By Jason WesseldykSports EditorDespite facing a 19-10 deficit at the end of the first quarter against SAC-leading Watervliet on Friday, Jan. 28, Saugatuck boys basketball coach Brian Ward had reason to be pleased.His team shot 50 percent from the field during that opening frame and appeared to be locked in on the offensive end.Then came Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorButterflies Are Free?Add to the Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned annals Tasha Adams, who last week released photographic evidence of elaborate escape tunnels her estranged ex-, Oath Keeper leader Stewart Rhodes, built in their backyard.“Folks,” advised Adams, “if you ever feel tempted to rent a backhoe and dig escape tunnels Read More…
It took years to pass Title 9, which essentially put women’s sports on an even keel with men’s. Now female athletes enjoy the same funding, facilities, etc, that male athletes have had since high school and collegiate sports were popularized in the early 20th century.I’m concerned that the equality gained by Title 9, will be Read More…
“Sunset and evening star, and one clear call for me. And may there be no moan-ing of the bar when I put out to sea,” wrote Alfred Lord Tennyson. His poem, often used at funerals, came to mind after reading publisher Mike Wilcox’s editorial last week.For those of us who took a driver’s training course, Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – Van Buren County Commissioners on Tuesday, Jan 25, approved a request to allocate American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds totaling $7 million for county broadband expansion.After reviewing several ARPA proposals for broadband expansion, recommendations were made to allocate $7 million of ARPA funds for broadband, noting that the Read More…
Construction is scheduled to begin in March on County Road 687 South of Interstate 94 at the Howlett and Conklin Drain in Hartford Township. The Van Buren County Road Commission is working with the prime contractor, Lounsbury Excavating, Inc., Paw Paw, to accomplish this work, which includes removal of the existing box culvert, and installation Read More…
Representatives from TowerPinkster, architecture, interior design and engineering firm for Paw Paw Public Schools (PPPS), and Owen-Ames-Kimball (O.A.K.), PPPS construction management partner, presented district-wide facility upgrades and project highlights Thursday, Jan. 27, at the high school’s Performing Arts Center (PAC) that are being considered for the two proposals that will be on the ballot, pending Read More…
On Saturday, Jan. 29, at 8:40 p.m., the Paw Paw Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 38000 block of 64th Avenue, Paw Paw Township. Upon arrival, firefighters found a single-family residence well involved with fire. Firefighters were able to quickly bring the blaze under control and no injuries were reported. Van Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—With less than a minute to play in the first half, the Wolverine Conference North boys basketball contest between Otsego and Vicksburg couldn’t have been any closer. Literally.The teams were locked in a 22-22 tie after going back and forth throughout the opening half.But Otsego scored the final five points of Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor ROCKFORD—Talk about starting strong.In its first game at the Rockford Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 29, the Allegan boys bowling team posted a 1,062 to set a new school record by seven pins. Andrew Snyder (249), Trenton Nagelkirk (236), Shane Wesche (199), Carter Wagner (197) and Ryan Brink (181) combined for that Read More…