My son can attest to one of my biggest pet peaves- road signs that don’t make any sense. We drive a lot of miles together, and occasionally we find useless signs placed along roadways at taxpayers’ expense. I would be…

    King Charles I of England detested coffee, and especially coffee houses.  If he had had his way, coffee would be forbidden in his realm, and coffee houses would slither into the recesses of history.    It had nothing to do with the smell…

Believe it or not, one of the most requested additions readers seek in our newspapers is horoscopes. Unfortunately we just don’t have the space to publish a regular Horoscope column. However I came across this rather humorous (some would say…

PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL – 5, Grand Rapids West Catholic – 3, Singles:No. 1 – Jack Holt, Grand Rapids West Catholic def. Tyler Mejeur, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 3-6 , 6-2 , 10-5 ;No. 2 – RJ Laughlin, PAW PAW HIGH…

Irwin C. Barker passed away peacefully on Tuesday March 22, 2022 at the age of 85. He was born in Lawrence, MI on January 9, 1937, to the late Lynn and Ruth (Dobson) Barker. Irwin proudly served his country in…

David Augustus Walker, of South Haven, passed away June 16, 2022, in Centerville, TX, after he was involved in a motor vehicle accident and succumbed to injuries received from it. He was 84 years young. David was born May 12,…

Dr Gene T. Miller, 85, of Chelsea, MI, formerly of Brooklyn, Grass Lake, and Paw Paw, passed away Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, at Legacy Assisted Living, Jackson, MI. He was born Sept. 6, 1936, in Detroit, MI, the son of…

Colleen May Macyauski, 85, of Lawrence, passed away peacefully, Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. She was born Sept. 4, 1936, in Grand Haven, MI, the daughter of Jerry and Mary (Baker) Blackmer.Colleen was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Macyauski,…

By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – Paw Paw Wine & Harvest Festival’s three-day event, Friday, Sept. 9, through Sunday, Sept. 11, will feature something for everyone, including the return of the popular “Refresco Grape Stomp.”The Refresco Grape Stomp will…

A Salute to Veterans and First Responders Boat Parade and Flyover was held Aug. 20 in South Haven. Veterans started the day at 5 a.m. fishing on Lake Michigan, with a parade and The Hooligans Flyover at noon. Van Buren…

The Paw Paw Police Department and Paw Paw Walmart recently sponsored Public Safety Professionals Night. Organizers said the great turn out saw participation from numerous local agencies and organizations, including Michigan State Police, Van Buren County Sherriff’s Office, Lawton Police…

     JM Barrie, the author of Peter Pan, also wrote the script for a play, and later a movie, he called The Old Lady Shows her Medals.  It is set right after World War One in London.  The plot is disarmingly simple: an…

It’s so great to be a taxpayer in the United States. Our government continues to pile on the middle class with new tax after new tax.Now we are being told we must contribute to the $500 billion slush fund that…

Of all the conditions or diseases, one might encounter, Alzheimer’s/dementia is in my opinion the worst.Many of us know a mother, father or a close relative that has suffered from this disease that saps almost all memory from a person.…

   Play, we are told, is the work of children.  Einstein wrote that when children play it is the beginning of all research. A classic example that philosophy might be the great American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.  As a youngster his mother sat…

LAWTON – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) held an open house Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the Lawton Village Hall to discuss a planned three-year project to rebuild M-40 from 72nd Avenue to LaGrave Street through the Village of Lawton.Proposed…

By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – With the August passage of a millage request to develop a Paw Paw Township Senior Activity Center, Paw Paw Township officials are currently working on a program designed for Paw Paw seniors that…

By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – Van Buren County Commissioners on Tuesday, Aug. 9, formally approved a request to increase the current salary of interim Van Buren County Administrator Ryan Post to the starting salary listed on the job…

Ruth Ann Owsiany, 76, of Lawton, passed away Aug. 9, 2022, at her home, following a short battle with cancer. She was born to the late Milton and Louise (Dillenbeck) Davis in 1945, in Paw Paw.Ruth had two siblings, Melvin…

Jerry Lou Coder passed away at the age of 79 on July 26, 2022, surround by the Love of his family. A Graduate of Paw Paw High School. He was living in Mayer Arizona. He is preceded in death by…