Obituary-Ernest Reshman “Jerry”

Obituary-Ernest Reshman “Jerry”

Editorial StaffAug 10, 20222 min read

Ernest “Jerry” Reshman, 92, of Paw Paw, entered God’s space on Aug. 3, 2022, after a year-long battle with cancer. Born in Chicago, to Ernest and Hazel Reshman, the family of four moved to the Lawton farm in 1945, growing…

Obituary-Sharon Ladaska Warner

Editorial StaffAug 10, 20221 min read

Sharon Ladaska Warner, 64, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo.Sharon had a love for the outdoors and animals. With Sharon’s declining health over the years, her hobbies, and activities which she enjoyed, had…

End of Watch Ride comes to Paw Paw

End of Watch Ride comes to Paw Paw

Editorial StaffAug 10, 20224 min read

By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – The End of Watch Ride to Remember, a group of motorcycle riders from the State of Washington escorted a 40-foot trailer to Paw Paw on Wednesday, Aug. 3, where it made a stop…

Life as a Performance Art

Life as a Performance Art

Editorial StaffAug 10, 20225 min read

Mother may not have orig-inated the concept of Cancel Culture half a century ago, but when the occasion called for it she was aces. She did it quietly and judiciously.One time John Birch Socie-ty representative turned up at our door,…

Planes crash kills Lawton, Wayland area men

Editorial StaffAug 10, 20222 min read

By Paul GarrodStaff Writer SOUTH HAVEN – An airplane reported missing late Tuesday night, Aug. 2, was found early Wednesday morning Aug. 3, near the South Haven Regional Airport, from which it had taken off the day before. Both occupants,…

Paw Paw man accused of setting fire to Planned Parenthood

Editorial StaffAug 10, 20222 min read

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced on Thursday, Aug. 4, that his office filed a criminal complaint charging Joshua Brereton, 25, of Paw Paw, with setting fire to a Planned Parenthood building in Kalamazoo, according to a…

Blue Star

Blue Star

Editorial StaffAug 10, 20225 min read

By Scott SullivanEditorDownloadI learn doing and undoing. Take the flash. After nine years of natural-light photography I bought a Speedlite for an indoor shoot. Time had come.It arrived the p.m. before the shoot and I quaked unpacking it. My Depression-raised…

Postcard from the Pines: It Takes a Village of Working Women

Postcard from the Pines: It Takes a Village of Working Women

Editorial StaffAug 9, 20226 min read

Working women and women in business are nothing new to this neck of the woods. They are a necessity everywhere and especially if you are part of a community like ours. Every woman who has called this place home was…

Obituary: Nichole Marie Shuff

Obituary: Nichole Marie Shuff

Editorial StaffAug 9, 20223 min read

Nichole Marie Shuff – Age 33 of Farwell passed away on Friday, July 29, 2022, four days after a tragic accident occurred while she was serving as a deputy with the Clare County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Division. Nichole was born…

Obituary: Paula Harvey

Obituary: Paula Harvey

Editorial StaffAug 9, 20221 min read

Paula Harvey, 60, of Beaverton, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at Covenant Healthcare, Saginaw. She was born on December 3, 1961, the daughter of Amos and Helen Emert in Utica. She was united in marriage to Bruce Harvey…

Obituary: Genevieve Catherine Moser

Obituary: Genevieve Catherine Moser

Editorial StaffAug 9, 20223 min read

Genevieve “Jennie” Catherine Moser, age 100 of Clare, passed away Friday, July 8, 2022 at the Pioneer Golden Estates in Clare. Jennie was born the daughter of the late John and Zophia (Planka) Lyson on May 17, 1922 in Detroit.If…

Obituary: Margie Emmons

Obituary: Margie Emmons

Editorial StaffAug 9, 20222 min read

On Monday, July 25, 2022, Margie Emmons, 92, passed away peacefully at her home in Marion. Margie was born November 20, 1929 to William and Sarah (Flewelling) Lee in Lansing, Michigan. She graduated with the class of 1948, from Everett…

Obituary: Larry Bruce Colberg

Obituary: Larry Bruce Colberg

Editorial StaffAug 9, 20222 min read

Larry Bruce Colberg, or Marion Michigan passed away September 22, 2021 at Munson Hospital in Travers City after a battle with heart disease.Larry was born on October 30, 1947 to Fred and Beulah (Holland) Colberg in Evart, Michigan. Larry was…

Obituary: Timothy Michael Nevins

Obituary: Timothy Michael Nevins

Editorial StaffAug 9, 20222 min read

Timothy Michael Nevins of Winter Haven FL passed away on January 1, 2022 at a skilled nursing facility in Tampa, FL after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.Tim was born on June 29, 1959 at Mercy Hospital in Cadillac, MI…

Pat’s Bits and Pieces: August arrives…now summer is winding down again

Pat’s Bits and Pieces: August arrives…now summer is winding down again

Editorial StaffAug 9, 20224 min read

August is here.Hard to believe that the summer season is two-thirds over already.The Clare County Fair is over for another year. A really great turn out when we were there on Monday evening, loads of great rides but a really…

Mike’s Musings: Big Oil… Soaking our Savings

Mike’s Musings: Big Oil… Soaking our Savings

Editorial StaffAug 9, 20223 min read

Those of us who use more than a tank of gas on a weekly basis, have felt the doubling of gas prices in our pocketbook. What use to be a $40 fill-up is now $80 and if you own a…

Special ceremony today will honor Nichole Shuff

Special ceremony today will honor Nichole Shuff

Editorial StaffAug 9, 20224 min read

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A special procession to honor Nichole Marie Shuff has been planned for today, August 5 in Farwell.Just 33 years old, Nichole died following an accident on July 25th while working as a Mounted Deputy at the Clare…

Lightning in Clare injures one, damagesapartments

Lightning in Clare injures one, damagesapartments

Editorial StaffAug 9, 20222 min read

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A 1:50 pm lightning strike that hit a tree on May Street in front of the 205 Apartment Building destroyed the tree and blew debris all over the site, blew multiple windows in and even blew a…

CCTC, senior millage renewals approved

Editorial StaffAug 9, 20226 min read

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent On the Clare County level, voters went to decide if they would approve millage renewals for the Senior Services Millage, a 0.27 mil request. The millage request was approved by a vote of 4,904 to 1,599.The millage…

Missaukee voters make their decisions

Editorial StaffAug 9, 20222 min read

By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – Missaukee County voters went for Gretchen Whitmer (Democrat) and Tudor Dixon (Republican) in Tuesday’s primary election.Whitmer was running unopposed. Dixon was running against five other GOP opponents.Jack Bergman (Republican) and Bob Lorinser (Democrat) are the…