PAW PAW – The Paw Paw Township Board at its Feb. 12 meeting, approved $15,000 to the Paw Paw Volunteer Fire Department for the purchase of new equipment.Township board members also approved a $1,000 for employee township apparel purchase.Township Clerk Rebecca Payne updated the board that an announcement would be made soon on a community Read More…
Author: Jordan Wilcox
Bulldogs capture regionals, but fall short in Final Four
By Pamela Holloway Last Wednesday the Bulldogs traveled back to Jacksonville State University for the AHSAA 2A Southeast Regional Championship game. The Bulldogs were set to face off with the Gaston Bulldogs for a chance to participate in the 2A Final Four tournament at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. The stage was set and it Read More…
Mike’s Musings: Sport allows me to leave my troubles behind
Today’s a great day. I have a cold now running on 8 days, my bank account is in the negative, and my ex-wife has called for the umpteenth time- and it hasn’t even reached noon on my wall clock.But hey I still have pickleball, a sport I began playing a year ago, and now play Read More…
Candidates make their case at forum
By John BriceCorrespondent Political candidates running for local office in the upcoming March 5th Alabama GOP primary were given the opportunity to address voters at a public forum hosted by the Chambers County Republican Club in the Chambers County Farmers Federation Agricultural Center at the ALFA building in LaFayette during the early evening hours of Read More…
Sturgis schools operating millage request fails
A ballot proposal for an operating millage at Sturgis Public Schools was rejected by voters Tuesday in Michigan’s primary election. The measure failed, 54% to 46%. The proposal would have allowed the school district to levy the statutory rate, not to exceed 18 mills, on all property, with exception of principal residence and other property Read More…
Presidential primary recap: Millage increases shot down, many take part in early voting
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Voters took to the polls Tuesday to vote for one of the Democratic or Republican nominees for president in the presidential primary election. In addition, some areas had key issues to vote on – an operating millage increase for Sturgis Public Schools and a road millage increase Read More…
Constantine wrestling season ends in state semis
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director KALAMAZOO — Constantine’s second straight final four appearance in team wrestling came to an end Saturday afternoon at the hands of a familiar foe. The Falcons lost their Division 3 state semifinals matchup against Dundee, the defending six-time state champs, by a final of 49-22, ending with a 27-3 record on Read More…
Late rally by Greenville sinks Three Rivers wrestling in state quarters
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director KALAMAZOO — In its first state quarterfinals appearance since 2001, Three Rivers’ wrestling season came to a shocking end Friday night, with the #6-seeded Greenville taking down the #3-seeded Wildcats 31-30 in an upset victory in the Division 2 team wrestling state tournament at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo. The Wildcats Read More…
Constantine wrestling advances to state semis for second straight year
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director KALAMAZOO — For the second year in a row, the Constantine wrestling team will be heading to Saturday action at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo for the state semifinals in team wrestling. In Saturday’s Division 3 state quarterfinal match against Hart, the Falcons took home a narrow 32-30 victory over Hart, Read More…
White Pigeon receives funds for demolition of Tasty Nut Shop building
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director WHITE PIGEON — The days of the Tasty Nut Shop building standing on the corner of Kalamazoo Street and Chicago Road in White Pigeon are now numbered. On Thursday, Doug Kuhlman, the zoning administrator and code compliance officer for the Village of White Pigeon, announced in a statement that the village Read More…