PAW PAW – The Paw Paw Public Schools (PPPS) Board of Education unanimously appointed Jeremy Davison as its new superintendent of schools, effective Oct. 9, 2024. The announcement was made after the superintendent interview, the review of audience feedback, and discussion by the board during a special meeting held Friday, Sept. 27.Assisted by Michigan Association Read More…
New officers of the Paw Paw Fire Department include, from left, 1st Assist Chief Nathan Jackson, Fire Chief Kyle Richardson, and 2nd Assistant Chief Brandon Hall.Courier-Leader photo/Paul Garrod
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Kalin Construction Co. Inc. are wrapping up work on the final year of the $10.1 million investment to rebuild and repave more than 3.5 miles of M-40 in Lawton.The two-year, $10.1 million investment to rebuild and repave M-40 from South Lagrave Street to 72nd Avenue in Van Buren County Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — Newly-public details in the disappearance of Brittany Nichole Wallace Shank were released Monday by the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department. Included in the new materials were a 911 call containing what police say is the last-known recorded contact with Shank, as well as a police sketch of the person Read More…
UPDATE 8:35 P.M. 10/6/2024: TRPD says in a statement that Gayen-Kalloo has been located alive and well, and that her family has been notified. Original story is below. THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers police are asking for the public’s help to find a woman that has reportedly been missing since May. According to the Three Read More…
By Bill Mullaly For Brian Draper, a former Concord High School baseball player, and his son, Carter, the run by the Detroit Tigers to the American League playoffs has been an exciting journey with extra special significance. For them it all began last winter on the cold, snowy morning of Friday, Feb. 16 as they Read More…
Small businesses in the City of Jackson are being helped by a new program that allows them to open their doors while working on code compliance. Recognizing the barriers that often hinder small business owners from successfully launching ventures in older, shuttered buildings, the City’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Department and the Community Development Read More…
By Sylvia Benavidez Drivers through Marshall’s downtown and the close surrounding streets would have a hard time missing some of the dressed-up skeletons lining the sidewalks. The kick-off party for the city’s annual Skeleton Fest which runs through October was Saturday, Sept. 28. Every year Marshall’s tourism office hosts a kick-off party to announce that Read More…
OCTOBER 1924 We continue with our theme of “Albion, 100 Years Ago.” October 1, 1924. Headline: “Albion Woman Confesses to Setting Fires. Mrs. Clara Clark Today Admits to Fire Chief Griswold and State Officers That She Started Blazes at the Home of Harriet S. Upright.” October 2, 1924: “The marital troubles of Mr. and Mrs. Read More…
By Jeff Steers Contributing Writer Marshall High School runner Jack Bidwell is going the extra mile in the sport of cross country. The MHS senior also expects to be going for a long run in life when he start college next fall. He wants to become a doctor. Bidwell showed that the work he has Read More…