John Anthony Sala, 77, of Paw Paw, formerly of Justice, IL, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Kalamazoo at Ascension Borgess Hospital, with his family by his side. He was born Dec. 20, 1944, in Chicago, the son of Edward Joseph Sala and Ann Margaret (Skrabel) Read More…
Anna Marcelletti, 95, of Paw Paw, passed away Friday, July 15, 2022, in Holland, MI. Anna was born Nov. 13, 1926, in Paw Paw, the daughter of Nick Karony and Anna (Comiak) Karony.Anna was a longtime parishioner of St. Mary Catholic Church, Paw Paw, where she served as past president of the Altar Society. She Read More…
Mary Jean Utter, 75, of Lawrence, passed away Monday, July 11, 2022, at Cass County Medical Care Facility. Mary was born March 7, 1947, in Watervliet, the daughter of Charles and Jean (Markillie) Sill, both of whom precede her in passing.Mary graduated from Lawrence High School in 1965. Mary and John Utter were united in Read More…
Editor’s Note: My friend wrote the following commentary about his experience flying to Florida. We have all been warned that flying is becoming more and more dicey. Personally, I fly back in forth monthly from Florida to Michigan, and luckily, other than price hikes and a cut back in direct flights, I have not experienced Read More…
A retired parish priest told me he always prayed no one would pass away on Christ-mas Eve or Day. He didn’t want family or friends to connect the most joyous day of the year with a loved one’s death.Perhaps we should add In-dependence Day to that list. Every year a few people are seriously injured, Read More…
Lawrence Township Voters asked to approve road millage increase Voters in Lawrence Township will be asked Aug. 2 to approve an increase of up to 2.0 mills ($2 per $1,000 of taxable value) in the township for four years (2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025) for the purpose of public road construction, improvements, rehabilitation, and maintenance. Read More…
Incumbent Aric Nesbitt, Kaleb Hudson and Austin Kreutz are running in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 20 on Aug. 2.Nesbitt grew up on the six-generation family farm in West Michigan, paid his way through college, earned an economics degree from Hillsdale College, and later, a master’s in International Business.Nesbitt and his wife, Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer State Representative Pauline Wendzel will face Republican challenger Matt Nilson in the Aug. 2 Primary election for the 39th District State Rep. seat. The winner of that race will then meet Democratic Challenger Jared Polonowski in the November General Election.Nilson is a resident of Van Buren County. He graduated from the Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – A 14-year-old male from Kalamazoo faces numerous charges after he was involved in a stolen purse robbery at the Paw Paw Walmart, then led authorities on a high speed chase through Lawrence and eastbound Interstate 94, before finally crashing the vehicle on Westnedge Avenue at I-94 in Portage, Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – The break-ins of three area dispensaries, and a vehicle pursuit with speeds reaching over 100 mph, led to the arrest, Thursday, July 7, near Paw Paw, of four Battle Creek men, who now face charges of breaking and entering, flee and elude, and resisting and obstructing police, according Read More…