Obituary: Carol Carmichael Wheeler
Carol Carmichael Wheeler 79 of LaFayette, Alabama passed away on Tuesday March 1, 2022 at the LaFayette Extended Care.She was born to the late Dr. Nicholas Aaron Wheeler, Jr. and the late Caroline Carmichael Wheeler. Carol attended Auburn Universitymajoring in…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorSilly PuttySilly Putty came in a plastic egg you unscrewed. What came out was yolk-size, pink and magic, almost like a baby.You could press Silly Putty against newsprint — color funnies were best — and it reproduced an…
Life as Performance Art
By G.C. StoppelThe next time you see photographs of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, you may want to hold your children closer. You are separated by just three degrees from that war.First degree: we know each other because you invite…
Businessman, daughter arrested for drugs after store raided
On 03/02/2022 Agents of the Chambers County Drug Task Force/ Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force executed a search warrant at Rock’s & More located in Lanett, Chambers County, Alabama. During the search warrant Agents located and recovered Hydrocodone Pills, Oxycodone…
Three Five Points students win Fredonia essay contest
FIVE POINTS RESULTS — Winners in the 2022 Fredonia Heritage Association essay contest at Five Points Schools shown here with contest administrators are, from left, place, Cynthia Jackson, Five Points School; Skye Favors, first place; Amilleon Huguley, second; and Amillion…
99-year-Oldreognized during Black Historyprogram
On Sunday, February 27, 2022 Pastor Gary L. Dixon and the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Family dedicated their 2022 Black History Program to Mrs. Catherine Crook. The program was titled “I Am Black Excellence”. Mrs. Crook exemplifies this title in…
Mike’s Musings: Is government benefiting from war
Unlike many of us, I have a healthy distrust towards government and the media. I never ever believe what they tell us, without researching the issue or edict thoroughly. COVID in my opinion, was one of those issues that didn’t…
Atwater leads Otsego past Trojans
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—During its two regular-season games against Plainwell, the Otsego boys basketball team got off to slow starts and had to fight back to secure wins.Senior Ashton Atwater made sure there would be no slow start for…
Bulldogs claim district title in OT
2022-22-OHS-PPHS G V BB DIST FINAL By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PAW PAW—Otsego sophomore Hannah Fitzpatrick hauled in seven rebounds during her team’s Division 2 girls basketball district final against site host Paw Paw on Friday, March 4.None of those were…
Lawrence students pay tribute to World War II vet
Lawrence Elementary School kindergarten, first and third grade students paid tribute to World War II Army veteran Gene Carr, 97, of Lawrence, who died March 2. After the funeral service at the Lawrence United Methodist Church, the students lined St.…
Gobles junior wins state bowling championship
Gobles junior Morgan Brunner won her second straight Division 4 bowling state championship Saturday, at Jax 60 Bowl in Jackson.Photo by Ben Murphy By Ben MurphySports Writer Winning one Division 4 bowling state championship? That’s pretty special. Winning back-to-back championships?…
Five earn Eagle Scout awards
Sen. Aric Nesbitt, center, was guest speaker at Troop 169 Southern Shore Field Services Council, Paw Paw, Eagle Scout Court of Honor held for Troop 169 members, from left, Nick Weston, Zach Dooley, Joseph Herr, Mason Aldrich and Caleb Taylor.…
American Legion honors Gene Carr
As Monday’s March 7, weather saw temperatures in the low 30s and periods of rain and snow, it didn’t hamper the Lawrence American Legion Hess-Eastman Post 174 as they fired off volleys at Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Monday afternoon during a…
Allegan choirs score “excellent” designations
Allegan High School’s Chamber Choir earned a Division 1, Excellent rating at District Choral Festival on February 24, 2022 at Hasting High School. They performed “Agnus Dei” by Kinley Lange and the traditional Kenyan song “Natufurahi Siku Ya Leo” arranged…
Man killed in Hopkins Township accident
On March 4th, 2022 at approximately 9:44pm Deputies responded to a fatal injury crash on 22nd St. just north of the Hopkins Village Limit in Hopkins Township. Preliminary investigation shows that a pick-up truck traveling north on 22nd St., Driven by an…
Pullman nabs $100k grant to beautify town
Beautify Pullman received a $100,000 Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) grant to create a Town Square on the northeast corner of 109th Avenue and 56th Street. The square will include a large Activities and Events Pavilion, a…
Allegan mayor remembers time spent in Ukraine
A Journal, postcards and a photo album remind Allegan’s Mayor Delora Andrus of her experience as People to People Students Ambassador who was visiting Russia when Ukraine declared their independence in 1990. Street Markets brought the Young Ambassadors in contact…
Fire damages Otsego apartment complex
A fire at Aspen Park Apartments in Otsego caused significant damage to the east side of the building.Firefighters from the Otsego Fire Department were called to the apartment complex—located off Farmer Street next to St. Margaret Church—at approximately 11:30 a.m.…
Township eyes seeking $300K trail grant
Proposed North Section of Blue Star Trail. By Scott SullivanEditorThe Saugatuck Township Board was scheduled Wednesday, March 9, to consider joining Saugatuck city applying for Michigan Department of Natural Resources Trust Fund grants of $300,000 each to help complete the…
On ice
Winter’s not over yet, nor officially until March 21, as witness this late-season ice angker pursuing panfish on Ox-Bow Lake in the Saugatuck Harbor Natural Area north of the back Oval Beach parking lot. Given seasonal thaws starting last week…
