The reconstruction of Huron Street in downtown South Haven has been completed ahead of the winter months. The project between Broadway Avenue to Kalamazoo Street underwent a $1 million reconstruction that included resurfacing, handicap accessible sidewalk improvements, curb, gutter and driveway replacements, drainage improvements, a new sidewalk addition and replacement of water service lines. Some Read More…
Governor Gretchen Whitmer honored South Haven’s Bob Copping by presenting him the Governor George Romney Lifetime Achievement Award on Wednesday night during the Governor’s Service Awards celebration in East Lansing. Family and friends joined in the celebration.Sponsored by the Michigan Community Service Commission, the award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to community involvement Read More…
By James Windell If it wasn’t evident before, now there is no doubt about it. This was made clear at the last South Haven Planning Commission meeting. There is a groundswell of opposition to the proposed manufactured housing community at 120 Baseline Road on the north side of South Haven.Residents in the vicinity of 120 Read More…
By James Windell When Eric Rothner was just a child, his parents brought him to South Haven every summer.“As a boy, my brothers and I practically lived on the beach and along Lake Michigan,” Eric Rothner says. “We’d fish off the North Side Pier for hours and ride our bikes all over town like we Read More…
William “Bill” Firestone was recently named the new Lawrence Township Fire Chief, following his selection by the Lawrence Township Board. Firestone will receive a base salary of $48,000 plus benefits for 32 hours. Department member James Fine will be paid $25 per hour for eight hours, in case of Firestone’s absence. Firestone is a captain Read More…
The Gobles-Kendall Area Ministerial Association Food Pantry was a recipient of a $1,000 grant from the Ben Crooks Agency and the Agent Charitable Fund – Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan. Shown in photo, at left, is Ben Crooks, and Sheila Baker, representing the Gobles – Kendall Area Ministerial Association Food Pantry.Photo courtesy/GKAMA
PAW PAW – Van Buren County Register of Deeds Paul De Young has been announced by the Paw Paw Downtown Development Authority (DDA) as the inaugural recipient of the Community Ambassador Award. DeYoung will be honored Friday, Dec. 12, during the all-new Paw Paw Children’s Lighted Parade that will step off at 6 p.m.DeYoung and Read More…
Despite snow and temperatures in the 20s, area towns held Veterans Day ceremonies on Nov. 11. At Paw Paw, the Paw Paw American Legion McGowan-Johnson Post 68, held a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park. At Lawrence, the Lawrence High School Band performed at Lawrence Veterans Memorial at Hill Cemetery during a service conducted by the Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writernews4garrod@gmail.com PORTER TWP.- A 10-year-old Mattawan Consolidated School student died from injuries he received Thursday, Nov. 13, when he was struck by a vehicle near a school bus stop, according to a press release from the VanBuren County Sheriff’s Office.Van Buren County Sheriff Daniel Abbott said Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office deputies Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent SOUTH HAVEN — Mony Amar-Newton has special memories of the South Haven volleyball program which celebrated its 50th anniversary this fall.Amar-Newton started with the high school program in 1978 as a player. She graduated in 1981 and played three years on the varsity. Her team lost in the state semifinals in 1980.She Read More…