Margaret Ann VanderVeen, age 78, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2024. Margaret was born on April 2, 1946, in Hopkins to Leon and Edna (Cooley) Arnsman, Margaret’s life was a testament to her strength, her passion for music, and her unwavering love for her family.Margaret is survived by children, Joy (Greg) McMeekan, Lynn (Doug) Read More…
Just before he left the White House for the last time, President Eisenhower warned the nation about the dangers and threats of the Military Industrial Complex. To simplify it, the military was always looking for new and better weapons, and the industries were eager to supply them. Sometimes the industries sent their sales personnel Read More…
This Halloween display, put together by Michael Kempker & Erin Fisher along with four of the scariest little helpers is one of the better yard displays you will find in the area. You can see it at 2568 56th St. in Fennville. See more photos on Page A10.
By Gari Voss “Absentee” ballots have been requested and are being returned. On October 26, 2024, Early Voting at polling places begins and goes through Sunday, November 3, 2024. The last in-person voting day is Tuesday, November 5, 2024.The most important take away for this election is whether or not voters take time to become Read More…
A man accused in a stabbing earlier this month has been taken into custody and arraigned, according to the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office.Anthony Steven Vincent, 43, was arrested on Monday by the Michigan State Police Fugitive Team. He was arraigned on an assault with intent to murder charge on Tuesday.Vincent was wanted in connection to an incident Read More…
Dylan Michael Percival, 23, from the Pullman area, was charged with 10 counts, including assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, aggravated assault, reckless discharge of a firearm, being a habitual offender and other weapons charges after he allegedly shot his pregnant girlfriendHe pled guilty to two weapons charges and aggravated Read More…
By Pamela Whitlow LaFayette High School Alumni got a surprise on 2024 Homecoming Alumni Picnic Day with a visit from American rapper Micah Levar known as Pastor Troy. The theme this year for the alumni picnic was “The Takeover” and that’s exactly what the Alumni classes did. The alumni picnic first started in 2012 and Read More…
By Katie McElvy The Rebels bobbled the return of the opening kickoff as they hosted Banks Academy on Friday in a rematch of the 2023 AA AISA State Championship Game, but that didn’t stop the offense from busting wide open and straight to the endzone in the plays that followed. The opening series saw a Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW — Its 8-0 for the Paw Paw Red Wolves.Last Friday night Paw Paw enjoyed quarter leads of 7-0,, 27-0 and 33-0 en route to a 40-6 win over Otsego.Paw Paw received the opening kickoff and pieced together a 70 yard scoring drive capped by a 23 yard touchdown run by Read More…
George A. Powless, 82, of Paw Paw, died early Friday, Oct. 17, 2024, at Rose Arbor Hospice, Kalamazoo. He was born May 24, 1942, in Anderson, Indiana, to Fred and Dorothy (Pritchard) Powless.George was a graduate of Alexandria-Monroe High School, Alexandria, Indiana, and Purdue University, where he sang for five years with the Purdue Men’s Read More…