This has been a concern for many in the USA. Some of us believe our economic foe is exerting way too much influence on our country and by buying up U.S. acreage, that influence will only increase. My friend and newspaper columnist (his column is published in over 600 newspapers weekly) Dr. Glenn Mollette lays Read More…
Courier-Leader & Paw Paw Flashes
Obituary: Stella Louise Stanek
Stella Louise Stanek, age 85, of Inverness, Florida passed away March 26, 2023. A native of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Stella was born February 6, 1938 to the late Edith M. Mott and Delbert M Cartwright before moving to Michigan in 1957. In 1959 she married the late James T. Stanek, and raised three daughters.From writing Read More…
State Rep. Andrews supports efforts to reopen Palisades
COVERT TWP. – On June 26, State Rep. Joey Andrews (D-St. Joseph) hosted the Repowering Roundtable and tour of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, Covert Township, to meet with community and industry leaders to discuss efforts to reopen the facility, save good-paying jobs, and increase regional economic development and Michigan-made clean energy. He toured portions Read More…
Paw Paw Village Council approves special assessment for police department
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – At the Paw Paw Village Council’s June 12 meeting, a Special Assessment for the Village of Paw Paw Police Department was approved.In place since 2016, this year the assessment will levy three mills, totaling $262,845.50, according to Paw Paw Village Manager Will Joseph.Joseph said, “Calls to our police department have Read More…
County potential beneficiary of State of Michigan broadband funding
PAW PAW – The Michigan High-Speed Internet Office announced its initial recommendations for the Realizing Opportunity with Broadband Infrastructure Networks (ROBIN) program on June 20. This program will potentially bring reliable, high-speed broadband service to over 6,300 residents and businesses in Van Buren County, 3,476 of which currently lack access, according to a press release Read More…
Life as Performance Art
It was with great relief that I read the publishers of the late PG Wodehouse have summoned up the courage to reprint his tales of Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves, odd-ball uncles, fierce and ditzy aunts, and an assortment of other characters. They bumbled their inept way through life, and yet someone how managed to Read More…
Mike’s Musings: Musk vs Zuckerberg – tell me the fight is on
The popularity of UFC has eclipsed boxing and kickboxing ten-fold. I can remember going to my first local match about fifteen years ago. It was in a ballroom, and there wasn’t a seat to be had. Local fighters, our friends and neighbors got into the ring, after a few months training and scrapped until one Read More…
Mattawan falls short in bid for state championship
By Ben MurphySports Writer The Mattawan baseball team came painfully close to reaching the Division 1 state championship game. The Wildcats led 1-0 in the top of the seventh inning, and were just a single out away from moving on, but Novi rallied to tie the game and eventually handed Mattawan a 4-1 loss in Read More…
Pickup truck crashes into Pizza Hut
On Monday, June 19, at approximately 1:45 p.m., a pickup truck drove into the Pizza Hut building on South Kalamazoo Street. No serious injuries were reported by the Paw Paw Fire Department, who assisted at the scene with the Paw Paw Police Department and Paw Paw Quick Response Team. The crash remains under investigation.
State Police Investigate multi-vehicle M-43 Crash
ARLINGTON TWP. – Michigan State Police (MSP) Paw Paw Post troopers are investigating a three-vehicle fatal crash that occurred Monday night, June 19, around 11:30 on M-43 Hwy near 30th Avenue in Arlington Township. The crash involved a Bangor Police Department patrol vehicle that was in pursuit of a fleeing motorcycle.A preliminary investigation revealed the Read More…