Lawton News

Births BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Corey and Racheal Charles, of Sturgis, a son. Dawn and Chris Coburn, of Watervliet, a son.

BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Kamiesha Abbott and Corey McBryde, of Kalamazoo, a son.

Betsy Wahmhoff Perales couldn't keep from smiling Monday as she watched 1,000 Michigan-grown Christmas trees being loaded into FedEx Freight trucks for delivery to military families at bases in Kansas, Oklahoma and North Carolina.

Sheriff's deputies found a methamphetamine lab inside a car and arrested two men already on probation for meth-related crimes after making a traffic stop early Monday morning in downtown Paw Paw, the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office said.

Hundreds of MLive users submitted beautiful photos last month that captured the essence of fall in Michigan.

A 35-year-old assistant law professor at Michigan State University said he plans to run for the 20th District state Senate seat in 2010.

Births BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL James and Tanya Baranoski, of Plainwell, a son.

Births BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Erica Dixon, of Kalamazoo, a son. Jacquelyn and Darrell Hobson, of Kalamazoo, a son.

Moving from Colorado to Marcellus after the death of her husband in February 1998, Linda Matthisen felt the effect of not having her many relatives and friends nearby.

A Lawton woman was arrested Wednesday in connection with a large methamphetamine dumpsite found earlier in the week in Antwerp Township, police said.

Since our Michigan Fall Photo Contest started on Nov. 1, more than 330 photos have been submitted into our 2009 Fall Photo Contest gallery .

Those of you who've been reading the Gazette awhile may remember a dog named Christmas.

LAWTON, Mich. Workers at the Welch's plant in Lawton are worried about their jobs as the company evaluates each of its plants nationwide.

Laura Maury, left, reacts to a call with her parents Peter Candela, center, and Margie Candela, right, during Monday evening's Class C district volleyball match between Lawton and Parchment.

Here are vital statistics for Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009: Births BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Frank and Sarah Adams, of Kalamazoo, a daughter.

Here are the vital statistics for Tuesday, Oct. 20: Births BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL David and Grace Biskie, of Kalamazoo, a son.

Dowagiac "is a city in need right now," says Liberty Chapel Pastor Mark Saylor. "People think to be rich is what you can hold in your hand, what you can drive or what you live in.

A 22-year-old man suffered numerous burns when a mobile methamphetamine lab twice burst into flames in Van Buren County on Friday night.

A fatal accident killed two men in Van Buren County over the weekend, but tonight there are new questions about the accident.

It looks like Sunday's fatal accident in Van Buren County wasn't the only crash at the scene.