by Ben MurphySports Writer Taking on tournament host Bangor in the district championship match on Friday, Lawton got off to a slow start, dropping the first set. From there the night, and even more importantly the district trophy belonged to the Lady Blue Devils however, as they claimed a 23-25, 25-19, 25-18 and 25-9 victory.“The Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – For the past several weeks, orange barrels and mounds of dirt have landscaped the northern portion of the Village of Paw Paw as current water service lines are being replaced with new copper service if the existing service material is found to be lead or galvanized, according to Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer GENEVA TWP. – Van Buren County Sheriff Daniel Abbott reported that detectives from the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office and Michigan State Police (Paw Paw Post) are working in conjunction investigating the death and body discovery of a 33-year-old Kalamazoo man. The deceased was found Nov. 3, at approximately 2 p.m. Read More…
The Paw Paw American Legion McGowan-Johnson Post will hold a Veterans Day Service, beginning at 10:45 at the Veterans’ Memorial Park, Paw Paw.The Lawrence American Legion Hess-Eastman Post will hold a Veterans Day service at 10:45 a.m. at Hill Cemetery, Lawrence.
It’s time again for this newspaper’s annual Christmas Wish program. In the next few weeks we are asking readers that find themselves or their family in a dire situation to write us and in detail, tell us what you or your family would like to make Christmas a happy occasion.Inflation has caused a financial burden Read More…
In the immortalized words of David Coverdale, lead singer of Whitesnake, “here I go again.” It’s another year and another rant as to why daylight saving time should go the way of video stores and Oldsmobile.As you can probably tell I’m not a proponent of daily saving time. In fact I think it’s downright archaic- Read More…
Every autumn we buy a copy of the Old Farmer’s Almanac, and a bookmarker always gets place at the beginning of the weather prediction section. The writers claim a high measure of accuracy which may or may not be the whole truth. Each of their regions covers a wide swath of real estate, so it is Read More…
The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release noting deputies are investigating a homicide.Deputies say it happened on a property off 104th Avenue, east of 56th Street, near Pullman in Lee Township, around 4:30 p.m. Friday.A woman called police and said her ex-husband shot her in the head.When deputies arrived, they found the woman Read More…
By Kathie Brown Gobles completed the 2022 season by dropping a regional semifinal matchup against Adrian Lenawee Christian, 49-7. Despite the first-round exit, this was a season to remember for a young Gobles Tiger football team.Gobles finished the season at 7-3 and clinched their first non-COVID playoff appearance since 2016. Gobles also finished the season Read More…
Catherine Ann Healy, age 67, of Paw Paw, Michigan, died peacefully at home under Hospice care on October 21,2022. She was born on December 8, 1954 in Paw Paw. Adopted by David and Audrey Evans she attended Gobles High school.Cathy spent her entire work career in customer service. In recent years working as a cashier Read More…