The Valley Rams Basketball Coach Marshon Harper received the AHSAA 2022-23 State Championship Coach Award! Harper’s team had an excellent 33-0 record enroute to a state championship, the first in Valley High School history.
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Spillway complete, Hospital St. project started
By John BriceCorrespondent The LaFayette City Council met on Monday, July 25th of 2023 at the Chambers County Farmers Federation Agricultural Center at the ALFA building in LaFayette. In attendance were Mayor Kenneth Vines, Councilman Terry G. Mangram, Councilman David Ennis, Councilman Toney B. Thomas, Councilman Michael C. Ellis and Councilwoman Tammie B. Williams. City Read More…
Day of Prayer set for Aug 4 in LaFayette
By John BriceCorrespondent Inspired by the annual National Day of Prayer event held on the first Thursday of every May, a Day of Prayer for Chambers County was proclaimed at the July 24th City of LaFayette Council meeting to be observed during the early evening hours of Friday, August 4th of 2023.Scheduled to begin at Read More…
Classic cars, art, vendors make Paw Paw Days special
Paw Paw Days held Friday and Saturday, July 21 and 22, saw a large turnout of participants for the Classic Car and Truck Show, as they parked along Michigan Avenue, as well as arts and craft vendors located throughout the County Park. Downtown merchants offered summer sales. The Kids Zone was downtown on Saturday, with Read More…
Paw Paw officer saves mother, two boys in Lake Michigan
By Kaitlyn Campbell A mother and her two boys from Hudsonville after safe after a longtime Paw Paw police officer rescued them from their struggle in Lake Michigan.On July 17, Paw Paw Police Lt. Eric Rottman was on vacation at Stearns Beach in Ludington. He was leaving the beach shortly after 12:30 p.m. when he Read More…
Former Van Buren GOP chair facing felony charges
The former chair of the Van Buren County Republican Party is facing felony charges after the 2020 election.Rose Rook is one of 16 Republicans who acted as fake electors for then-President Donald Trump and has been accused of submitting false certificates that confirmed they were legitimate electors despite Joe Biden’s victory in the state.According to our Read More…
Body found in Cass Co. believed to be missing TR woman
Police say the body of 73-year-old Marilee Furlong was found during a search off of Miller Road in Cass County Monday. (Photo via St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department) By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CASS COUNTY — The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department said that a body found Monday off of Miller Road in Cass County is Read More…
Monica Smith to resign as executive director at Sturgis Neighborhood Program
Monica Smith will resign as executive director at Sturgis Neighborhood Program, effective July 28, after 23 years in the position. Tracey Parker, SNP board president, made the announcement this week. Smith was hired as executive director of the non-profit agency in August 2000. She led SNP’s transition from a rental-housing provider to one that provides Read More…
Fire destroys restaurant, apartment units in Burr Oak
The building that housed It Takes A Village Diner and two upper-level apartment units was destroyed by fire early today in Burr Oak. Three people were present in the apartment area at the time, but were able to escape safely, fire officials said. Burr Oak Township Fire Department was dispatched to the scene shortly after Read More…
Details on force main break, repairs outlined to TR city commission
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — The superintendent of the Three Rivers Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) gave Three Rivers city commissioners an update on one of the biggest force main breaks in the city in recent memory, noting at one point it could be a year before a new force main could be put Read More…