial lights on for an award-winning nonprofit news magazine? Likely more than you think.

Year in Review: Our most-read and most impactful stories of 2023

To truly encapsulate 2023 would mean rehashing some stories we'd rather not touch on again concerning local officials behaving badly, tragic accidents and/or death. So instead we've curated a selection of stories that either ranked among our most read or that we've deemed most impactful and worthy of another look before we close the books on 2023.

Keep Your Voice Down
Most listened-to Keep Your Voice Down episodes of 2023

As we approach the final days of 2023, we are taking a look back at Keep Your Voice Down's most listened-to episodes of the year. Check out the list here.

Haak-Frost: Six days, five grand to go

A message from Executive Editor and Publisher Alek Haak-Frost regarding the final six days of Watershed Voice's year-end fundraising campaign.

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Keep Your Voice Down Holiday Special

Hosts Alek Haak-Frost and Doug Sears Jr. are joined by Watershed Voice's resident holiday expert Steph Hightree for a very special episode of Keep Your Voice Down. After a brief NewsMatch update, the greatest trio since Garfield, Holland, and Maguire discuss elves on shelves, new and old traditions, the legitimacy of ham, Christmas cats, their favorite holiday films, and more. So grab your egg nog and glorified rice because it's about to get real — festive.

Local meeting primer: Three Rivers City Commission

The Three Rivers City Commission will meet tonight Tuesday, December 19 at 6 p.m. at Three Rivers City Hall (333 W. Michigan Ave.) with an agenda that includes a request from Surf Internet to install fiber optics in the city's rights of way.

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