By Donald Talonen On Friday, August 2, the Allegan County Prosecutor’s Office, led by current Prosecutor Myrene Koch, filed an emergency motion with the Michigan Supreme Court to revoke the bond of a man convicted of criminal sexual conduct. The move comes during a complex legal battle involving ex parte emails exchanged between a judge Read More…
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Obituary: Mr. Woodrow Fisher Jr.
Mr. Woodrow Fisher, Jr., 85, of Auburn died Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at Arbor Springs Health & Rehab. Center, Opelika. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at New Zion Baptist Church, 1516 44th Ave. SW, Lanett, AL at 1:00 p.m. (EST) with Rev. Willie C. Atkinson & Rev. Jackie Banks officiating. Read More…
Community comes together to pray
By Pamela Whitlow The 23rd Annual Day of Prayer for Chambers County was hosted last Friday night on the square in downtown LaFayette.The year theme was “Working Together In UnityThe first prayer service for Chambers County was hosted on September 6, 2001 by Diane Perry and on September 11, 2001 the entire nation was changed Read More…
Gobles football players complete busy summer
By John Raffel GOBES – Coach Greg Eichler is coming off a busy summer program for his Gobles 8-player team and is anxious to get going on Aug. 12 when practices start.The season opens at Colon on Aug. 29.“We’re having a minicamp for varsity and JV and an offense and defense install,” Eihler said of Read More…
Obituary: John Charles Bonter
John Charles Bonter, 77, of Paw Paw, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at Kairos Dwelling, Kalamazoo. He was born June 18, 1947, in Battle Creek, MI, the son of Clarence Bonter and Marie (Dumas) Bonter. John spent a total of 50 years combined service between the Village of Paw Paw and Van Buren County Read More…
Obituary: Leonard Wayne Strefling
Leonard Wayne Strefling, 73, of Lawrence, passed away surrounded by family, Monday, July 29, 2024, at his home in Lawrence. He was born Dec. 13, 1950, in Watervliet, Michigan, the son of William Strefling and Lena (Geik) Strefling. Leonard worked as a teacher for 31 years at Lawrence Public Schools. The impact he made on Read More…
Obituary: Cloyd Dean Wells
Cloyd Dean Wells, 90, of Paw Paw, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of his family on Monday, July 22, 2024, at his home. He was born July 12, 1934, in Chester, West Virginia, to Cloyd and Mamie Wells. When Dean was 17, he made the courageous decision to join the United States Navy Read More…
Obituary: Cynthia Mae Smitko
Cynthia Mae Smitko, 82, of Paw Paw, Michigan passed away peacefully July 30, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She had battled diabetes her entire life and finally succumbed to complications from the disease. Born in Chicago March 18, 1942, Cynthia spent her working years dedicated to God’s work as a Chaplain for the State Read More…
Obituary: Katherine L. Alderman
Katherine L. AldermanAge 93Of BangorPassed away Monday, July 29, 2024 at Bronson Lakeview Hospital, Paw Paw. Katherine was born July 7, 1931 in South Haven the daughter of Edward and Thelma (Brouse) Brant, and has lived all of her life in the Bangor area. She was a nurse for over 60 years, and retired from Read More…
Mike’s Musings: USPS keeps raising prices while providing poorer service
Trouble might come with this rant, but I’ve about had it with United States Postal Service.They just recently raised the price of a postage stamp to 71 cents. It seems every year the price goes up another 5 cents. I’m old, but I remember vividly when it was only 5 cents.But that’s not my major Read More…








