By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Students and staff members at Dix Street Elementary in Otsego welcomed some special guests to the school on Thursday, Jan. 11.As part of Dix Street’s third annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Day ceremony, five police officers took part in a celebration at the start of the school day.The event had originally been Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor January is School Board Recognition Month in Michigan.It seems only fitting, then, that Otsego Public Schools should welcome its newest board member during this month.Scott “Rusty” Ernstes was appointed to the OPS Board of Education on Wednesday, Jan. 10, to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of trustee Brian Ouellette.Ernstes Read More…
By Gari Voss The meteorologists said the snow was coming, and that it did. The heavy, wet sloppy mess came in first. The sludge was plowed and shoveled out of the way. There was muttering from those who had just finished clearing the driveway when the plow returned, but the eyes focused on the weather Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – The Paw Paw Township Board at its Jan. 8, township board meeting, accepted a letter of resignation from Supervisor Donald Stull.The resignation was effective Wednesday, Jan. 10. Stull said in his resignation letter, “It has been a sincere pleasure working with all of you. I’ve served for 21 Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer LAWRENCE – Mother Nature’s one-two punch that unleashed a variety of weather beginning Friday, Jan. 12, over the weekend found Van Buren County Road Commission crews out in that wide mixture of weather that included rain, wet snow, snow, and high winds.Van Buren County Road Commission Managing Director Bret Witkowski urged Read More…
For the month of December, the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office Uniform Response handled 1,337 calls for service, which includes 465 traffic stops. For the year, they ended at 14,053 calls for service, with 5,705 traffic stops (which are figured in for the total calls for service). For the year with the Dispatch Center, they took Read More…
By John BriceCorrespondent Martin Luther King Jr. Day was commemorated with a celebration event at Goodsell United Methodist Church in Lanett during the morning hours of Monday, January 15th of 2024. Among the several guest speakers and visiting community leaders was LaFayette Mayor Kenneth Vines who was joined by Councilman Toney Thomas to represent their Read More…
By John BriceCorrespondent Advisories have been issued this week by the US National Weather Service Birmingham office in an effort to warn the public regarding potential hazards faced during what has been forecast to be imminent days of extremely cold temperatures. In a January 14th post to their official facebook page directed at what is Read More…
The Greater Valley Area Chambers of Commerce hosted a field trip for the Jr Ambassadors last week. The ambassadors toured two local facilities.John Soules Foods and KIA, was a day of great hospitality and the ambassadors had the opportunity to gain knowledge about these two industries.
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — A seat on the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education has opened up following the resignation of one of its members. At the board’s annual organizational meeting Monday, Secretary Ben Karle announced he would be resigning from the board effective that evening, due to taking a new Read More…