Lawton Free Reader

11/01/2025

The 2025 season of News Channel 3's Football Fever comes to a close Friday.

11/01/2025

Woo Hoo Blue Devils...final score 49-28

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10/31/2025

10/28/2025

In case you haven't heard on the news about the embezzlement of @$100,00 from the Lawton Schools - here is a letter and a video by Superintendent Ben Bandfield. All but $2,500 of the money has been recovered and the person is being prosecuted. I'm sure there will be more news soon.

https://www.lawtoncs.org/article/2513164

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10/27/2025

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., (BSMA) will be hosting their 19th annual Support the Troops “Operation Holiday Cheer” packing event on Saturday, November 8, 2026. The packing will be held at the Lions Club in Paw Paw beginning at 1:00 p.m.

Blue Star Mothers are still looking for any addresses of local men and women who are currently serving, both deployed and stateside. Please send the exact address along with your name and phone number to: [email protected] or mail to Blue Star Mothers, P.O. Box 406, Paw Paw, MI 49079. You may also text the name and address to: Debbie at 269-491-4685.

It is not too late to donate items for the care packages. Donations can be dropped off at the drop boxes that have been placed at the Bangor Simpson United Methodist Church, Gobles United Methodist Church, Lawton Evangelical Church, Biggby in Paw Paw, Biggby in Mattawan, First Congregational Church in Kalamazoo and First Congregational Church in South Haven, until November 5, 2025. Alternatively, you can drop off donations at the Lions Club on Friday, November 7, 2024 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. If you need something picked up, please contact Debbie Siwula at 269-491-4685 or Linda Kotecki at 269-767-0306 and leave a message. All donations will need to be dropped off prior to the day of the event to allow our volunteers time to get everything sorted. NO donations will be accepted the day of the event.

Monetary donations to help cover the cost of shipping may be made payable to “Blue Star Mothers MI 179” and mailed to P.O. Box 406, Paw Paw, MI 49079. Your donation is tax deductible.
For more information on Blue Star Mothers, go to www.bluestarmothers.org or visit the “Blue Star Mothers of Southwest Michigan Chapter #179” page.

10/25/2025

10/18/2025

Where to find the Halloween Haunts

09/20/2025

Final score
42-13

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09/18/2025

Rest in Peace, Inez Bitely
November 10, 1930 - September 13, 2025

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09/16/2025

RIP Gary
Gary William Sampsell
January 16, 1946 — September 15, 2025

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