Obituary: John David “Dave” Henry

Obituary: John David “Dave” Henry

Editorial StaffSep 11, 20243 min read

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

Ludicrous performs to full house at fair

Editorial StaffSep 11, 20241 min read

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

Domestic Dispute Leads to Gun Lake Casino Crash

Editorial StaffSep 11, 20242 min read

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

Youth football begins

Editorial StaffSep 11, 20241 min read

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

Council names Trice new chief, explains absences

Editorial StaffSep 11, 20247 min read

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

Mike’s Musings: Problems galore, but Congress takes six weeks off

Editorial StaffSep 11, 20243 min read

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

Obituary: Casimer “Casey” Sigmund Ziemba

Editorial StaffSep 11, 20243 min read

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

Fire Districts served by Almena Township receive ARPA funds

Editorial StaffSep 11, 20243 min read

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

Editorial StaffSep 11, 20241 min read

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

Obituary: Robert “Bob” Arlee Holt

Editorial StaffSep 6, 20242 min read

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

Obituary: Jeffrey Scott Boyd

Editorial StaffSep 6, 20242 min read

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

Editorial StaffSep 6, 20247 min read

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

Editorial StaffSep 6, 20241 min read

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

Obituary: Carolyn F. Roberts

Editorial StaffSep 6, 20243 min read

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

Out and About: Grandparent’s Day, cereal collection, and the harvest moon

Editorial StaffSep 6, 20243 min read

“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

Harmony Festrocks downtown Three Rivers

Editorial StaffSep 6, 20245 min read

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.

Editorial StaffSep 6, 20242 min read

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

SHS video scoreboard unveiled at pre-game ceremony

Editorial StaffSep 6, 20243 min read

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…