Dorothy ‘Dottie’ Jean Leech, 72, died January 27th, 2024, at the Medilodge of Westwood in Kalamazoo, MI. Dottie was the middle child of James and Peggy Leech of Allegan, MI.Dottie grew up on her parent’s farm (Blueberry Pine Farm) in Cheshire township. She attended Allegan Public Schools’ Special Education Program, as well as participating in Read More…
Mary Granat, age 89, of Allegan, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at Ely Manor. Mary was born August 4, 1934 in Watson Township, daughter of the late Thomas and Caroline Flynn and had lived in the Watson and Allegan areas her entire life. Mary loved to read and would not pass by a garage Read More…
Helen Briggs passed peacefully surrounded by her family on January 25, 2024. She was born to Joseph and Julia (Szabo) Agardy on June 25, 1934, in Fehérgyarmat, Hungary. Helen arrived in America at Ellis Island aboard the S.S. Europa on October 20, 1938. She grew up in southwest Detroit, Michigan, and attended Western High School. Read More…
Pictured here is one of the Allegan Department of Public Works’ 13’ backhoes in front of one small section of one of two 150’ long snow piles at Padgham Field. Snow that is removed from Allegan’s 29 miles of roadways is hauled to the Padgham Field Airport. This pile is from the past few weeks Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Allegan County commissioner chairman James Storey said the water study work group, organized by the Board of Commissioners, has been exploring the condition of the county’s underground aquifer with a focus on its quantity and quality.“Using the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds appropriated to the county, the study Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Allegan County’s five commissioners, the Allegan Action team, announced their joint intention to seek re-election to the governing board of Allegan County, board chairman Jim Storey said.Commissioners Scott Beltman, Hopkins; Mark DeYoung, Dorr; Gale Dugan, Otsego; Dean Kapenga, Hamilton, and Jim Storey, Holland, will seek voter approval to continue their Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW – Paw Paw’s wrestling team beat Lakeshore 48-21 in wrestling action on Jan. 24.Winners for Paw Paw were Kainan Teske, Tyler Perkkio, Ethan Edsberg, Preston Akers, Alex Burgess, Joose Garcia, Dominic Hernandez, Gavin Turk, Anthony Hudson, Cameron Kozel and Braylen Kennedy.Paw Paw on the same night lost 45-36 to Vicksburg.Winners Read More…
“America is an exceptional country,” Alexis de Tocqueville wrote after touring the still-young nation in the 1830s. Compared to his native France and other nations in Europe, he found an energy and vibrancy here that provided great opportunities for growth and innovation.De Tocqueville attributed this to parents of our founding fathers placing high emphasis on a classical Read More…
Two Paw Paw High School graduates were inducted into the 2024 Paw Paw High School Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony held Friday, Jan. 26, at Paw Paw High School. Bernard Varnesdeel and Mike Thompson were this year’s inductees. Shown in photo from left, Paw Paw Public Schools Superintendent Rick Reo, Paw Paw Board Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW TWP. – Van Buren County Sheriff Daniel Abbott reported that Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics detectives, along with Uniform Response deputies and Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC), conducted a compliance check at the KPEP/Red Arrow Motel, 38266 Red Arrow Highway, Paw Paw Township, on Tuesday, Jan. 23.Detectives and Read More…