Obituary: Ms. Sara Mae Ellis
Ms. Sara Mae Ellis, 75 of LaFayette, AL passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at Piedmont Columbus Regional Medical Center in Columbus, GA.Public Visitation will be held on Friday, August 26, 2022, from 2:00 PM until 6:00 PM CST at…
Fiance of fallen police officer welcomes baby girl
By Pamela Whitlow On June 20, Chambers County Alabama Sheriff’s Officer Deputy J’Mar Abel, age 24, died in the line of duty. Today, his fiancé, Jasmine Gaddist, and their newborn baby girl Abel, were discharged from EAMC to a cheerful–and…
LaFayette Class of 1972 reunites
by John BriceCorrespondent Reunited and it feels so good! Those were the lyrics from the Peaches and Herb radio hit on the tip of every tongue at the LaFayette High School Class of 1972 reunion as they held their 50th…
Council proclaims September as Cervical Cancer month
By John BriceCorrespondent The City Council met on August 29th of 2022 at the Farmer’s Federation branch location in the ALFA building in LaFayette. In attendance were Mayor Kenneth Vines along with council members Terry G. Mangram, David Ennis, Toney…
PP Tennis scores victory over West Catholic
PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL – 5, Grand Rapids West Catholic – 3, Singles:No. 1 – Jack Holt, Grand Rapids West Catholic def. Tyler Mejeur, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 3-6 , 6-2 , 10-5 ;No. 2 – RJ Laughlin, PAW PAW HIGH…
Obituary: Irwin C. Barker
Irwin C. Barker passed away peacefully on Tuesday March 22, 2022 at the age of 85. He was born in Lawrence, MI on January 9, 1937, to the late Lynn and Ruth (Dobson) Barker. Irwin proudly served his country in…
Obituary: David Augustus Walker
David Augustus Walker, of South Haven, passed away June 16, 2022, in Centerville, TX, after he was involved in a motor vehicle accident and succumbed to injuries received from it. He was 84 years young. David was born May 12,…
Obituary: Dr. Gene T. Miller
Dr Gene T. Miller, 85, of Chelsea, MI, formerly of Brooklyn, Grass Lake, and Paw Paw, passed away Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, at Legacy Assisted Living, Jackson, MI. He was born Sept. 6, 1936, in Detroit, MI, the son of…
Obituary: Colleen May Macyauski
Colleen May Macyauski, 85, of Lawrence, passed away peacefully, Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. She was born Sept. 4, 1936, in Grand Haven, MI, the daughter of Jerry and Mary (Baker) Blackmer.Colleen was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Macyauski,…
Wine & Harvest Festival on tap for next weekend
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – Paw Paw Wine & Harvest Festival’s three-day event, Friday, Sept. 9, through Sunday, Sept. 11, will feature something for everyone, including the return of the popular “Refresco Grape Stomp.”The Refresco Grape Stomp will…
Boat parade salutes veterans, first responders
A Salute to Veterans and First Responders Boat Parade and Flyover was held Aug. 20 in South Haven. Veterans started the day at 5 a.m. fishing on Lake Michigan, with a parade and The Hooligans Flyover at noon. Van Buren…
Bikes, backpacks handed out at Public Safety Night
The Paw Paw Police Department and Paw Paw Walmart recently sponsored Public Safety Professionals Night. Organizers said the great turn out saw participation from numerous local agencies and organizations, including Michigan State Police, Van Buren County Sherriff’s Office, Lawton Police…
Obituary: Helen Corlett Higgins, 97
Helen Corlett Higgins died peacefully on Aug. 22, 2022, at age 97.She and her husband Charles Wheaton Higgins (deceased 2015) raised four children, Charlie (Abby Huntoon), Beth (Rick Ramsson), Tom (Lucy) and Cathy (Tom Kamm). She was Nana to Sarah,…
Obituary: Robert Deets, 69
Robert “Bob” Deets, 69, of Fennville, MI passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Aug. 5, 2022.Born Aug. 17, 1962, Bob had a gift of engaging in meaningful conversation; thoughtful, precise and caring. A loving man, he was always there…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorEnergyTwenty-four hours is a long time to stay alert riding tandem bike loops around Belle Isle. Sights, other bikers, spinning wheels, meal stops, varied becomes familiar. My friends’ crash convinced them this day and night’s ride was over.Mitchell,…
Music of the streets
Frank Banko, who claims he grew up in Cleveland near “Polka King Frankie Yankovic,” loves busking near Saugatuck’s downtown Butler Street Rose Gaden, offering accordion polka standards, French tunes evoking the Left Bank of Paris and more. He plied his…
Douglas developers step up
By Scott SullivanEditorLocal developer Dave Barker, scheduled for arraignment Sept. 8 on three felony allegations, is proposing a 90-unit Forest Gate condominiums on 13 acres at 485 Ferry St. west of the former Haworth plant and north of Northern Lights…
Plainwell hosts program to help monarch butterflies
Four local organizations hope that residents of Plainwell will soon be busy collecting milkweed seeds for the Seed Exchange at Ransom Library.The seeds will grow milkweed plants, the only food source for monarch caterpillars/butterflies. This effort is part of Mayor’s…
Second severe storm in past month does more damage
Jason WesseldykSports Editor For the second time in less than a month, a strong storm system ripped through the area.The most recent of those storms hit the Otsego and Plainwell between 3:30 and 3:45 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 29. And…
Gus Macker tourney returns to streets of Otsego
Jason WesseldykSports Editor For the seventh time in the past eight years, some of the streets in Otsego were transformed into basketball courts for the Gus Maker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament from Friday, Aug. 26, through Sunday, Aug. 28.And according to…
