By James Windell When Kevin Swope was 15, he became a Police Explorer.“This was a program like Boy Scouts,” Swope, the South Haven Police Chief, said in a recent interview. “That was in Garden City and after that I kept going. I never wanted to do anything else.”Becoming a Police Explorer wasn’t the motivation to Read More…
HARTFORD – A federal jury has convicted a Chicago man for his role in a scheme to steal $700,000 from a Hartford casino.The Office of the U.S. Attorney of the Western District of Michigan announced Friday, Jan 14 that Jesus Gaytan-Garcia was found guilty of transporting stolen money across state lines and theft from an Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writernews4garrod@gmail.com LAWTON – A public safety millage is still under consideration by the Lawton Village Council. At the village council’s Tuesday, Jan. 14, meeting a village resident asked about the public safety millage formula.During Citizens’ Comments, Village resident Charlene Raber asked the village council what the formula was for extra millage for Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writernews4garrod@gmail.com PAW PAW – During the annual Paw Paw Board of Education organizational business meet-ing, held Jan. 13, board officers elected for 2025 include: President – Brent McNitt; Vice President – Dale Pease; and Secretary – Ray Martin.The board approved the following arrivals:Kaj Holm, Paw Paw Middle School science teacher; Jacob Crow Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW — Paw Paw’s boys basketball team defeated Edwardsburg 57-52 on Jan. 15.Paw Paw had quarter leads of 14-11 after the first quarter and 39-38 after the third. The Red Wolves trailed 29-23 at halftime.For Paw Paw, Truman Brennan had 17 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal.Kaelin Tate had Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — A Three Rivers Middle School student will soon be showcasing his trumpeting talents for the entire state to see. Carson Palmer, an eighth grader at TRMS and a trumpet player in the middle school band, was selected to be a member of the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director STURGIS — It was a doubleheader of rivalry basketball at Sturgis High School Friday night as Three Rivers took on longtime rival Sturgis in boys’ and girls’ basketball matchups. Both teams split the matchups, with Sturgis winning the girls’ game 49-37, and Three Rivers winning the boys’ game 55-41. Here’s what Read More…
The assessment on both residential and commercial properties that share road frontage along the construction route, drew sharp criticism from business owners, questioning the reasoning and factors that contribute to assessment determinations made by the City. City officials confirmed that assessments on residential property were capped at $15,000 though no cap had been established for Read More…
Jackson College’s Board of Trustees welcomed a new member, swore in recently elected trustees and elected officers for the year at Monday’s meeting. Newly elected trustee Danielle E. Mackey was sworn in, as were trustees Donna L. Lake and Teshna Thomas. Mackey was elected in November for a six-year term. Donna L. Lake was re-elected Read More…
by Jim Whitehouse I was moving into our new home, bit by bit, as my beloved wife Marsha was closing out our old house, 45 miles away. So far, my furniture consisted of an inflatable mattress, a lawn chair, a dorm-sized refrigerator, a popcorn popper and an electric frying pan. My friend Mr. Ed stopped Read More…