By James Windell More than 150 vendors and 13 food trucks will take up residence in Stanley Johnson Park August 30 and 31, 2025 for the 49th Annual All Crafts Fair.Organized by the South Haven Area Chamber of Commerce, the juried fair features a wide variety of vendors and booths.“We have vendors who make kid’s Read More…
Deputies from the Marine Division of the Van Buren County Sheriff Department assigned to South Haven rescued jet ski boaters who were spilled in the high waves of Lake Michigan on Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred approximately two miles southwest of the lighthouse. The jet ski overturned and could not be righted. Deputies pulled the occupants Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writernews4garrod@gmail.com LAWRENCE – The Lawrence Ox Roast & Homecoming festival on Labor Day weekend, Aug. 29 – Sept. 1, will see fireworks and more to celebrate a century-plus tradition, while marking the annual event.The event began on Labor Day, 1921, as Lawrence area businessmen put on a one-day event featuring music, a Read More…
A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on Friday, Sept. 5, celebrating the completion of Phase One of Mattawan Stadium, a new turf and track, at Mattawan Consolidated School. It will be held at 6:45 p.m., just prior to the 7 p.m. kickoff of the first home football game. Game admission is required to attend. Read More…
PAW PAW – Following the partial failure and subsequent repair of Briggs Dam in 2017, the State of Michigan’s Dam Safety Division recommended the complete replacement of the spillway as a long-term solution.The Village of Paw Paw has been working with a team from Barr Engineering in Minneapolis, Minnesota to design a new, modern spillway Read More…
By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer Leonard Hugall, has been charged in 1984 disappearance and death of 13-year-old Kelly Harris, in Summit Township in the Jackson metro area. According to Sheriff Gary Schuette in an email statement, the homicide victim was Kelly Jean Harris (d.o.b. 4/29/1971). As to how they found the alleged perpetrator, Schuette stated Read More…
By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer Antonio Treyvonne Green, age 19, the only suspect wanted in the shooting death of Mia Sims in front of People’s United Community Church on July 27, has been located and apprehended in Fresno, California, Jackson County Prosecutor Kelsey Guernsey announced in a press release on Aug. 19. Green “was arrested Read More…
By MAGGIE LANOUE Contributing Writer Nearly 400 people gathered Aug. 18 at Harrington Elementary School for the Albion NAACP Back to School 2025 Grand Celebration. The event brought the entire community together to prepare students for the year ahead. Families arrived to meet teachers, tour classrooms, and pick up supplies. This celebration is one of Read More…
By MAGGIE LANOUE Contributing Writer Albion City Council’s regular meeting Aug. 18, took place in the Opportunity High School library. About 40 people attended, most of them there to hear and weigh in on a proposed Payment in Lieu of Taxes ordinance for the redevelopment of Washington Gardner School. Built more than a century ago, Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director STURGIS — The Swine Bone. The Silver Football. The Tomahawk. The Bullhorn. There have been a lot of notable trophy games involving St. Joseph County high school football teams over the years. However, there has never been a trophy game in the football rivalry between two of the biggest schools in Read More…