At a meeting of the college’s Board of Trustees on Thursday, Vice President of Student Services Tonya Howden said enrollment is down. At 958 students, enrollment is down 12 percent from the same time last year.
In a Thursday press release, Glen Oaks Community College announced that it will be participating in a free tuition program unveiled concurrently by Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners discussed funding assistance requests by local fire department for the purchase of new pagers at an Executive Committee meeting Wednesday morning.
The Three Rivers Lions Club’s ever-popular Ox Roast which normally takes place during the annual Three Rivers Water Festival in June, will instead occur in the form of a drive-through event in September at the Lions Club facility on Sixth Street.
Three Rivers Community Schools reopened to instruction for the academic year under its “Return to Learn” COVID-19 response plan Tuesday. Board of Education members heard updates on the reopening, pandemic planning documents, and bond-issue construction work at a Tuesday evening work session.
Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman issued a ruling Tuesday in a suit against the City of Three Rivers over a petition submitted this summer to place a marijuana ordinance on the November ballot. Stutesman ruled the petition, submitted by Jobs for Michigan Communities (JMC), does not conform to a state statute that dictates proper size and language.
Old Town Treasures on North Main Street is receiving a loan to help it recover from the shutdown and move forward with some rebranding efforts.
Despite a global pandemic and anticipated rain that did not materialize, the 10th Annual Three Rivers Bridge Walk was a success on par with previous years, organizers said.
In a hearing to determine whether certain evidence is admissible in court, 45th Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman ruled on Friday that the murder case against Wade Allen can go forward. However, because some parts of the events that led to the collection of that evidence are still constitutionally uncertain, Stutesman granted an immediate stay of any further proceedings to permit the defense attorney, David Marvin, an opportunity to apply to an appeals court.
A 64-year-old Three Rivers woman is looking for a secure place to live after her home was shot at on Monday, August 31.
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