PAW PAW – St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Paw Paw, will offer its free community dinner as a drive-thru event, Thursday, Jan. 20, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the church, 412 Cedar Street.The meal will consist of spaghetti pie, fruit cup and dessert. Those attending will be directed how to enter and leave the parking Read More…
Author: Jordan Wilcox
Mattawan girl has been found safe
MATTAWAN – A 14-year-old Mattawan female, reported missing on Sunday, Jan. 9, has been located and is safely back home with her family, according to a press release from the Michigan State Police Paw Paw Post.Ajanae Raine Cretsinger was reported missing Sunday night, MSP reported. A male subject she was with was arrested and is Read More…
Nesbitt maintains perfect voting record
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Aric Nesbitt was present for every one of the Michigan Senate’s 494 roll call votes in 2021, according the Mackinac Center for Public Policy’s watchdog site MichiganVotes.org.“I was elected to do a job; it is my duty to show up,” said Nesbitt, R-Lawton. “I am grateful every day that I Read More…
My birthday present ends up in jaws of thief
Here’s a story that hopefully will provide a chuckle or two.So my birthday is right around the corner, and my son, bless him, had my gift sent by UPS to our home. Unfortunately, we were at the office and couldn’t accept the package in person. When we returned home, he noticed the package was nowhere Read More…
Life as Performance Art
Longtime friends shared with Pat and me in a Christ-mas letter they had returned to Orchestra Hall for the first performance by the Chicago Symphony Orchetra in nearly two years.At the end CSO director Ri-cardo Muti spoke briefly with the audience about how the word “culture” is often misused today.I believe he was right. If Read More…
Letter to the Editor: Wildlife crossings will reduce collisions
Dear Editor: The next couple of months roads will be full of ice and snow, making driving conditions dangerous. While there is little we can do to stop weather related accidents, there is a source of accidents we can do something about: collisions with wildlife.Every year millions of Americans hit wildlife on our roadways. Michigan Read More…
Letter to the Editor: Tyranny of the Minority
To the Editor: Tyranny of the minority …The conservative right-wing has never bought into the idea of a multicultural society …. that the birthright of all Americans is equal representation and protection under the law. Call them nationalists (mostly white), anti-immigration advocates, maybe even super-patriots. They didn’t like Abe Lincoln much and have built hundreds Read More…
Obituary: Victor Robert Crane
Victor Robert Crane, 84, of Paw Paw, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Saturday Jan. 1, 2022, at his home, with his family at his side. He was born March 19, 1937, in Logansport, Indiana, the son of the late Thomas G. Crane and Thelma (Cordell) Webster.At the age of five, his family Read More…
Obituary: Gary Lee Ramlow
Gary Lee Ramlow, 75, of Lawton, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 31, 2021 at Rose Arbor in Kalamazoo.A graveside service with military honors will be held at 2pm, Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Lakeside Cemetery, Decatur. Those wishing to leave an online condolence for the family may do so at www.newellchapel.com.Gary was known to Read More…
Water leak shuts down LaFayette, nearly 750,000 gallons lost
By Jody StewartA major water leak occurred last Wednesday inside the old Kardoes Rubber plant which flooded the building and created loss of water to the city. The water break is believed to have occurred around 3 am Wednesday morning. The location of the leak was found by city employees around 8:30 am. The city Read More…