Paw Paw Public Schools is planning a bus driver recruitment event for this month. It says candidates are welcome to come out and test drive a school bus, meet with representatives from the transportation department, and warm
A children’s book written by a Benton Harbor-based author is now a stage musical being performed at the Ghostlight Theater in Benton Harbor. Last Christmas, we reported on the publication of Eleanor’s Very Merry Christmas Wish by
Three deputies with the Berrien County Sheriff’s Department have received Certificates of Commendation for their efforts to diffuse a tense situation in September. Department Chief Deputy Robert Boyce presented the certificates to Deputies Root, Cody Utt, and
Strap into your most comfortable onesie, because one local venue is about to get cozy this weekend. Up-and-coming Michigan jamband Pajamas is set to make their return to Benton Harbor with a Friday night performance at The
Now that Berrien County Chief Public Defender Paul Jancha has been elected as a judge, the Berrien County Board of Commissioners is seeking his replacement. At a Thursday meeting, Commissioner Jim Curran told colleagues an interim chief
There’s still about a week to go for the annual Whirlpool Community Charity Golf Event Warehouse Sale. The golf event’s Mari Hoffman tells us items left over from the golf fundraiser in the summer are sold off
A $300,000 fundraising goal for the Michigan portion of the Marquette Greenway trail project has been reached thanks to donations made during a giveback dinner for the project last month. The Friends of the Berrien County Trails
– Submitted by Michigan Lottery News An Allegan County lottery club won a $862,958 Mega Money Match Fast Cash jackpot their third time playing the Lottery together. The three-person Bunker Hill lottery club bought the winning ticket
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved. Jon Favreau‘s beloved 2003 Christmas movie Elf introduced fans to Buddy, the human raised by Santa’s elves — and he introduced moviegoers to his traditional North Pole take on spaghetti.
Two Benton Harbor residents are facing multiple felony charges after a drug bust earlier this month. Michigan State Police announced Thursday that 300 grams of fentanyl, 446 grams of cocaine, 48 grams of crack-cocaine, 2,000 grams of
A beloved breakfast spot is keeping it in the family. Shelley Thornton is the new owner of Thornton’s Home Town Café, 613 Pleasant Street, St. Joseph. She recently purchased the restaurant from her mother, Kathy Thornton, and reopened
Aitor Diago/Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — Joel Greenberg, a former Florida tax collector who sources say agreed to cooperate in the federal probe into his one-time close associate, Rep. Matt Gaetz, was sentenced Thursday to 11 years
Michigan State University is now down one trustee as Pat O’Keefe has resigned. O’Keefe tells the governor’s office and fellow trustees that he “can no longer serve on a board that purports to promote cultural change yet
The emergency dredging of the St. Joseph Harbor is delayed due to weather. King Company of Holland was picked for the contract by the US Army Corps of Engineers after a 630-foot long freighter ran aground due
Residential water rates in Michigan are soaring, with an estimated one out of ten households without access to or unable to afford clean water. A coalition of activists and conservation groups is proposing that state officials adopt
– Submitted It has been said that educating and supporting our youth is the best way to invest in a prosperous future. Youth Solutions launched their Fund the Future campaign to raise $35,000 in support of Michigan’s
A local village is once again on the path to improve its downtown. After two successful summers of events and public enjoyment, the Village of Cassopolis is preparing to expand Stone Lake Beach in its downtown. The
It will be a busy weekend in downtown St. Joseph as Light Up the Bluff is Friday and the Reindog Parade is Saturday. St. Joseph Today’s Amy Zapal tells us Light Up the Bluff is when the
Legislation from state Representative Pauline Wendzel to boost enrollment in Early Middle College programs has been approved in the Michigan Senate and now heads to the governor. Wendzel told us this fall her bill changes a state
Benton Harbor Area Schools is among 54 school districts statewide entering into partnership agreements with the state to improve academic performance. The Michigan Department of Education announced this week all of the affected districts have schools scoring
Congressman Fred Upton is heading into his final month in Washington as he prepares to retire at the end of the current term. The St. Joseph Republican tells us he’ll be busy through the end, although his
After being in various states of construction and closure for most of 2022, the Napier Avenue Bridge over the St. Joseph River is fully reopened. The bridge overhaul began in March, and hit a snag hit a
The Hartford Public Library is getting into the Christmas sprit with a series of events throughout December. It says the fun kicks off next Wednesday, December 7 with the library’s Annual Gingerbread House Making from 4 to
Roosevelt Thomas, Esquire, 73, of Vandalia, died peacefully Friday, November 4, 2022 in the comfort of his family’s presence. He was born March 6, 1949 in Oxford, Mississippi to Tevel and Lydia Thomas. Roosevelt attended Cassopolis High
Residents in the tri-county area looking to adopt a pet this holiday season are in luck. Two local animal shelters, Cass County Animal Control in Cassopolis and Al-Van Humane Society in South Haven, are participating in the
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Older people have always been known to be one of the groups at highest risk of death from COVID-19, but they now make up a larger share than ever before. As of
International Fund for Animal Welfare (EASTHAM, Mass.) — A group of pilot whales that were stranded on a Massachusetts beach have been returned to the ocean, but they may still be in peril, according to experts. Six
The Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven will welcome in folk singer and songwriter Lee Murdock for “The Christmas Ship Concert” on Wednesday, December 14. The show will be an hour and start at 6:30 p.m. Murdock
The donations for building a wintertime gathering place at Dyckman Park in South Haven have met the fundraising challenge. Assistant City Manager Griffin Graham says as of the end of the business day Tuesday, they had raised
Two holes at Lake Doster Golf Club in Plainwell have been badly damaged by a car. Head golf professional Matt Townsley says the greens at holes six and seven were destroyed with tire tracks and they may
