Jean Marie Taylor began her journey in Manistique, Michigan, March 18, 1932, daughter to Lauritz Drevdahl and Melba (Davidson) Drevdahl.She was raised in Manistique and attend Michigan State University, East Lansing, where she graduated in 1954. While in school, Jean…

Norma Dacoba, 99, passed away May 2, 2023, in Kalamazoo, just shy of her 100th birthday. She was born May 15, 1923, in Chicago, to Italian immigrants, Amo and Rose Scotese.She was raised in Paw Paw and attended Steeple School…

Orville Lee Griffith June 23, 1933-March 25, 2023Orville Lee Griffith, age 89, of Paw Paw, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023 at White Oaks Assisted Living in Lawton following a brief illness.He was born June 23, 1933 in Decatur, Michigan,…

Paw Paw High School has announced the Class of 2023 Academic Elite. They include in photo above, in the front row, from left, Sophie Mencl, Delaney Kean, Molly McNitt, Alyson Olsen, and Amelia Gibbs; in the back row, from left,…

Betsy Perales, center, was honored Tuesday May 9, during the Van Buren County Commissioners’ Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting. Perales was honored nationally by the Christmas Spirit Foundation with a Christmas SPIRIT Award. She also received a state Special…

The Paw Paw Fire Department will hold an open house, ribbon cutting and tours of its new fire station,832 S. Gremps St., Paw Paw, Saturday, May 20, from noon to 2 p.m. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at…

By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – A $2,00 reward is now being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction of the suspect or suspects involved in two separate incidents at Sunset Park Boat Launch and Maple…

Harvey Lawrence Holm, II, 78, of Mattawan, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Nov. 8, 1944, in Evergreen Park, IL, the son of Harvey L. Holm, Sr., and Leila…

Marlene Louise Krajewski, 87, of Paw Paw, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Medilodge in Kalamazoo. She was born March 25, 1936, in Paw Paw, the daughter of Clifton Day and Alice (Harter) Day.On July 7, 1956, she married Walter…

by Ben MurphySports Writer The Paw Paw baseball team couldn’t slow down visiting Dowagiac in the first game of the two’s doubleheader on Thursday, falling 13-9. The Red Wolves got things going in game two however, as they were able…

The Van Buren Intermediate School District’s (VBISD) Parent Advisory Committee paid tribute Thursday night, May 4, to this year’s Excellence in Education Award recipients. A reception was held at the Van Buren ISD’s Conference Center. Shown in front row, from…

MATTAWAN – Kris Simms has been named principal at Mattawan High School. He comes to Mattawan with 18 years in education and administration experience, including 11 years as a social studies teacher, and the past seven years as an assistant…

PAW PAW – Working in conjunction with the Michigan State Police, the Van Buren County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has authorized charges against an adult suspect for the events occurring on or about March 3, 2023, involving the death of a…

Maybe I’m more sensitive than most, but when I get a subscription cancellation, I’m bothered. A few weeks ago we received a 300-word cancellation notice essentially ripping columnist G.S. Stoppel and myself.Stoppel’s column runs in the Commercial Record, Allegan County…

     Truth be told, there is just not a lot of information I need to know about you, I’m just not interested in your politics.  In fact, I don’t care if you are a Republican, Democrat, Green Party, Natural Law Party, Socialist…

by Ben MurphySports Writer Paw Paw baseball hosted Plainwell The Paw Paw baseball team played at home against Plainwell on Thursday. The Red Wolves struggled in game one, falling 13-3. Game two they were able to salvage a 7-7 tie,…

Ronald Lee Flanders was born August 11, 1946 in Grand Rapids, MI to Stuart and Anna (Zarbock) Flanders and passed away April 23, 2023 in Memphis TN after a 10 month battle with pancreatic cancer.Ron lost his father at the…

There is nothing new about burning books. The ancient Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, probably Sumerians and Hittites did it.Hitler and his minions tried it in the 1930s as an after-party for the Nuremberg Ral-lies. The Church did a fair number of…

By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – The Paw Paw Fire Department responded to a fully involved pole barn fire Monday at approximately 9:03 a.m. The fire was reported in the 40900 block of Paw Paw Road. Arriving at the…

The 41st annual Van Buren County CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) Hunger Walk was held Sunday, April 30, in Paw Paw. A total of 93 area residents took part in the 3.1 mile walk around downtown Paw Paw, which…