The 35th annual Covert Community MLK Celebration was held Sunday, January 15, at Covert High School’s auditorium. Keynote speaker was Dr. Michael Scott, Sr., of Galilee Baptist Church, Kalamazoo. Celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the event featured musical selections from the MLK Community Choir, and words from The Ministerial Alliance, and Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – A Paw Paw High School graduate, nominated for his contributions to society since graduating, a longtime PPHS teacher, nominated for his service to Paw Paw High School, and the 2001-2002 PPHS women’s basketball team, nominated for their outstanding athletic achievements, are this year’s honorees to the Paw Paw Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PLAINWELL—Two arrests have been made in connection to the vandalism that took place at Lake Doster Golf Club this past Thanksgiving weekend.Charges have been filed against both subjects, according to the Allegan County prosecutor’s office. The names of the subjects are being withheld, however, as both are juveniles.The damage occurred on Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Allegan County Board of Commissioner chairman Jim Storey reported during Thursday’s Board of Commissioners meeting the County and 123.NET signed an agreement to provide wired broadband infrastructure and service to 12,000 unserved addresses.“The addresses do not have access to download speeds of over 100mb,” Storey said. “The final agreement was negotiated quickly Read More…
Fennville’s new police chief could start as soon as April after accepting an employment offer from the city.Rudolph Johnson III of Charleston, S.C., was offered the Fennville Police Department chief position on Jan. 3 after a committee interviewed four candidates.“I think what impressed us most about Rudolph during the interview process was how he views Read More…
By Pamela WhitlowCorrespondent What a Day & a way to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day here in LaFayette Alabama.LaFayette Teachers against Displacement (L-TAD) hosted a peaceful protest walk for justice for every student on Monday January 16th at 1pm. Equity over Equality!The teachers, Mayor Vines, city councilmen, preachers, pastors, business owners, citizens, students, Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — A new-look Centreville Public Schools Board of Education conducted its first business of the calendar year Monday, passing a pre-qualification application for its upcoming bond proposal.Superintendent Chad Brady said the application was a formality, and is a requirement by the state to continue down the road of getting a Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers Area Mentoring (TRAM) got a significant financial contribution last week from an Indiana-based agriculture company.On Tuesday, Jan. 3, Lennard Ag Company, based in Howe, Ind., donated $10,000 to the program, which pairs Three Rivers-area students with adult or high school-age mentors to help with schoolwork, reading Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — The St. Joseph County Road Commission gave itself a mostly positive review for how they handled a holiday snowstorm during their first meeting of 2023 on Wednesday, Jan. 4.Road Commission Manager John Lindsey said he was “very thankful” for the snowplowing crew, led by Director of Operations Don Preston, Read More…
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent “I believe this is the shortest township meeting we have ever had,” Supervisor Dan Dysinger said the at the first meeting of the new year Tuesday evening. There were no audience members present and the meeting was over in just 15 minutes.Other than the payment of bills, approval of the December meeting Read More…