Betsy Evans passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family. Betsy was born October 7, 1942 in Dowagiac, daughter of the late Bernard and Louise Frank. Betsy was a long-time member of the Paw Paw Seventh-day Adventist Church. Betsy was a very crafty woman and loved to knit, sew, crochet Read More…
Darryl Charles Schoudt, 59, of Paw Paw, passed away Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Paw Paw. He was born Jan. 18, 1963, in Philadelphia, PA, the son of the late Wayne Schoudt and Gealdine (Saxton) Woodruff.Darryl, an avid sports fan, also enjoyed keeping in shape as he was an athlete, always keeping up on the Read More…
It’s the time of year when aspiring writers get out pens and big legal pads of lined yellow paper. Others find their grandparents’ manual Underwood or Royal type-writer, spray WD-40 on the ribbon to refresh it after dec-ades in the closet and settle down to write the Great American Novel. Or they start a new Read More…
There are so many innocent people jailed for crimes they haven’t committed. I worked for a time, helping to expose some that were incarcerated, yet innocent. One of those, a man I truly admire is Julian Assange, and I hope and pray at some point, he will be released.Assange, founder of Wiki Leaks, faces an Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer LAWRENCE – A longtime Lawrence Township employee and a member and past fire chief of the Lawrence Township Emergency Services, was honored Thursday, Feb. 10, for his many years of dedicated service to the community.Charles “Charlie” Moses was honored during a presentation at the Lawrence Township Hall for more than 40 Read More…
Trinity Lutheran School and Church, Paw Paw, recently started a new mission, Feeding Kids Ministry. Currently, there are over 30 children in Paw Paw Public Schools and Trinity Lutheran School enrolled in the program, which provides a weekend supply of nutritious food for children when school lunch and breakfast is unavailable on a weekend or Read More…
After repeated warnings from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), the Village of Breedsville faces civil litigation for improperly filling a regulated wetland area and riverbed, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today.In the complaint, filed on behalf of EGLE, the Department of Attorney General asserts that the Van Buren County Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—Cali Miller, Hannah Fitzpatrick and Kaitlyn Payseno formed quite the tremendous trio for the Otsego girls basketball team in its game with archrival Plainwell on Friday, Feb. 11.Those three combined to score 44 points in leading the Bulldogs to the 54-33 victory.Miller led the charge with 20 points, followed by Fitzpatrick Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A record-setting effort from Titus Smith in the 100-yard butterfly highlighted a runner-up finish for the Allegan boys swim & dive team at its home quad meet on Saturday, Feb. 12.Smith posted a time of 54.23 to break the school record and qualify for the Division 3 state finals.As a team, Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor SAUGATUCK—Playing for the third time in four nights, the Saugatuck girls basketball team dropped a 40-37 decision to visiting Galesburg-Augusta on Friday, Feb. 11.Down 30-26 after three quarters, the Trailblazers had the opportunity to tie the score in the game’s waning seconds. But a 3-point attempt missed its mark, sealing Saugatuck’s Read More…