By Elizabeth FersztContributing Writer A new incident of illegal cockfighting was recently uncovered in South Haven. According to the Van Buren County Prosecutor’s Office, defendant Jesse Gamino (age 57) pleaded guilty to one count of animal fighting on April 21, 2026 in 36th Circuit Court, Paw Paw. Gamino agreed to forfeit all animals, weapons, and related equipment allegedly Read More…
By Tom Renner Arbor Day in South Haven was celebrated by the traditional planting of a tree in a city park on Friday, April 24. South Haven Rotarians joined kindergarteners from Lincoln School in planting a red oak in Stanley Johnston Park which is known for its stately oak trees. It marked the eighth year of a Read More…
By James Windell Sandra Tyrrell remem bers when the South Haven Christian Science Church was a thriving religious community.“My late husband and I moved to South Haven in 1989 and I became a member in 1991,” says Sandra Tyrrell, one of the last remaining members of the Christian Science Society in South Haven.She says that Read More…
Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher “I just shot my boyfriend,” 44-year-old Jennifer Dana Moore told 911 dispatchers just after 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, while calling to report the shooting inside her homeDeputies with the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office were promptly dispatched to Moore’s residence just north of the Allegan–Van Buren County line on East Baseline Road Read More…
Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher On the morning of April 23, Scotland resident Ian Catterall was walking his dog Rany along a beach in Ayr, Scotland, when he saw a photo on the ground of four individuals standing outside a home. When he flipped it over, the back indicated that it was taken on July 20, 1970, at Lyle Read More…
PAW PAW – The streets of Paw Paw were filled Monday afternoon, April 27, with flashing lights and school spirit as the community gathered to send its local innovators off to the world stage. A police escort of Village of Paw Paw and Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office led the students of 2Paw Robotics (Team Read More…
A fire Thursday afternoon, April 23, destroyed a Gobles home, located on the corner of Vine and West Exchange streets. Gobles-Pine Grove and Bloomindale fire departments battled the 3:10 p.m. blaze. Paw Paw Fire Department was dispatched at 3:18 p.m. and cleared at 6:05 p.m., according to Paw Paw Fire Chief Kye Richardson. Gobles remained Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Over 6,000 people in St. Joseph County are without power as of 9 p.m. Monday because of a windstorm that rolled through Monday afternoon. According to Indiana-Michigan Power, heavy rains and strong winds reaching around 67 miles per hour contributed to the outages, which began in the Read More…
Linda Harrington has resigned from Sturgis City Commission. Harrington, a representative of the city’s 3rd Precinct, submitted her resignation earlier this month, and announced on April 22 it would be her final meeting as a member of the board. According to city manager Andrew Kuk, procedural policy states the city commission will, when reasonably feasible, Read More…
THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers city officials announced last week a key step in the process of replacing lead lines in the city would begin Monday, April 27. In a Facebook post, the city announced that Plummers Environmental would begin water service line material verifications at 750 locations throughout the city. Officials noted that if Read More…