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Life as Performance Art

   In many ways, Jimmy Carter was a good President.  He was decent, honest, free from personal scandals, and along with his wife, Rosalind, set the example of a good long-term marriage.  A good man, but it turned out he made some real blunders during his tenure.  I am not certain they were all single-handedly Read More…

Allegan County News & Union Enterprise News

Storey will launch write-in campaign for re-election

By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN –Jim Storey, chairman of the county Board of Commissioners, is seeking re-election but will have to do it as a write-in candidate.“Due to a paperwork snafu, my name was excluded from the pre-printed ballots the voters in County Commission district one will receive,”Storey said. “That district is comprised of Fillmore, Overisel, Read More…

Allegan County News & Union Enterprise News

Teen’s organ donation saves at least four lives

By Donald Talonen On Sunday, June 30, at approximately 1 p.m., the Savage family from Kalamazoo was involved in a car accident at 136th Avenue and 58th Street in Allegan County’s Fillmore Township. Tragically, lives were lost. It’s important to emphasize the significance of community support during crises following these recent catastrophic events involving the Read More…

LaFayette Sun News

Inpatient services discontinued at Valley hospital

By John BriceCorrespondent Unwelcome news for residents of Chambers County was delivered in a public statement from East Alabama Health Care which announced that inpatient medical services would no longer be available at EAMC-Lanier Hospital in Valley. According to the statement “Officials from East Alabama Health have submitted an application to the Centers for Medicare Read More…

LaFayette Sun News

Resident highlights issues with cemetery, sidewalk

By John BriceCorrespondent The LaFayette City Council met on Monday, July 8th of 2024 at the Chambers County Farmers Federation Agricultural Center at the ALFA building in LaFayette. In attendance were Mayor Kenneth Vines, Councilman Terry G. Mangram, Councilman David Ennis, Councilman Toney B. Thomas and Councilman Michael C. Ellis. Assistant City Clerk Diane W. Read More…

Courier-Leader, Paw Paw Flashes, & South Haven Beacon Obituaries

Obituary: Amerigo Marcelletti Jr.

Amerigo Marcelletti Jr. of Lawton Died on Friday, June 28, 2024, following complications from surgery. Born July 1, 1957, Amerigo graduated from Lawrence High School in 1975, and briefly worked in real estate before pursuing a career in law enforcement. After graduating from the Kalamazoo Valley Community College Law Enforcement Academy, he worked part-time at Read More…