Lawrence Senior High Band takes straight 1s in state competition
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Paw Paw names Class of 2025 Academic Elite
Members of Paw Paw High School’s Class of 2025 Academic Elite include in the back row, from left, Levi Vestrand, Phillip Staffen, Kaetlyn Muir, Darrin Strey, Arin Rickli, Barron Marinich, and Collin Campbell; in the middle row, from left, Taya Southworth, Johanna Solis, Ella Boris, Kira Kessen, Madelyn Ameling, and Makenna Crafts; in the front Read More…
Gronda named MSBOA District 6 Band Teacher of the Year
Paw Paw High School Band Director Amy Gronda was recently named MSBOA District 6 Band Teacher of the Year for 2024/2025. “A well-deserved award and an amazing way to end a distinguished career in Paw Paw. Thank you for creating a band program that our community can be proud of,” said Paw Paw Public Schools Read More…
National Day of Prayer event held in Paw Paw
The greater Paw Paw area’s National Day of Prayer was held Thursday, May 1, at noon at St. Mary Catholic Church, Paw Paw. The theme for the 2025 National Day of Prayer, was “Pour Out to the God of Hope and Be Filled.” In the photo above, students from Trinity Lutheran School and St. Mary’s Read More…
Three shot, injured in shooting at Harvey House
CONSTANTINE — Three people were shot and injured in a shooting that took place at the Harvey House bar in Constantine Saturday. According to the Centreville-Constantine Police Department, police were called to the bar at 11:53 p.m., where three victims with gunshot wounds were found on what they called a “chaotic” scene, with patrons fleeing Read More…
Sturgis site added to state PFAS monitoring
Recently, Michigan PFAS Action Response Team identified the Sturgis Municipal Wells Superfund Site as a location of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, based on testing conducted in late 2024. Quality of the city’s drinking water is not affected by the results of those tests, city officials said. Sturgis Municipal Wells became a Superfund site in 1984 Read More…
White Pigeon voters to decide on school operating millage renewal
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director WHITE PIGEON — Voters in the White Pigeon Community Schools district will once again have a say in whether the non-homestead operating millage for their district can continue. On Tuesday, May 6, the district will have an operating millage renewal on the ballot, the only ballot measure in St. Joseph County Read More…
Argument leads to shooting in Jackson
By Elizabeth Ferszt City of Jackson Police Chief Christopher A Simpson announced in a press release that on April 28, at approximately 8:10 p.m. officers responded to the intersection of Martin Luther King and Wilkins Street for a shooting. JPD investigation shows that the victim, a 21-year-old Jackson man, and the suspect, a 20-year-old Jackson Read More…
Nonprofit group Residents in Action finalize sale of T.A. Wilson Academy
By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer The Jackson City Council voted on Tuesday April 29 to finalize and close the sale of the former T.A. Wilson Academy, a former Jackson Public Schools elementary school located at the corner of Morrell and Blackstone streets. The property was purchased by a group called Residents in Action. The group’s Read More…
Inaugural Albion Economic Club Luncheon highlights renaissance occurring in Albion
By MAGGIE LANOUE Contributing Writer The Greater Albion Chamber of Commerce launched a new tradition with the first-ever Albion Economic Club Luncheon, held at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in downtown Albion on Thursday, April 24. The event drew a broad audience, including local entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, township and city officials, Albion College students, and Read More…