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Tri-City Record The Tri-City Record was established as the Weekly Record in 1882. There is an original copy of the paper, datelined... Vol II Friday, September 23, 1883.

The name was changed to the Watervliet Record by publisher/editor A.N. Woodruff in 1890. The newspaper's name was changed to the Tri-City Record by publishers Anne and Karl Bayer in October 1984. The Bayer's purchased the paper from Gordon and Joan Banasik in Feb. 1984. The Banasiks bought the paper from Winifred Case, widow of Francis, in 1959. The Case family owned and operated the Record for 68 years. Up to the Bayer's ownership the Watervliet Record was also a job printing shop.

THESE KUTE KIDS ARE… Cousins Nora, Ruthie & Rogen. Nora and Rogen is the daughter and son of Samantha Morris and Ruthie ...
08/25/2026

THESE KUTE KIDS ARE… Cousins Nora, Ruthie & Rogen. Nora and Rogen is the daughter and son of Samantha Morris and Ruthie is the daughter of Tayler Morris. Nora is 4, Ruthie is recently 1 year old and Rogen is 8.

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There was a time when the biggest technological question in a classroom was whether students were allowed to use a calcu...
08/23/2026

There was a time when the biggest technological question in a classroom was whether students were allowed to use a calculator. Today, students can ask a computer to explain a math problem, summarize a book, brainstorm ideas for a science project, translate a paragraph or even write an essay in a matter of seconds.

There was a time when the biggest technological question in a classroom was whether students were allowed to use a calculator. Today, students can ask a computer to explain a math problem, summarize a book, brainstorm ideas for a science project, translate a paragraph or even write an essay in a mat...

The Berrien County Road Department in cooperation with Michigan State Police will use the engineering data obtained from...
08/22/2026

The Berrien County Road Department in cooperation with Michigan State Police will use the engineering data obtained from the speed study to make a decision which could raise the speed limit, lower the speed limit, or keep the speed limit as it is.

Coloma Charter Township Board met on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026 at the Coloma Charter Township Hall for their regular monthly business meeting. A topic of concern throughout the meeting was speed limits on roads within the township.

HELP COMES FOR THE START OF SCHOOL… Ominous clouds precipitated an earlier start to the “Backpacks for Good” event organ...
08/21/2026

HELP COMES FOR THE START OF SCHOOL… Ominous clouds precipitated an earlier start to the “Backpacks for Good” event organized by the Berrien Community Foundation and hosted by Coloma Community Schools on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026 for students in the Coloma, Watervliet, and Hagar #6 school districts. The threatening skies and light rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the families who attended as evidenced by Alicia Ford (right), assistant director of the Coloma Public Library, and her children.

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The wait is almost over for Coloma volleyball. After weeks of summer workouts, practices, conditioning and preparation, ...
08/21/2026

The wait is almost over for Coloma volleyball. After weeks of summer workouts, practices, conditioning and preparation, the Lady Comets will finally get the opportunity to step onto the court against another team this weekend. Both the junior varsity and varsity squads will begin their seasons at home, with Coloma hosting a pair of invitationals to kick off the 2026 campaign.

The wait is almost over for Coloma volleyball. After weeks of summer workouts, practices, conditioning and preparation, the Lady Comets will finally get the opportunity to step onto the court against another team this weekend. Both the junior varsity and varsity squads will begin their seasons at ho...

Tensions continue to mount in the township as residents press the board to take action regarding alleged ordinance viola...
08/20/2026

Tensions continue to mount in the township as residents press the board to take action regarding alleged ordinance violations involving KOHOE Properties and its representatives. Residents have repeatedly told the board they want township ordinances to be enforced consistently and property owners to be held accountable when violations occur.

Watervliet Charter Township held their regular monthly board meeting on Aug. 17, 2026. The meeting was called to order by Township Supervisor Bob Wallace at 5:30 p.m. In initial business, the board approved the minutes from the July 20, 2026, Regular Board Meeting before approving both Tom Scheid’...

This week's issue of the Tri-City Record is on newsstands, in the mail, and online!
08/20/2026

This week's issue of the Tri-City Record is on newsstands, in the mail, and online!

The Tri-City Record is your weekly, local newspaper for Coloma, Hartford, and Watervliet, faithfully serving these communities since 1882.

It’s been a long period without high school athletics on the Hartford High School campus. When the men’s and women’s tra...
08/19/2026

It’s been a long period without high school athletics on the Hartford High School campus. When the men’s and women’s track teams finished their final event of the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 state finals on Saturday, May 30, it brought down the final curtain on spring sports and the 2025-26 athletic calendar. For over two months, the Huskies and Lady Huskies have been in slumber, but that all changed starting earlier this week.

It’s been a long period without high school athletics on the Hartford High School campus. When the men’s and women’s track teams finished their final event of the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 state finals on Saturday, May 30, it brought down the final curtain on spring ...

A “DARK HORSE” TAKES THE FIELD… Watervliet High School’s Marching Band gave the community a first look at this year’s sh...
08/19/2026

A “DARK HORSE” TAKES THE FIELD… Watervliet High School’s Marching Band gave the community a first look at this year’s show, Dark Horse, during a public performance Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. The performance capped off a full week of band camp as students worked to bring this season’s music and marching production to life.

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