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🌱 How Three Rivers police resolved a worrying missing-person case.

Three Rivers, Michigan Patch AM: a 5 min read

Greetings Three Rivers! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Three Rivers police resolved a worrying missing-person case.
  • How has Three Rivers Middle School’s enrollment changed over the last decade?
  • Three Rivers community remembers DJ and alumnus Patrick McKenzie, 38.

Also on today's calendar: September Second Saturday Art Market and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 80, low: 62.
  • Saturday: Warm and humid with some sun, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Three Rivers man found safe, police say (wwmt.com) — A Three Rivers man who was reported missing after last being seen Saturday night on South Health Parkway has been found safe, according to local police. Three Rivers Police and the man’s family had been worried because he was believed to be without needed medication, and authorities had asked residents to report any sightings or information.
   

2. Asian students made up 1.1% of Three Rivers Middle School enrollment in 2024-25 (sturgiscoldwaternews.com) — Three Rivers families can see how Asian students fit into overall enrollment at Three Rivers Middle School this year, with five Asian students making up 1.1% of the 476-student body. The report also tracks a decade of demographic trends and notes statewide school funding levels that support local per-pupil spending and programs like free meals and pre-K.
   

3. Patrick McKenzie, 38 – WLKM Radio 95.9 FM (wlkm.com) — Friends and former classmates in Three Rivers are mourning Patrick Michael McKenzie II, a 2006 Three Rivers High School graduate and well-known DJ who died at 38. Cremation has taken place, and a celebration of his life is planned October 4 at Papa Pete’s, with Ray Funeral Services in Three Rivers handling arrangements and memorial contributions for funeral expenses.
   

4. ‘Just sitting there silent': Sturgis Hospital closure impact goes beyond loss of health care (watershedvoice.com) — With Sturgis Hospital now closed, more emergency patients are heading to Three Rivers Health, where daily ER visits have jumped by up to 20 patients and waits are getting longer. Hospital leaders in Three Rivers are hiring former Sturgis staff and expanding hours to handle the influx, while residents and experts describe how losing a rural hospital strains care access, local jobs, and small-town economies across southwest Michigan.
   

5. MSU scientists developing tools that help farmers improve irrigation, energy efficiency (msu.edu) — A major potato farm headquartered in Three Rivers is working with Michigan State University experts to test and improve irrigation systems, boosting water-use efficiency and cutting energy costs. Using new tools like the Mobile Irrigation Lab and MSU-developed apps, local growers are seeing more uniform watering, higher yields, and millions of gallons of water saved, with techniques that could benefit many southwest Michigan farms.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Heads Up Keep Your Eyes Open!!
    I live on Wilber Rd I was away for the Holiday weekend .. when I returned home yesterday at 4 o’clock I noticed my shed door was open and gas can… (Nextdoor Wilbur Road Area)
  • Carrols Corporation posted a job opening for Restaurant General Manager in Three Rivers. Apply here.
  • J.B. Poindexter & Company posted a job opening for Machine Operator - 2nd & 3rd Shift in Sturgis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Three Rivers here.

Ok Three Rivers! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Three Rivers

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