Van Buren County

Heritage Day brings county’s past to the present

Published by admin on Mon, 08/20/2018 - 9:06am

Heritage Day, held last Saturday at the Van Buren County Museum, near Hartford, featured area residents with a wide variety of historic exhibits.
Potter Undine Fritz, first photo, crafted a pot on her pottery wheel as visitors watched.

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Packed and ready to go back to school

Published by admin on Mon, 08/20/2018 - 8:53am

The Van Buren Intermediate School District held its annual Back to School Bonanza backpack giveaway on Tuesday afternoon. A total of 1,400 backpacks were filled with school supplies and ready for the students who attended.

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SUMMER GARDENS

Published by admin on Mon, 08/20/2018 - 8:46am

Summertime blooms and lures locals to enjoy the sweet nectar the blossoms offer.

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County will put road millage question back on Nov. ballot

Published by admin on Mon, 08/20/2018 - 8:40am

PAW PAW - Faced with a Tuesday, 4 p.m.

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Herbicide will be applied to curb growth of vegetation along county’s roads

Published by admin on Mon, 08/13/2018 - 9:16am

LAWRENCE - The Daltons, Inc., 8857 N.

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Well water screenings to be done this week at VBDC

Published by admin on Mon, 08/13/2018 - 9:14am

The Van Buren Conservation District (VBCD) will screen drinking water well samples for nitrates, Aug. 13 to Aug. 17, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Firefighters escort kids to Burn Camp

Published by admin on Mon, 08/13/2018 - 8:51am

Van Buren County firefighters on Sunday, Aug. 5, helped provide the escort for about 80 campers from the Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo to Great Lakes Burn Camp at Pretty Lake in Oshtemo Township.

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County Democrats to open Paw Paw campaign office

Published by admin on Mon, 08/13/2018 - 8:48am

PAW PAW - The Van Buren County Democratic Party will open its Paw Paw office on the southeast corner of Red Arrow Highway and M-40, at 220A East Michigan Ave., in downtown Paw Paw, on Aug. 15. An open house will be held Friday, Aug. 17, from 7 to 9 p.m.

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Van Buren Youth Fair goers canned food drive donations made

Published by admin on Mon, 08/13/2018 - 8:46am

A total of 2,105 items were collected from Van Buren Youth Fair goers in the Wednesday, July 18 canned food drive. From 10 a.m.

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Tri-County Head Start names new Director

Published by admin on Mon, 08/13/2018 - 8:42am

Paw Paw - The Board of Tri-County Head Start has named Chanda Hillman as the organization’s new Executive Director. Hillman began her Head Start journey four years ago when her son became a Tri-County Head Start student.