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Life as Performance Art

    I have long since forgotten the woman’s name.  I just remember that she worked in the ladies’ fashion section of a clothing store and had a blue rinse in her hair.  Whenever Mother went in the store, she always asked for the woman I call “Madame Blue Hair.”  I had never seen anyone with blue hair before, and Read More…

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Obituary: Rhonda McGrew Ryan

After struggling with health issues for over four years, Rhonda McGrew Ryan passed away Sept. 25, 2022.  She was born Aug. 8, 1953, to the late Arnold and Vernena (Hall) McGrew.Rhonda grew up in Paw Paw, graduating from Paw Paw High School in 1971.  She lived in several different states and had several different types Read More…

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Obituary: Doris Carole Stembaugh

Doris Carole Stembaugh , 89, of Paw Paw, passed away Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, at White Oaks, Lawton. She was born April 11, 1933, in Benton Township, Mich., the daughter of the late Arthur B. Rowley and Lillian (Tetlock) Rowley.Doris excelled in academics and was valedictorian of Hartford High School. She married Bill Stembaugh in Read More…

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PP man pleads guilty to setting Planned Parenthood ablaze

U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced Wednesday, Oct. 12, that Joshua Brereton of Paw Paw, pleaded guilty to one count of arson, admitting to United States Magistrate Judge Ray Kent that he maliciously set fire to the Planned Parenthood clinic in Kalamazoo.“This fire was a senseless act of political violence,” said U.S. Attorney Mark Totten. He Read More…

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Schanz hired as senior center director

The new Paw Paw Senior Center officially opened its doors, Tuesday, Oct. 11, at Freshwater Community Church, 600 East Michigan Ave., with several familiar faces to seniors who were recently hired by Paw Paw Township to get the senior center program off the ground and running. Gary Schanz, shown in photo, who greeted Paw Paw Read More…

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New traffic light to be turned on

New traffic lights were scheduled to be turned on this week at the intersection of County Road 365 and M-40, South, near Interstate 94, Paw Paw, according to the Paw Paw Police Department, who received word from the Michigan Department of Transportation. (MDOT). Also, near that intersection, a new Sunoco gas station and convenience store Read More…