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Obituary: Sharon Kay Aernie
Sharon Kay Aernie, 66, of Mattawan, passed away Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023.She was born Nov. 9, 1956, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Edward O. Arnold and Mary Emma (Menz) Arnold.Sharon was passionate about animals and the outdoors. She kept busy…
Obituary: Wilbur W. “Sonny” Jarvis, Jr.
Wilbur W. “Sonny” Jarvis, Jr., 90, formerly of St. Joseph, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, at his home in Paw Paw.Funeral Services & burial were held 2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, at B’nai Sholom Cemetery, Crystal Avenue, Benton…
Paw Paw Fire Chief Recalls his selection of Lt. Quillen
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – “He was the definition of what the Paw Paw Volunteer Fire Department is,” said the Paw Paw Fire Chief in recalling Paw Paw Fire Department member Lt. Ethan Quillen, who was tragically killed…
Paw Paw Firefighter killed while at fire call
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – Funeral services will be held Saturday at Paw Paw High School’s Performing Arts Center for Paw Paw Volunteer Fire Department member Lieutenant Ethan M. Quillen, who was tragically killed in the line of…
Mike’s Musings: DAZED and CONFUSED, or JUST GROWING OLD
Growing can be a real pain, sometimes. What you once remembered with ease, you now forget.Case in point occurred last weekend. My significant other and I had booked a concert at a smallish auditorium back in December. It was sure…
Life as Performance Art
For a number of years, we have been seeing news reports about our southern borders. Unfortunately, we have overlooked the fact that we also have a northern border with Canada. It’s easy to forget about it because, with the exception of a…
Mattawan notches 17th win as area teams near regular season end
by Ben MurphySports Writer Mattawan boys notch another winThe Mattawan boys basketball team rolled to their 17th win of the season on Friday. They were playing at Stevensville Lakeshore in a league game, and managed a 56-33 victory.The Wildcats were…
Lawrence Public Schools honors lifelong resident in naming of gym
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer LAWRENCE – A lifelong resident of Lawrence and an active community member received a big surprise for his 90th birthday last Friday, Feb. 17, in between the Lawrence High School varsity boys’ and girls’ basketball games.Charles…
Animals removed from Columbia Township residence
COLUMBIA TWP. – Van Buren County Sheriff Daniel Abbott reported that Sheriff’s deputies assisted the Department of Homeland Security with executing a search warrant at a residence in the 09000 block of 50th Street in Columbia Township on Tuesday, Feb.…
Warrant arrests net six in Antwerp Twp
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer ANTWERP TWP. – Van Buren County Sheriff Daniel Abbott reported that on Nov. 29, 2022, the Van Buren County Narcotics unit executed a search warrant in the 66000 block of 26th Street in Lawton. The Narcotics…
Life as Performance Art
Perhaps you remember the 1948 film, A Song is Born, starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo. The plot is simple: A group of elderly scholars had been commissioned to write the definitive history of music. For nine years they had toiled away, cutting…
Mike’s Musings: Release January 6 tapes, Epstein list
Our government seems to enjoy keeping sensitive information from you and I, even though we pay their salaries and place them in the positions they are in. I believe the people have a right to know. It is not up…
Basketball Round-Up
by Ben MurphySports Writer Paw Paw gets win over BuchananThe Paw Paw boys basketball team took on Buchanan on Wednesday, Feb. 8. The Red Wolves were able to pick up a win in the non-conference home game, 73-64.“(We) came to…
Obituary: Charles Edward Lindenbach
Charles Edward Lindenbach, 80, of Kalamazoo, passed away peacefully Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, at his home with his family by his side. Chuck, as many knew him, was born Oct. 5, 1942, in South Haven, the son of the late…
Obituary: David George Marshall
David George Marshall was born Sept. 24, 1961, in Middletown, Connecticut, son of Robert Marshall and Geraldine (Hickey) Marshall. Early on in his life, his family moved to Vermont. It was at school in Vergennes, Vermont where he met the…
Paw Paw Post Trooper honored for community service
PAW PAW – Michigan State Police (MSP) Director Col. Joe Gasper has announced that Trooper Conner Mabie, a community service trooper assigned to the MSP Paw Paw Post, was selected as the 2022 Colonel Etue Community Impact Award recipient in…
Paw Paw Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Planned
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – A Paw Paw High School graduate, nominated for his contributions to society since graduating, a longtime PPHS teacher, nominated for his service to Paw Paw High School, and the 2001-2002 PPHS women’s basketball…
Dean, Doster crowned in Lawton
The Lawton Blue Devils’ basketball Snowcoming festivities held Friday night, Feb. 10, saw the crowning of Snowcoming Queen Tannen Dean and King Jack Doster.Photo courtesy/Lawton Community Schools
Four to be inducted into Lawton Blue Devil Hall of Fame
LAWTON – Four Lawton High School graduates will be inducted Friday, Feb. 24, into the Lawton Blue Devil Hall of Fame. The four include Buster Turner, Colonel (ret) Carol Clair, Craig Rupp, and Peggy Nicholas.In making the announcement, the school…
Life as Performance Art
The other morning a couple of talking heads on a television program were discussing the current state of affairs in the country, and one of them said that she still believed America was an exceptional country. The other, a bit…
