The family of a beloved local icon is hosting an estate sale, honoring the legacy of Gene Rhodes, most commonly known as "Gene the Pumpkin Man." Rhodes passed away last December after decades of ...

KALAMAZOO, Michigan — West Michigan is looking a little less colorful Wednesday. Family confirms Gene Rhodes, a man who brings to life a world of color every autumn, has died. Gene owned a large farm ...

ALLEGAN, Michigan — Every collection tells a story. Every collector, even more so. Gene Rhodes—better known as Gene the Pumpkin Man—spent decades turning his pumpkin farm on M-43 into West Michigan's ...

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KALAMAZOO, Michigan — The roads of life can curve and meander. If only they were as simple as M-43, which, every fall, leads directly to Mr. Rhodes and his farm-side abode. “We are, according to ...

VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI — Diana Curtis has plenty of fond memories of her dad. Now, she wants others to own a keepsake from his life. While Gene Rhodes was known widely for his love for a certain gourd ...

The risk of severe weather across West Michigan Tuesday has prompted the News Channel 3 Weather Alert team to issue a Weather Alert Day. Weather Alert Day for 'Strong school, strong community': Quincy ...

Below are News Channel 3's top, local stories from this past week. Kalamazoo mourns Gene the Pumpkin Man, beloved local icon and third-generation farmer A local icon in Kalamazoo County has passed ...

Kindergartner Evelin Sherman celebrates after finding her pumpkin in the field Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, at Venetucci Farm. The students from Stratton Meadows Elementary School were the first group to ...

Every night on Halloween, a monster comes out. A tall, large man, with a pumpkin head that has a frowny face carved into it. At night, when trick or treaters see the glowing pumpkin on the man, they ...