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Obituary: Thomas “Tom” Scott Davis

Thomas “Tom” Scott Davis, aged 61, passed away peacefully at home in Three Rivers, MI, on Saturday, September 17th, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Tom was born on July 28, 1961 in Battle Creek, MI, to Donald and Marlene (Gregurash) Davis.Tom, who was an enthusiastic football player and Eagle Scout, graduated from Lakeview High Read More…

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Obituary: Herschel Richard Figg

Herschel Richard Figg, 93, of Paw Paw, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2022. He was born September 10, 1929 in Terre Haute, Indiana, the son of James L. Figg and Bessie (Gasaway) Figg-Stanley.Herschel was united in marriage to Ethel Mae (Stair) Figg on Sept. 18, 1956, at Full Gospel Assembly, Hartford.In addition to his wife, Herschel Read More…

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Obituary: Raymond Mariano Schincariol

Raymond (Ron) Mariano Schincariol, 87, of Paw Paw, unexpectedly passed away on Sept. 12, 2022, at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, surrounded by his family. Ron lived a blessed and full life. He was a loving son, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He was a generous man of faith and service to his community, an athlete, a Read More…

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VBISD pays tribute to three

By Paul GarrodStaff Writer LAWRENCE – On Wednesday, Sept. 14, the Van Buren Intermediate School District Board paid tribute to VBISD Board member, Frances Sage, who participated in her final VBISD Board meeting after 45 years.Following the meeting, Sage, as well as recently retired VBISD Superintendent Jeff Mills and the late James “Jim” Crandall, were Read More…

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Lawton man sentenced to 5 years for defrauding VA

Joseph Scott Gray, 53, of Lawton was sentenced to five years in federal prison for lying to the Department of Veterans Affairs to obtain over $250,000 in benefits to which he was not entitled.To obtain those benefits, Gray repeatedly told the VA he could not walk or stand, when in fact, he could. On October Read More…

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Life as Performance Art

      Not too long ago some wise guy or girl came up with the nutty idea that there ought to be age limits on politicians.  Just as here in Michigan and a few other states elected officials can be “termed out,” after a certain number of years, the proponents of this idea think that at some arbitrarily Read More…

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Mike’s Musings: If only dreams of space flight were true

Watching a rocket launch into space never gets old for me. Last week I had the opportunity to view three nighttime launches, thanks to Space X’s aggressive launch schedule to send Starlink satellites in to space. Living on the Space Coast of Florida parttime for the last several years has afforded me the opportunity to Read More…