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Obituary: Wilma Jean Curry
Wilma “Wig” Jean (Craft) Curry, 79, of Kalamazoo, passed away at her home surrounded by family, Nov. 5, 2022. Born on Sept. 21, 1943, in Gage County, Kentucky, she was the youngest of seven children to Dewey and Minnie (Hammond)…
Lawrence post honors veterans on their day
Members of Lawrence American Legion Hess Eastman Post 174 held a Veterans Day Ceremony, Friday, Nov. 11, at the Lawrence Veterans Memorial at Hill Cemetery. American Legion member Charles Moden, shown in foreground with members, led the rifle volley. Members…
Voters turnout in large numbers at polls
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – More than 32,000 Van Buren County registered voters went to the polls last week to cast their ballots, according to unofficial information from the Van Buren County Clerk’s Office, as reported on the…
Life as Performance Art
Thanksgiving Day is this Thursday, the 24th, and it is a uniquely original American holiday. The first one was held in 1619 when the Anglicans landed in Virginia. According to their charter from the London Company, they were to have an annual…
Mike’s Musings: Election results prove country deeply divided
Now that the Mid-Term election is over (at least in most states) it is time to reflect on the results. I’m happy to say voter turnout was better than expected in most states which indicate our Democracy is alive and…
Obituary: Dennis Sommerfeldt
Sommerfeldt, Dennisof Kalamazoo Age 92, died peacefully on October 28, 2022. Denny was born September 26, 1930 in Benton Harbor to Gottlieb and Bertha (Schuhknecht) Sommerfeldt. After proudly serving in the U.S. Army, Denny returned home, married Joyce Weber, and…
Obituary: Richard Kruszewski
Richard “Dick Kruso” Kruszewski, surrounded by adoring and loving family, passed away Nov. 4, 2022, just one month shy of his 88th birthday.Pages could be filled with thoughts and memories of Richard. He lived a phenomenal, full life, and he…
Obituary: Christine Jane Reed
Christine Jane Reed passed away while fighting cancer, Oct. 24, 2022. She was born March 20, 1972, in Kalamazoo, to James and Patricia Reed.Christine grew up in Paw Paw with her two siblings and resided there for most of her…
Obituary: Pete Cornish
Pete Cornish – journeyed from his adventures on this earth from his home on Friday, November 4, 2022.Pete was born in Lawton, MI to Elwyn and Lena Cornish. He took up the family’s tradition of farming the land at a…
Lawton volleyball wins first district title since 2010
The Lawton volleyball team poses with the district trophy after topping Bangor last week.by Ben Murphy by Ben MurphySports Writer Taking on tournament host Bangor in the district championship match on Friday, Lawton got off to a slow start, dropping…
Paw Paw water lines to be replaced
For the past several weeks, orange barrels and mounds of dirt have landscaped the northern portion of the Village of Paw Paw as current water service lines are being replaced with new copper service if the existing service material is…
Police investigate suspicious death in Geneva Twp
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer GENEVA TWP. – Van Buren County Sheriff Daniel Abbott reported that detectives from the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office and Michigan State Police (Paw Paw Post) are working in conjunction investigating the death and body discovery…
Veterans Day services to be held
The Paw Paw American Legion McGowan-Johnson Post will hold a Veterans Day Service, beginning at 10:45 at the Veterans’ Memorial Park, Paw Paw.The Lawrence American Legion Hess-Eastman Post will hold a Veterans Day service at 10:45 a.m. at Hill Cemetery,…
Do you need help?
It’s time again for this newspaper’s annual Christmas Wish program. In the next few weeks we are asking readers that find themselves or their family in a dire situation to write us and in detail, tell us what you or…
Mike’s Musings: Daylight saving time makes no sense
In the immortalized words of David Coverdale, lead singer of Whitesnake, “here I go again.” It’s another year and another rant as to why daylight saving time should go the way of video stores and Oldsmobile.As you can probably tell…
Life as Performance Art
Every autumn we buy a copy of the Old Farmer’s Almanac, and a bookmarker always gets place at the beginning of the weather prediction section. The writers claim a high measure of accuracy which may or may not be the…
Pullman man allegedly shoots ex-wife in head, kills her son
James Edward Rawson Jr The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release noting deputies are investigating a homicide.Deputies say it happened on a property off 104th Avenue, east of 56th Street, near Pullman in Lee Township, around 4:30 p.m.…
DeYoung leads Gobles to successful football season
By Kathie Brown Gobles completed the 2022 season by dropping a regional semifinal matchup against Adrian Lenawee Christian, 49-7. Despite the first-round exit, this was a season to remember for a young Gobles Tiger football team.Gobles finished the season at…
Obituary: Catherine Ann Healy
Catherine Ann Healy, age 67, of Paw Paw, Michigan, died peacefully at home under Hospice care on October 21,2022. She was born on December 8, 1954 in Paw Paw. Adopted by David and Audrey Evans she attended Gobles High school.Cathy…
Paw Paw Safe Trick or Treating a hit
The Downtown Paw Paw Safe Trick or Treating event held on Oct. 31, Halloween, saw downtown Paw Paw businesses offer candy and treats to area youngsters who participated in the event. Mother Nature provided a “trick” of her own early…
