By James Windell Layla Byrd opened Haven, an upscale clothing store in May, 2024. However, her shop, located at 550 Phoenix wasn’t quite the right location for her business.“When my mom sold the building I was in,” Byrd said recently, “I started looking for another space. I wanted to be more accessible and more in Read More…
Maybe DOGE has a good thing going. DOGE, the acronym for Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, has been charged with eliminating waste and inefficiency at the federal government level.I have been a big proponent of eliminating government waste, and like the last few years, I would like Read More…
‘Twas a week before Christmas and all the preparations were done. Well, almost.The Nativity creche Pat received as a child is in place on the fireplace mantle. It is always the first decoration to go up and the last to go back into storage.The icicle lights are in place along the roofline — and still Read More…
Age 86 of Kalamazoo passed away Saturday morning, December 21, 2024. Louie was born in Kalamazoo, on October 28, 1938, the son of Louis and Viola (Sennyes) Geresy, Sr. On January 31, 1957, he married Barbara Lee Jones who preceded him in death in 2022. He worked as a farmer all his life and was Read More…
Charlie Richard Maxwell “Ol’ Paw Paw”, 97, of Paw Paw, MI, passed away Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. Born in Lawton, MI, April 8, 1927, the youngest of four children to the late Thomas Maxwell and Isa (Boyce) Maxwell.From a young age, Charlie had a passion for baseball. He graduated from Lawton High School and received Read More…
It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Donald Peter Brezinski, 78, of Paw Paw, MI. Don left us peacefully, in his sleep, Dec. 18, 2024. Don’s life was one of profound curiosity, boundless love, and unrelenting passion for discovery. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.Born on Dec. 2, Read More…
Charlie “Paw Paw” Maxwell played 14 years in major league baseball. Eight of those years were with the Detroit Tigers. He played in two All-Star games. He died last Friday at the age of 97. See obituaries on Pg 6.
F. J. Loomis, MD celebrated his 100th birthday on December 28, 2024. In 1952 he and his wife Priscilla moved to Paw Paw upon completion of his service in the US Navy. He opened a medical practice which served newborns to grandparents, school physicals to home visits—and some-times weekend ‘clinic’ in his living room. He Read More…
BURR OAK TWP. — A Sturgis man was killed in a car crash that occurred late Friday in Burr Oak Township. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were called at 11:42 p.m. Dec. 27 to the area of M-66 near Blackberry Lane due to an iPhone crash detection report. Police found a Read More…
Over 150 families helped for Christmas season By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — For the first hour or so of Saturday’s food box and toy distribution at the Three Rivers Lions Club, the line of vehicles in need of assistance stretched from the club’s hall on Sixth Avenue nearly all the way to the Read More…