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 Unit had been getting multiple tips about a house in the area that was selling Read More…
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 themselves off from the rest of the world. Then one evening Danny “Professor Frisbee” Kaye Read More…
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 to career bureaucrats and elected leaders to tell us we can’t handle sensitive information because Read More…
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 play and came away with a hard fought win,” head coach Paskell Miller said.Leading the Read More…
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 Peter Lindenbach and Mary (Scott) Earl-Boadway.Chuck’s greatest joys in life were being a husband, a Read More…
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 love of his life, Jacqueline Mailloux. He and Jackie were married Oct. 3, 1981. David Read More…
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 recognition of her ingenuity and leadership in engaging with residents in her post area.Capt. Michael Read More…
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 team, nominated for their outstanding athletic achievements, are this year’s honorees to the Paw Paw Read More…
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
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 district said of each individual, “Buster Turner has been a dedicated employee for many years Read More…