Lawrence

VBISD to host drive-through school-stocked backpack handout

Published by admin on Mon, 08/10/2020 - 7:29am

LAWRENCE - A Back to School Drive-Thru Event 2020 will be held Thursday, Aug. 18, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Van Buren Tech, 250 South Street, Lawrence.

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SAFEbuilt to handle Lawrence village building services

Published by admin on Mon, 08/03/2020 - 7:46am

LAWRENCE - As of July 22, the Village of Lawrence has a new Building Services group to do zoning, permits, inspections, etc. “We will now be partnered with Safebuilt, of Athens MI,” said Lawrence Village Manager Theresa Stroud.

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“Advocate for the less fortunate” will be missed

Published by admin on Mon, 07/27/2020 - 7:23am

LAWRENCE - A longtime Van Buren Intermediate School District employee who passed away suddenly Monday, is being remembered for his compassion for migrants and families, as well as his love for music as a singer and musician in a popular Tex-Mex band.

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Republicans face-off in Arlington Township

Published by admin on Mon, 07/27/2020 - 7:06am

ARLINGTON TWP. - There will be a Republican race for the Arlington Township supervisor’s post on the Aug. 4 Primary ballot. Supervisor Jacque Phillippe faces a challenge from Township Planning Commission member Mike Koshar.

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We shoulda been at the fair ...

Published by admin on Mon, 07/27/2020 - 7:02am

HARTFORD - This past week was supposed to be filled with the sights and sounds of the 65th annual Van Buren Youth Fair, and the 50th anniversary of the fair at the County Road 681 and Red Arrow Highway location.

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Lawrence finishing cleanup from late June storm

Published by admin on Mon, 07/20/2020 - 7:58am

LAWRENCE - Clean-up from the June 26 storm that uprooted trees and left power outages to the Lawrence area is nearly complete in the village, according to Lawrence Village Manager Theresa Stroud.

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James Ross Reeder Memorial Scholarship winners

Published by admin on Mon, 07/20/2020 - 7:51am

2020 Lawrence High School graduates Mia Andrews, above, and Adol Bak, below, have been awarded the James Ross Reeder Memorial Scholarships. Andrews plans to attend Kalamazoo College to study pre-law. Bak plans to attend Lake Michigan College to study international law.

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Lawrence DDA approves first Incubator applicant for downtown

Published by admin on Mon, 07/13/2020 - 7:42am

LAWRENCE - A Lawrence business is the first applicant for the Village of Lawrence Downtown Development Authority’s Incubator Program.

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Lawrence HS Athletes of the Year

Published by admin on Mon, 07/13/2020 - 7:09am

Lawrence High School graduating seniors Kaleb Smith, left, and Peyton Murney were named LHS Athletes of the Year for the 2019-20 school year. Smith is the son of Theresa and Scott Smith.

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Storm packs a punch

Published by admin on Mon, 07/06/2020 - 7:20am

LAWRENCE - Friday night’s rain and thunderstorm packed a punch, and initially left thousands of area residents with no electric power, and plenty of storm debris to clean up.