Obituary: John David “Dave” Henry
John David “Dave” Henry, 90, of Mecosta, went to his heavenly home, surrounded by his loving family, on September 2, 2024.Dave was born on July 20, 1934, in Otsego, the son of John David and Viola Maude (Newland) Henry, and…
Ludicrous performs to full house at fair
Rapper and movie star Ludicrous opened the Allegan County Fair, singing his favorite tunes on Friday night to a capacity crowd. Photos by Mark Ashley.
Domestic Dispute Leads to Gun Lake Casino Crash
By Rita Williams A Gun Lake Casino entrance now requires costly repairs after an early morning SUV crash on September 4, 2024.A domestic dispute between the female driver and her male companion spawned the 2:30 AM crash into the southern…
Youth football begins
The LaFayette Parks and Recreation football season starts with first game on Saturday on the road to Beauregard.The league has 4 age groups with great coaching support this year. The 12U team and The 8U team both brought back home…
Council names Trice new chief, explains absences
By John BriceCorrespondent The LaFayette City Council met on Monday, September 9th of 2024 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…
Mike’s Musings: Problems galore, but Congress takes six weeks off
Welcome back Congress, I hope you enjoyed your six-week vacation. That’s right while two wars commanding our attention, an economy that is not well, and a border that is actually borderless, our elected leaders took six weeks off.Of course they…
Obituary: Casimer “Casey” Sigmund Ziemba
Casimer “Casey” Sigmund Ziemba, 81, of Paw Paw, passed away Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo. Casey came into this world on March 5, 1943, at Cook County Hospital, Chicago. He was the son of Frank Ziemba…
Fire Districts served by Almena Township receive ARPA funds
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer ALMENA TWP. – A total of $48,250 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds recently received by Almena Township will be used for different projects by the three different fire districts, Paw Paw Firefighters Association, Mattawan…
Paw Paw tennis ties Sturgis
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW – Sturgis and Paw Paw tied other in boys tennis action last week Singles: No. 1 – George Ebert, Sturgis def. Terrance Fisher, Paw Paw, 6-0 , 6-2 No. 2 – Wyatt Miller, Sturgis def. Jalen Cole,…
Obituary: Robert “Bob” Arlee Holt
Robert “Bob” Arlee Holt, age 106, of Albion, Michigan, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. He was born April 30, 1918, in New Bloomfield, Missouri to Myrtle and Neillie (Logan) Holt. He was raised on a farm with a…
Obituary: Jeffrey Scott Boyd
Jeffrey Scott Boyd of Jonesville, Michigan passed away on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, at the age of 40 years. Jeff is survived by his father, Otto Boyd; his loving soulmate, Angela Walker; his two beautiful children, Logan Scott Boyd and…
Football Roundup Coldwater pours cold water on Sturgis opener
STURGIS — It was nearly perfect weather in Sturgis Thursday evening, as the Trojans kicked off their 2024 varsity football season. Unfortunately, the visiting Coldwater Cardinals put a damper on the night’s festivities, stopping Sturgis, 35-8 in the 99th meeting…
Soccer Roundup Three Rivers falls to Constantine
CONSTANTINE — Three Rivers’ boys’ soccer team fell to Constantine in non-conference action Wednesday, Aug. 28 by a final of 4-1.Yahir Lopez had the lone goal for Three Rivers, who move to 1-2 on the season.Scoring for Constantine were sophomore…
Obituary: Carolyn F. Roberts
Carolyn F. Roberts was born April 24, 1943 in Three Rivers and passed away April 14, 2024, 10 days before her 81st birthday.She was the oldest daughter of James and Francis (Brown) Shively.She graduated from Three Rivers High School in…
Out and About: Grandparent’s Day, cereal collection, and the harvest moon
“The best road to progress is freedom’s road.” -John F. KennedyWe celebrate Labor Day this week. If your child is not already in school, he/she will be by the end of the week.Not only do we celebrate September 2 as…
Harmony Festrocks downtown Three Rivers
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — The sounds from several different bands of all different types echoed off the walls of downtown Three Rivers this past weekend during the 31st HarmonyFest music festival.Sunday’s free festival brought an estimated total…
Force main breaks, spills again on Gleason Rd.
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CONSTANTINE — A reported break in a force main caused yet another sewer spill Monday in the 15000 block of Gleason Road in Fabius Township.According to Constantine Village Manager Mark Honeysett, the break was reported at…
SHS video scoreboard unveiled at pre-game ceremony
By Dennis Volkert A ribbon-cutting was held Aug. 29 at the Sturgis High School football field, to mark the official unveiling of the video scoreboard.The ceremony was held prior to the Trojans’ season-opener vs. Coldwater.Sponsors gathered in the south end…
