James “Jim” Edwin Frederick, 82, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2025, in Hastings, Michigan. He was born on December 29, 1942, in Plainwell, Michigan, the son of Arthur and Virginia (Lloyd) Frederick. Jim graduated from Allegan High School in 1961 and later earned a Bachelor of Science degree in forestry from Michigan State University Read More…
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher Members of the Hopkins, Martin, Shelbyville, Allegan, and Wayland United Methodist Churches gathered together on Sunday, February 23rd to assemble buckets of supplies for the UMCOR disaster relief program.The UMCOR program aims to enable those affected by floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes to begin the overwhelming job of cleaning up.Each five-gallon bucket Read More…
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher After several years of fabricating raw steel into products and a few painful surgeries, Todd Bursma decided he needed a career change.He and his family sold their home, farm, and twenty acres of land, and moved to Allegan County, to purchase the Dumont Lake Party Store in Monterey Township.This was five Read More…
Tom and Rosie Hunter met with Allegan Councilmembers Will Walker and Melanie Hooker at Mugshots on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. The council members are in their first terms on the city council and want to hear from the residents of Allegan about their concerns, ideas for improvement, and things that are going well. During the Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW — Paw Paw girls were ninth in the Division 2, Regional 12 bowling tournament last week at Kalamazoo.Kendall Flowers Schade led Paw Paw with a 636 for 51st place.The Paw Paw boys were 12th in the regionals at Kalamazoo’s Continental Lanes. Tanner Rabbitt was 50th with a 926 for Paw Read More…
I often wonder if I chose the wrong profession. Don’t get me wrong I love my work, but sometimes toiling 60 hours a week becomes kind of a drag at my age.I should have run for election and become a member of Congress. Salary isn’t too bad at $174,000, but what is really enticing are Read More…
I find it hard to keep up with all the executive orders being signed by our President, then trying to understand how they might impact my life.One of Trump’s orders that caught my attention directed the people in charge of making our coins to stop cranking out new pennies. The rationale seems right on the Read More…
Glennie Collins Wilson, 105, of Paw Paw, passed away peacefully Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at Rose Arbor Hospice, Kalamazoo.She was born Oct. 9, 1919, in Dowagiac, MI, the daughter of Frank Lyle Brookfield and Nettie Eldora (Pecher) Brookfield.Glennie worked for many years at Heddon Fishing Tackle, the first company to produce artificial fishing lures. Glennie Read More…
Lois (Carnell) Jewell, affectionately known as “Mother Jewell”, 103 years old, was called home and transitioned to be with the Lord on Friday December 20, 2024, at South Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Community in South Haven, Michigan. Lois was born February 21, 1921 to Lurlen and Cynthia Pearleen Carnell of Waukegan, Illinois.Lois graduated from Wendell Read More…
By James Windell The South Haven Area Chamber of Commerce will have a new Executive Director after Kathy Wagaman has led the agency for the past 13 years.Beginning March 1, 2025, Brandy Key, who has been the Community Liaison for more than seven years, will step in as the new Executive Director.“From the time Brandy Read More…