By Mike WilcoxPublisherI’ve been a proponent of term limits for a long time. I believe at too many federal level lawmakers make politics a lifelong career, which was not the intention of our Founding Fathers.Don Young, Alaska’s congressman for 50 years, died recently. Before this weekend when I read former governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Read More…
By G.C. StoppelIf your vacation plans this year include Washington, D.C., be careful. Folks at the National Archives Museum are making sure you will not be traumatized, outraged or otherwise disgruntled by displays of historic documents.Next to an original copy of the U.S. Constitution are warning notices that the language may be troubling to some Read More…
The City of Bangor has appointed a local police officer to serve as the new Chief of Police. Justin Weber has been appointed to Chief of Police for the Bangor Police Department and will oversee the day-to-day operations of the police department.Justin was born and raised in Bangor and graduated from Bangor High School in Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – Van Buren County Commissioners on Tuesday, March 22, approved the purchase of two properties located on Kalamazoo Street, Paw Paw.As part of the county’s long term facility plan, commissioners allowed county administration to pursue the purchase of the two properties at Van Buren Chiropractic Clinic, 309 S. Kalamazoo Read More…
Two area high school robotics teams were in competition in events held across the state this past weekend. 2PawR (Robotics) 5462 traveled to Saline High School where they competed in First Robotics Competition (FRC), while the Mattawan WiredCats, FRC Team 5675, competed at Grand Valley State University (GVSU).2PawR was one of 40 schools with over Read More…
Michigan really is a winter wonderland. I came to that conclusion after my girlfriend and I took a state mini-tour two weekends ago.It began and ended at Metro Airport, but the hundreds of miles we traveled in between providing breathtaking scenery and genuinely friendly people was invigorating for this soul.Our first destination was Boyne Highlands, Read More…
By G.C. StoppelMy parents had a “kitchen garden” where we grew fruits and vegetables. We ate some of the bounty in a style later called “farm to table.” Some we gave away to people who didn’t have gardens. Everything else we ate was either canned or frozen.Today some would say we “were privileged to have Read More…
Aug. 8, 1938 – March 17, 2022Nellie “Joyce” Sturrus Webb, of Kalamazoo, was born Aug. 8, 1938, the youngest of four children, to Catherine (DeWaal) and Marinus Sturrus in Grand Rapids, MI.Not one to complain, Joyce faced physical challenges that would seem insurmountable to most, but with the help of her devoted caregivers, family, and Read More…
Ellen Marie Deal, 80, of Paw Paw, died Thursday, March 17, 2022, at White Oaks Assisted Living, Lawton. She was born Sept. 2, 1941, in Allegan, the daughter of Harry and Virginia (Weston) Stuart.On June 19, 1966, she married Harvey Deal, and he preceded her in death in 2002.Members of her family include her son, Read More…
The Hartford Public Schools Board of Education voted on Monday night to adopt “Huskies” as their new mascot.The move comes after the board voted to drop the “Indians” nickname at the request of the Pokagon Tribe in nearby Dowagiac. A student-led committee narrowed the names down from a list of 274 submissions.The five criteria given Read More…