A Celebration of Life for Verna Joy Carroll of Lawton will be held Saturday, March 11, at 11 a.m. at Lawton Evangelical Church. A time for family visitation will precede the service starting at 9:30 a.m. and will continue with a luncheon following the service. Joy will be placed to rest during a private family Read More…
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 with her gardening hobby and camping with her girlfriends a couple times a year. She Read More…
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 Harbor, with Diane Yampolsky officiating. Military Rites were conducted by the North Berrien Military Rites Read More…
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 Wednesday, Feb. 22, while responding to a fire call of downed power lines in Almena Read More…
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 duty Feb. 22, as he responded to a fire call in Almena Township.The fire department Read More…
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 to be sold out because the band had had a string of major hits in Read More…
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 handful of under-rated hockey players, laid off curlers, comedians, and lumberjacks not too many people want to Read More…
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 led by Connor Walsh with 14 points and three steals, Ryan Kiesling had 13 points, Read More…
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 Moden was honored for his four decades plus supporting Tiger athletics. In a complete surprise Read More…
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. 14, at 7 p.m. While on scene, deputies noted several farm animals in distress, with Read More…