Miss Alabama Lauren Bradford visited Chambers Academy on Wednesday February 23rd . This was part of a monthly speaker series they do call “Real Life Wednesdays.”School Counselor Emily Milford, “Miss Bradford spoke to our students about her experiences in life,…

Mr. Allen Askew, Jr., 66 of Camp Hill, AL passed away on Thursday, February 17, 2022, at Russell Medical Center in Alexander City, AL. Public Viewing was held Friday, February 25, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. CST until 6:00 p.m. CST,…

By John West The Chambers County Landfill has new regulations on what it can now accept. The new rules were dropped on LaFayette seemingly without warning last week. “We just got hit over night with some new regulations in the…

Wilcox Newspapers is looking for several dedicated individuals to deliver the Paw Paw Flashes, Courier-Leader, and Commercial Record newspapers to local businesses and post offices in the tri-county area. Applicants must have a valid U.S. driver’s license and their own…

Frederick Alan Snell was born March 18, 1927, in Evanston, (IL), the third child to the late Fred and Edith (Walker) Snell. He passed away Feb. 14, 2022, in Lawton.Fred graduated from Three Rivers, (MI), High School in 1945, and…

Delores Eileen Butcher-Evink, 93, of Lawton, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. She was born Aug. 4, 1928, in Marcellus, Michigan, the daughter of Harold Westphal and Georgia (Boyer) Westphal.Delores enjoyed camping with her children when they were younger,…

Mattawan and Paw Paw sent their bowling teams to a Division 2 regional at Spectrum Lanes in Wyoming on Friday and Saturday. While neither team was able to continue their season, the tournament was highlighted by Mattawan’s Charlie Johnson winning…

By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – On Feb. 22, Van Buren County Commissioners approved a request to waive the county’s procurement and bidding policy and to approve a proposal by DCS Technologies.In August of 2019, Market Van Buren organized…

PAW PAW – The Paw Paw Public Schools Board of Education at its Feb. 7, meeting voted unanimously to approve ballot proposal language for the May 3 Bond Election. With formal approval, Paw Paw Public Schools Bond ‘22 campaign is…

By Paul GarrodStaff Writer Have Jeep. Will travel. And it’s all for a great cause.A local Jeep group will be taking part in a national Jeep fundraiser event, March 9, as part of the Mr. Vanderquack Mov’n for St. Jude.…

Douglas Beach steps access can be a dicey — excuse us, icy — issue during winter, as discussed by neighbors and city council Feb. 21 and shown here three days later when resident and hiker Tracey Schafroth dodged and negotiated…

I sometimes wonder why I watch cable news but that watching was reinforced this past week. The images of the heroic Ukrainians and their comedian elected president and world heavyweight boxing champion turned Kiev mayor, pulled at my heart strings.Cable…

By C.G. StoppelAllegan County News advertising agent Karen Allen when she responded to my “What’s new?” saying she was having wonderful evenings reading ancient stoic philosophers’ biographies.That reawakened memories of studying stoicism from university days, both as a student and…

By Scott SullivanEditorFlap & Pump Jacks“Deep in the heart of Texas” assumes it has one. I’ve criticized the state that gave us everyone from Ted Cruz to Lee Harvey Oswald, but saying it’s heartless is unfair given the race underway…

Richard F. “Mello” Duffy, 62, of Chicago, passed away on Feb. 20, 2022 in Saugatuck. Richard was born in Chicago to John Richard and Florence (Patrice “Tiny”) Duffy on July 22, 1959. He went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in…

By Scott SullivanEditorArf! The SaugatuckDouglas Area Business Association’s “Erin Go Bark” St. Patrick’s Day pet parade will return to Saugatuck Saturday, March 12 despite safety concerns voiced by Saugatuck Township Fire District Chief Greg Janik.Pet and human participants will line…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor ROCKFORD—Less than 13 points.That’s all that stood between the Allegan competitive cheer team and a trip to the Division 3 state finals.The Tigers finished in fifth place with 715.9 points, while Lakewood placed fourth with 728.82…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor SAUGATUCK—Through its first 13 games of the season, the Saugatuck boys basketball team secured three wins.But the Trailblazers seem to be peaking at the right time.Saugatuck won for the fourth time in its last five games…

By Leslie Ballard Veterans, their spouses and other concerned citizens filled the Allegan City Council meeting room on February 28 to express their opinions on an item that wasn’t on the agenda and has been briefly discussed at several prior…