Obituary: Kevin Hartzell

Obituary: Kevin Hartzell

Editorial Staff Sep 23, 2022 1 min read

Kevin Hartzell age 65 of Clare passed away September 5, 2022 in Clare, MI surrounded by his family. Kevin was born in Detroit, MI February 16,1957 the son of Dale and Caroline Hartzell.Kevin was a over the road truck driver…

Obituary: Gale ”Diane” Gyulveszi

Obituary: Gale ”Diane” Gyulveszi

Editorial Staff Sep 23, 2022 2 min read

Gale ”Diane” Gyulveszi, age 76, of Lake, passed away Monday, September 19, 2022, at MyMichigan Medical Center in Midland. Diane was born the daughter of Charles and June (Knickrehm) Smith on December 12, 1946, in St. Paul, MN. She was united in marriage…

Obituary: Yvonne Luree Everts

Obituary: Yvonne Luree Everts

Editorial Staff Sep 23, 2022 2 min read

Yvonne Luree Everts, 84, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, in Heaven, on Friday, September 16, 2022. She was born February 02, 1938, the daughter of Lloyd and Velma Murray.Vonnie was proceeded in death by Lawrence Everts…

Obituary: Deborah Jane Tomich

Obituary: Deborah Jane Tomich

Editorial Staff Sep 23, 2022 2 min read

Deborah Jane Tomich, of Marion, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at her home with family by her side. She was 62.Deb was born on July 14, 1960 to Jerry and Mary Jane (McPherson) Kelley in Detroit, Michigan. After…

Pat’s Bits and Pieces: Oops… It’s Here Again

Pat’s Bits and Pieces: Oops… It’s Here Again

Editorial Staff Sep 23, 2022 4 min read

One day this week – 80 degrees and humid….the next 65?According to the calendar, it is here. The first day of fall, the “Autumnal Equinox,” arrived yesterday, Thursday, September 22nd.To celebrate, I am enjoying (not really) my first cold of…

Local couple set to give, receive kidney

Local couple set to give, receive kidney

Editorial Staff Sep 23, 2022 5 min read

By Aaron Michell For the last few years, Marion resident Nicole Sigafoose’s kidneys have been failing. Managing to get by with dialysis, her kidney functions have only gotten worse. Since September 1st, 2020, she’s been on a national kidney registry,…

Douglas cuts $21K severance with ex-ZA

Douglas cuts $21K severance with ex-ZA

Editorial Staff Sep 21, 2022 2 min read

BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Douglas City Council Monday approved a $21,127.02 separation agreement with Aug. 15-fired zoning and planning administrator Nick Wikar. Members braced, perhaps not coincidentally, for a 272-page planning commission agenda involving four public hearings two nights later.…

Stop-marina update set Sept. 27

Editorial Staff Sep 21, 2022 2 min read

The Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance will host a town hall meeting Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts at 6:30 p.m. to update residents on its efforts to stop developer NorthShore of Saugatuck from creating a private…

Saugatuck, Douglas council races set

Editorial Staff Sep 21, 2022 2 min read

BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR City council elections Nov. 8 stand to be lively with seven candidates in Saugatuck and five in Douglas seeking four open 2-year seats in each. In Saugatuck Township, a parks millage request will be on the…

Douglas police have busy August

Editorial Staff Sep 21, 2022 3 min read

BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Douglas Police Chief Steve Kent updates city council monthly on department calls answered. During August 180 were in city limits, three not. Noteworthy incidents, the Chief listed: • At 9:55 Friday, Aug. 12, I (Kent) was…

Obituary: Thomas “Tom” Scott Davis

Obituary: Thomas “Tom” Scott Davis

Editorial Staff Sep 21, 2022 3 min read

Thomas “Tom” Scott Davis, aged 61, passed away peacefully at home in Three Rivers, MI, on Saturday, September 17th, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Tom was born on July 28, 1961 in Battle Creek, MI, to Donald and Marlene…

Obituary: Herschel Richard Figg

Editorial Staff Sep 21, 2022 1 min read

Herschel Richard Figg, 93, of Paw Paw, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2022. He was born September 10, 1929 in Terre Haute, Indiana, the son of James L. Figg and Bessie (Gasaway) Figg-Stanley.Herschel was united in marriage to Ethel Mae (Stair)…

Obituary: James D. Manning

Obituary: James D. Manning

Editorial Staff Sep 21, 2022 2 min read

James D. Manning, 76, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at his home in Paw Paw, Sept. 11, 2022. Jim was born in Paw Paw on May 31, 1946.He was a 1964 graduate of Paw Paw High…

Obituary: Judith E. Nagy

Obituary: Judith E. Nagy

Editorial Staff Sep 21, 2022 2 min read

Judith (Judy) E. Nagy, 80, of Punta Gorda, Florida, passed away quietly on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, with her family at her side at Port Charlotte Hospice House, after a long illness and history battling cancer. Judy was born Oct.…

Obituary: Raymond Mariano Schincariol

Obituary: Raymond Mariano Schincariol

Editorial Staff Sep 21, 2022 4 min read

Raymond (Ron) Mariano Schincariol, 87, of Paw Paw, unexpectedly passed away on Sept. 12, 2022, at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, surrounded by his family. Ron lived a blessed and full life. He was a loving son, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.…

Obituary: Smietana, Edward Jr.

Obituary: Smietana, Edward Jr.

Editorial Staff Sep 21, 2022 2 min read

SMIETANA, Edward Jr. Of Paw Paw Age 76, died on September 12, 2022. Ed was born December 14, 1945 in Edinburgh, Indiana to Edward Sr. and Eva (aka Stella) (Soberiaj) Smietana. Ed truly valued life and the experiences it has…

VBISD pays tribute to three

VBISD pays tribute to three

Editorial Staff Sep 21, 2022 5 min read

By Paul GarrodStaff Writer LAWRENCE – On Wednesday, Sept. 14, the Van Buren Intermediate School District Board paid tribute to VBISD Board member, Frances Sage, who participated in her final VBISD Board meeting after 45 years.Following the meeting, Sage, as…

Lawton man sentenced to 5 years for defrauding VA

Lawton man sentenced to 5 years for defrauding VA

Editorial Staff Sep 21, 2022 3 min read

Joseph Scott Gray, 53, of Lawton was sentenced to five years in federal prison for lying to the Department of Veterans Affairs to obtain over $250,000 in benefits to which he was not entitled.To obtain those benefits, Gray repeatedly told…

Obituary: James Tamblyn, 69

Obituary: James Tamblyn, 69

Editorial Staff Sep 21, 2022 2 min read

Jim Tamblyn surrendered life peacefully on Sept. 15 at age 69, due to complications of pancreatic cancer, in his home in Douglas.He was born in 1953 in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and raised in Green Bay and Milwaukee, Wisc. From a…

Blue Star

Blue Star

Editorial Staff Sep 21, 2022 5 min read

By Scott SullivanEditorNew WaysI was a child of the ‘burbs. Backyard patios, bug zappers, crabgrass … Who knew one of my Penasee Globe roles would be agriculture editor?Paul, who’d proceeded me at that Wayland newspaper, could write. The son of…

By Mike Wilcox
Owner/Publisher

Every year, as the Christmas season draws near, I’m reminded just how generous our communities can be. For nearly two decades, Wilcox Newspapers has hosted what’s become one of my favorite traditions: our Annual Christmas Wish Program.

It started simply enough. We asked readers who were struggling to write in and tell us what would make their Christmas a little brighter. The idea was to connect local families in need with local people who wanted to help. Over the years, it’s grown into something truly special—and this year, we’re doing it again.