Kathleen Ann (Fischer) Scovill, known by everyone as Kathy, passed away unexpectedly on August 1st, 2024, at the age of 66, in Fennville, Michigan. Kathy was preceded in death by her parents, Bernard & Dorothy Fischer; brother, Steven Fischer; and brother-in-law, Chris Tisheuar. Kathy is survived by her loving husband, Bill; children, Tracy (Max) Masters Read More…
By Gari Voss Kayaking on the Kalamazoo River has replaced paddling in a canoe or floating down in a rowboat. What sounded like a great day for a kayak outing on the Kalamazoo turned into a stressful adventure for 21 youth and 4 adults.The group pushed off from a business in Otsego on Thursday, August Read More…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…