Area News

MSP says, please slow down

Published by admin on Mon, 02/11/2019 - 9:15am

PAW PAW - Michigan State Police (MSP) troopers responded to 183 traffic crashes across southwest Michigan during last week’s unprecedented winter weather. In addition, the patrol vehicles of five MSP troopers were struck by motorists while policing these crashes.

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MEC awards grants to area schools

Published by admin on Mon, 02/11/2019 - 9:10am

Midwest Energy & Communications (MEC) surprised 37 educators in January with grant awards from the 2019 Strengthening Schools program.

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Area educators offered workshop guidance and tools for teaching the Holocaust

Published by admin on Mon, 02/11/2019 - 8:50am

MATTAWAN - Mattawan High School will sponsor a professional development workshop, March 11, for those involved in teaching the Holocaust, including middle school and high school English and social studies teachers, as well as college secondary education majors, librarians, a

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Welcome Takokat

Published by admin on Mon, 02/11/2019 - 8:48am

Last year, the Paw Paw business community and Ambassadors from the Paw Paw Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed Takokat and its owners Curtis and Tanya Eldred to downtown with a ribbon cutting event. Today (Friday) at 11 a.m., MLive judges will be there tasting the food to decide the state-wid

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Paw Paw Historical Commission in search of artifacts for museum

Published by admin on Mon, 02/11/2019 - 8:43am

PAW PAW - The Paw Paw Historical Commission seeks to preserve and promote matters of historical significance to the village.

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Community fundraisers to benefit Eleanor’s Pantry

Published by admin on Mon, 02/11/2019 - 8:42am

Two local businesses are hosting fundraising events for the benefit of Eleanor’s Pantry in Paw Paw, which provides and food and other commodities to those in need in the Paw Paw-Lawton area.

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Free tax preparation offered by United Way

Published by admin on Mon, 02/11/2019 - 8:41am

PAW PAW - United Way of Van Buren County has begun its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) free tax preparation program for the 2018 tax season.

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4-H essays continued...

Published by admin on Mon, 02/11/2019 - 8:23am

“Because of 4-H, I have had opportunities to meet other people who enjoy nature...”

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Veterans suicide prevention initiatives offer support

Published by admin on Mon, 02/04/2019 - 8:45am

Sadly, 20 veterans a day die by suicide. Just as in the general population, there is no single cause of suicide among veterans. A death by suicide often reflects the complex interaction of risk factors at the individual, community, and societal levels.

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SORRY, WE’RE CLOSED

Published by admin on Mon, 02/04/2019 - 8:34am

The red-orange letters of the sign on the Mattawan shop door said, “Sorry, we’re closed,” as the caution light blinked yellow in the grey air, and a single driver down Main Street vanished into the blowing snow Wednesday morning. This was a week governed by the weather.