2024

James Windell The Executive Director of the Michigan Maritime Museum will resign from her position on September 30, 2025, according to an announcement from the Museum Board of Directors.Patti Montgomery Reinert has served for 15 years as Executive Director of…

A South Haven Township residence was heavily damaged by a fire on Thursday morning.SHAES responded at 8:45 a.m. to the property on 73rd Street near 6th Avenue.Heavy flames were reported coming from the residence upon arrival. The flames spread to…

By James Windell During the November 4, 2024 City Council Meeting, a new agreement was reached with South Haven Area Emergency Services (SHAES).Approved unanimously by the City Council, the four-year agreement is retroactive to July 1, 2024.SHAES, a joint fire…

On Veterans Day, Paw Paw Middle School paid tribute to area veterans with a Veterans Day Breakfast as nearly 30 veterans representing all military branches were honored. Students were proud to show off their special veterans in a schoolwide parade.…

Sturgis City Commission’s annual organization meeting scheduled for Monday is rescheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, prior to the regular board meeting.  The postponement is due to the change in election law, based on a statewide proposal in November…

By Steve Eldridge MENDON — “Nothing like a win in Mendon on a Saturday.” Those were the words of Mendon head coach Bobby Kretschman, after he saw his team score a last-second touchdown to defeat two-time defending state champion Martin,…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director STURGIS TWP. — A mother faces open murder charges after being arrested Thursday afternoon after her 2-year-old child was found unresponsive. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, the incident occurred at the Memory Lane…

by Sylvia Benavidez The first presidential early election since the law passed in 2022 brought new voters, entire families, and more couples to the polls.  In an interview the day before the Tuesday election, Kimberly Hinkley, Calhoun County Clerk and…

Citizens warned to look out for pipe bombs – call 911 if discovered A police chase that began in Lenawee County Wednesday night and ended in the City of Jackson resulted in an officer shot and the suspect dead.  During…

by Jim Whitehouse Something just occurred to me. Back in my youth, I was on a track team. I was a shot putter. I put the shot. I practiced putting the shot. Later, I took up golf, which swallowed me…

By Ken Wyatt Writer’s note: I’m a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam era, though my service overseas was in South Korea in 1970-71. I’m also a Hoosier by birth, but since 2012 I’ve been a resident of Swains Lake…

By Sylvia Benavidez The Calhoun County Election results showed that voters once again declined funding improvements to the Marshall Public Schools buildings and equipment for area children. The request for funds on the Nov 5 ballot was broken into two…

Bidwell Second at MHSAA D-2 Cross Country Final (Marshall): Marshall High School runner Jack Bidwell (520) is just behind T.J Hansen of Freeland during the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 state cross country finals at Michigan International Speedway.…

Wrilla Mae (Harris) Allen was born on Oct. 22, 1940, to Tine and Arvilla Harris in Greenville, Alabama. Wrilla was an amazing and joyful woman of faith, a devoted member of Grace Temple Church of God in Christ, where she…

William “Bill” E. Lazarus, 84, of Homer, Michigan, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. Born on June 7, 1940, in Albion, Michigan, Bill was the son of Milo and Clara (Wagner) Lazarus. He married the…

Betty Lou Deranek age 85 of Concord, Michigan passed away at her home on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. She was born March 20, 1939, in Bridgewater Twp., Ohio, one of 10 children born to Dennis and Nellie (Waterston) Bible Sr.…

STURGIS — The Sturgis swim team hit the pool against Coldwater on Tuesday, and came away with the win, 97-64.The 200-meter medley relay saw Sturgis take first place, with Hannah Garbine, Kenzy Triezenberg, Ainsley Gump and Ava Albarran swimming to…

“One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, One Nation evermore!” -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.A SECRET TO A LASTING RELATIONSHIPA real lasting relationship requires a lot of tolerance. You have to accept that the other person is not perfect. Disappointments,…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Along with former president Donald Trump’s projected victory in Tuesday’s presidential election, St. Joseph County placed new officeholders in a few contested races on Election Day, while also voting on a few…