by Ben MurphySports Writer Paw Paw baseball thumps Vicksburg The Paw Paw baseball team hosted Vicksburg on Thursday, May 18, finishing off a game that was started earlier in the season, but delayed due to darkness. The Red Wolves were able to finish it off with a Wolverine Conference win, 22-8.John McCaw got the win Read More…
Courier-Leader & Paw Paw Flashes
Paw Paw Fire Department showcases new fire station
The Paw Paw Volunteer Fire Department held an open house, Saturday, May 20, to showcase the department’s new fire station at 832 S. Gremps St. As several hundred people turned out for the event, State Representative Pauline Wendzel presented Paw Paw Fire Chief Jim DeGroff, IV, with a state Special Tribute, which read in part, Read More…
Many area towns to hold Memorial Day parades
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – Paw Paw’s 103rd annual Memorial Day services will be held Monday, May 29, with the annual parade starting at 10 a.m. from the 120 Taphouse and Bistro parking lot, via Michigan Avenue to Maple City Veterans’ Memorial Park for services.Parade Grand Marshal will be a member of the Read More…
Life as Performance Art
On Memorial Day, there is no place I would rather be than in a small Midwest town. More specifically, it means a small town in southwestern Michigan. Like the rest of the country on that day, we will pause for a few minutes to remember and pay tribute to the men and women who made the Read More…
Mike’s Musings: AI could make our lives better or ruin us
Is anyone concerned about artificial intelligence as I am?You know the technology is growing at such a rapid rate that humans might be subservient to robots soon. Or so say a few prognosticators.Being somewhat a libertarian, I do not favor government interference a lot of things, but AI is one emerging technology that we need Read More…
Paw Paw softball plays to split with Coloma
The Paw Paw softball team welcomed in ranked Coloma on Thursday. The Lady Red Wolves hung with them, taking game one 6-5 in extra innings and falling 12-1 in the second game.In the opener, Coloma led 5-2 in the seventh inning, but Paw Paw rallied to tie the game at 5-5. In the extra frame, Read More…
Life as Performance Art
“Stop using the word ‘re-gret,’” and older woman ad-vised me. “Regret is auseless emotion. You would be bet-ter off dropping it from your vocabulary.”I have come to realize she was right, and charitable too. To regret something means it was in the past. The words were spoken, the ac-tion taken and we can’t go back Read More…
Life lessons for new graduates
One of the great accomplishments one can achieve in their teen years is graduating from high school. Wilcox Newspapers has underscored this achievement by honoring grads in several of our local newspapers. It is a daunting task, but we believe each graduate should be recognized for that achievement.Of course, the big question for all grads, Read More…
Obituary: Arthur Lynn Richardson
On May 9, 2023, Arthur Lynn Richardson left this world to enter paradise with his Lord and Savior Jesus. Art had a prolonged stay in hospice as he battled several debilitating illnesses, surviving well beyond the expectations of the hospice nurses and staff.Art was born in Paw Paw, Oct. 11, 1948, to his parents Lester Read More…
Obituary: Esther Narlene Goodrich
Esther Narlene Goodrich, 96, of Lawrence, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2023, peacefully at her home in Lawrence. She was born June 15, 1926, in Quincy, Illinois, the daughter of Charles Edward Lundahl and Ida June (Clifford) Lundahl.Esther lived a full life rich faith and family. She was a devoted Christian and enjoyed spending time Read More…