Nancy Lou (Donovan) Siskaninetz passed away June 30, 2022 at the Rose Arbor Residence in Kalamazoo. She was born June 30. 1942, in Bangor to Rex and Lillian (Briggs) Donovan.She was a graduate of Lawrence High School in 1960. Nancy married the love of her life, George Siskaninetz, on July 16, 1960. They enjoyed many Read More…
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Youth Fair to be held July 18-23
HARTFORD – Final preparations are being made for the 67th annual Van Buren Youth Fair, which will get underway July 18-23, for its weeklong run.Nightly grandstand features include:Monday, July 18, 6 p.m. – Farm Stock Tractor Pull; followed by Magic Clouds Balloons Tethered Rides at 7 p.m. Balloon rides are $20 for adults and $10 Read More…
Classic cars, music to headline Paw Paw Days
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – The annual Paw Paw Days and Classic Car and Truck Show will be held Saturday, July 23, in downtown Paw Paw, featuring a ribbon cutting to officially mark the completion of the village’s streetscape/road work on Michigan Avenue, a car show, music, an arts and craft fair, sidewalk Read More…
BOC to allow retired sheriff personnel to buy firearms
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – Van Buren County Commissioners on June 28, approved a request from the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office that would allow Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office deputies or command officers, upon full retirement, to have the option to purchase their department-issued firearm for the cost of replacement.According to commissioners, Read More…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorGreenWhen the Green Giant saw the Green Goddess dressing, the valley grew jollier as he ladled it over cut beans and canned creamed corn. Ho ho ho. Kids could mail 4 bits to Le Seuer, Minn., and get back a 16-inch-tall Green Giant stuffed doll. His young apprentice Little Green Sprout, who came Read More…
Incident forces closure of US-131 for hours
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor On the eve of Independence Day, drivers traveling along US-131 in Allegan County were forced to find an alternative route.A stretch of US-131 near mile marker 50 near Plainwell was closed for approximately four hours on Sunday, July 3, as police dealt with a situation.The closure began about 7 p.m. when Read More…
Plainwell reminds residents about guidelines for signs
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Sign, sign, everywhere a sign.Those words are as relevant today as they were in 1971 when the Canadian rock group The Five Man Electric Band released their song “Signs.” Be they signs for garage/yard sales, political signs or signs in recognition of high school graduations or birthdays, signs of all kinds Read More…
Otsego Library offers Nemo game
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor In the 2003 hit Pixar movie “Finding Nemo,” it’s the little clownfish’s father Marlin and his friend Dory the blue tang who find Nemo.Now, children and families in the Otsego area have the opportunity to try their luck at finding Nemo, along with some of his friends.As part of its summer Read More…
OPS urges familes to apply for free/reduced meals
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor For the past two school years, Otsego Public Schools has been able to provide free breakfasts and lunches to all students thanks to the federally funded Universal School Meals Program.That will not be the case for the 2022-23 school year, as the United States Department of Agriculture failed to renew the Read More…