As COVID-19 continues to increase the demand for internet access, and the resources normally available to those without access to broadband internet at home are limited, partners throughout St. Joseph County are working with the Information Technology Disaster Resource Center (ITDRC) to establish public WiFi outdoor access points at 18 school buildings throughout the county.
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A picket line in Three Rivers targeted the construction work on US-131 in Three Rivers Wednesday. The picket was part of an ongoing dispute with a company involved in the work.
The monthly Open Mic Night at Lowry’s Books & More in downtown Three Rivers will celebrate its two-year anniversary next week, albeit with a slight change in location.
Confirmed and likely cases of COVID-19 are rising rapidly in St. Joseph County, according to the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph County Community Health Agency (BHSJCHA). Health Officer Rebecca Burns, Three Rivers Mayor Tom Lowry, and St. Joseph County Emergency Manager Erin Goff spoke with Watershed Voice about the troubling trend Wednesday.
A close friend of Laura Jacobs, who was killed after being struck by a vehicle in the Three Rivers Meijer parking lot on Thursday, June 18, is raising funds to pay for her late friend’s funeral expenses.
The Three Rivers Public Library Board of Trustees discussed a bid and mockups for prospective signage for the new library location on North Main Street from Sign Art Inc. of Kalamazoo at its regular meeting on Tuesday evening.
In the latest edition of Watershed Voice’s “Ask a Cop” series with Det. Sgt. Sam Smallcombe of the Three Rivers Police Department, Smallcombe addresses questions about policing reform, de-escalation and chokeholds, among other topics.
A 47-year-old Colon man is in custody after breaking into a residence in the 28000 block of Pleasant Road in Mendon Tuesday.
A 28-year-old White Pigeon man was airlifted to Bronson Hospital after crashing his motorcycle on Lutz near Mintdale Road in Florence Township just after midnight Wednesday.
St. Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney John McDonough has been charged with drunken driving and having open intoxicants in a motor vehicle, according to a press release issued today by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office.
Equipped with paint supplies, chalk, and people power, local volunteers came out as early as 6:30 a.m. Sunday, June 21 to begin painting a Black Lives Matter mural in front of Elbert Lee Foster Park on Broadway near Fourth Street in Three Rivers.
During Monday’s Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Ron Moag discussed ongoing developments in plans to reopen schools as the COVID-19 shutdown winds down.
Anthony Lee “Tony” McCole age 49 at his passing on Monday May 25, 2020 will be forever missed.
Nicole Lynn (Bradford) Kraynik, 37, passed away unexpectedly in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on June 10, 2020.
The City of Three Rivers saw its first-ever Juneteenth celebration Friday at The Huss Project, as widespread awareness of the holiday has grown in recent weeks with a resurgence in racial justice movements. The event drew approximately 90 people.
A number of items were stolen Tuesday, June 16 from a building in the 22000 block of M-60 in St. Joseph County.
A woman was killed Thursday after she was struck by a vehicle in the Three Rivers Meijer parking lot in what authorities say was a hit and run accident.
Watershed Voice recently spoke with Yolonda Lavender, singer/songwriter, curator, composer, arranger, and performing artist from Kalamazoo, who also happens to be the “Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom” event organizer.