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Safe Kids Greater South Haven is donating 260 life jackets to the city for use on the beaches this summer. The city council approved accepting the gift of 13 boards with as many as 20 life jackets

Set for May 30 is the Greater Bridgman Area Council for Growth and Advancement annual meeting. The alliance will discuss its accomplishments from the past year while looking ahead to 2023. The CGA says achievements in the

The seagull invasion at Orchards Mall in Benton Harbor could soon be a thing of the past. At Tuesday’s regular Benton Charter Township board meeting, County Commissioner Chokwe Pitchford said the mall has paid Chicago-area company Bird-X

Berrien RESA is planning some celebrations for this month as students graduate from their programs. RESA says graduation ceremonies will be held for the Math and Science Center, and Lighthouse Education Center and ASD Program, and the

Early fall enrollment numbers for Lake Michigan College have been encouraging so far. Vice President of Student Affairs Nygil Likely told the LMC Board of Trustees Tuesday they’ve got a busy orientation schedule set for next month.

With the deadline looming for Congress to approve a debt ceiling increase, Congressman Bill Huizenga says President Biden should have been talking to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy much sooner. Speaking to Bloomberg news this week, Huizenga said

$2.2 million in street work has been approved by Benton Harbor City Commissioners for this year. At a meeting this week, Mayor Marcus Muhammad said the investment will go toward local streets and alleys. That’s not all.

Coming back for the season next weekend will be the St. Joseph Farmers Market. St. Joseph Today’s Daniele Crevier tells us the event will take place Saturday, May 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The markets

The Indeck natural gas power plant in Niles has been shut down this week as it works to address noise issues that have prompted residents to complain. Niles City Administrator Richard Huff tells us residents of a

Ground has been broken on a new $28 million dollar hangar and maintenance facility at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County. It will allow a ‘fighter wing’ to be housed at the base. It will

State House Representative Brad Paquette (R-Niles) is inviting his Southwest Michigan constituents to attend a virtual town hall meeting for people seeking answers about potential COVID vaccine-related injuries. While vaccination programs are a vital component of public

From the Associated Press — Former state Representative Leslie Love, a Democrat from Detroit, has announced she will seek Michigan’s open Senate seat next year. Love joins a small crowd of candidates vying for the Democratic nomination against

A Planned Unit Development at Harbor Isle Marine has been approved by St. Joseph City Commissioners, but with some conditions. At a Monday meeting, the marine’s Scott Sinar said the business is looking to sell and rent

Medal of Honor recipient Jim McCloughan will be honored with a monument in front of South Haven City Hall. The city council approved that at last night’s meeting. City Manager Kate Hosier says it is being donated

A housing development planned for the former Mercy Hospital site in Benton Harbor has been given a lifeline by Benton Harbor City Commissioners after it hit a setback from the state. At a Monday meeting, commissioners approved

The St. Joseph School District is getting a new Director of Technology. At its regular meeting on Monday, the St. Joseph School Board approved the hire of Peter Poggione to lead the district’s technology operations starting June

The Berrien County Health Department has released the summer schedule for its pre-kindergarten and preschool hearing and vision screening clinics. Screenings coordinator Melisa Jordan tells us the department offers the free screenings every year, and has served

With the Berrien RESA board of education election coming up next month, St. Joseph Public Schools is throwing its support behind three candidates. Trustees agreed Monday to vote for the candidates on the ballot, each of whom

Congressman Tim Walberg has been welcomed to tour a trail in Buchanan as funding is sought to expand it. Be Healthy Berrien Director Dawn Marie Smith tells us she and partners hosted Walberg at the McCoy’s Creek

The Michigan Legislature is close to adopting an education budget, and state Representative Joey Andrews told us last week it’s looking like it will benefit southwest Michigan schools. The House version of the spending plan includes $40

The city of Bangor has been ordered to pay $1.2 million to a former police chief who sued the city alleging he’d been sexually harassed at work and then fired for complaining. A jury in the U.S.

Police agencies and supporters from throughout Berrien County have honored law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty with the annual Peace Officers Memorial Day Service in downtown St. Joseph Monday. They gathered at

A woman who pleaded no contest to arson in the burning of a downtown St. Joseph building has been sentenced to about two to five years in prison. The Berrien County Prosecutor’s office tells us 47-year-old Shannon

St. Joseph High School student Silas Lorenz has been named the winner of a $20,000 college scholarship from the Tiscornia Foundation. Every year, the scholarship is given in honor of Lester Tiscornia, who was a long time

Zach Kenreich as a high school student decided he wanted a career that would serve his community. While attending South Haven High School he enrolled in the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course at the Van Buren Tech

Police have found a body in the St. Joseph River in Sodus Township, not far from where a Berrien Springs woman went missing in the water on May 7. The Berrien Springs Oronoko Township Police Department says

Michigan State Police Niles are looking for help identifying a body that washed up along the shore of Lake Michigan in New Buffalo 35 years ago. Troopers at the Niles post say the body of a woman