Tours of the St. Joseph Lighthouse were full this year, showing the second highest number of visitors ever recorded. Heritage Museum and Cultural Center Director Marco Tomasi told St. Joseph City Commissioners this week the 2023 season
Claudette Bariua/Amazon Christmas has come early this year with the first look at Eddie Murphy’s new holiday comedy movie, Candy Cane Lane. Amazon has released a collection of stills and a teaser poster for the film, which streams globally
Southwestern Michigan College’s Dowagiac campus hosted 202 Michiana high school students Oct. 6 for Automotive Day. Participants included Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Lakeshore, Niles, Coloma, Covert, Elkhart Area Career Center and A.K. Smith Career Center, Michigan City. The event
The Biden administration has announced another round of student loan forgiveness. This one focuses on public sector employees. It affects 125,000 Americans. SoFi’s Brian Walsh says that’s a much smaller group than the original student loan forgiveness
It’s that time of year when the leaves are falling and you may just rake them up and send them off to a landfill in bags. However, Friends of the Rouge spokesperson Dallas Ford says there are
Wildlife experts are warning against a popular Halloween decoration over fears of critters getting entangled. In a new episode of the Wildtalk Podcast, host Rachel Lincoln says flying animals are prone to getting stuck in fake spider
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St. Joseph City Commissioners have moved the master plan for Tiscornia Park forward, but with some changes. At a Monday meeting, they heard an earful from residents concerned that the plan drafted by the Parks Advisory Board
From the Associated Press — A house fire in southwestern Michigan killed two children early Monday while two other people escaped from the burning structure, authorities said. Firefighters and emergency personnel were dispatched to the home in
Negotiations between the St. Joseph City Commissioners and the Curious Kids Museum over a sale of the Curious Kids building have broken down. Following a fire at the city-owned Memorial Hall last summer, Curious Kids sought to
The newest cohort of the Berrien Community Foundation’s youth advisory council has been launched. BCF Program Director Susan Matheny tells us Teens Exhibiting Able Minds, or TEAM, works with non-profits and promotes causes to the foundation leadership.
A nationwide program that seeks to improve literacy among boys is coming to Benton Harbor. Barbershop Books works to provide books for young people to barbershops, and Shaw’s All Styles Barber Shop on Napier Avenue will be
The Berrien County Trial Court has announced the continued funding of its two treatment courts as well as the Swift and Sure Sanctions Probation Program for fiscal year 2024. The Trial Court has received notice of three
ABC News (GAZA) — Israeli father Yoni Asher said he’s been living a “nightmare” since learning Hamas militants had taken his wife and two young daughters hostage in an unprecedented surprise attack by the terrorist group on
Rural homeowners in Van Buren County are being asked to make sure they properly maintain their septic systems after the Two Rivers Coalition says it found high levels of E coli in the Paw Paw River and
The Tribal Council of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians wants Dowagiac Union School District to stop using the Chieftains name and mascot. In a prepared statement, the Tribal Council today formally ended their support for an
Reaction to the Hamas attack on Israel over the weekend was swift from most members of Southwest Michigan’s congressional delegation. In their brief but pointed statements, members of Congress were unanimous in their support for Israel and
From the Associated Press — A pilot’s error during landing caused a 2021 plane crash that killed four people on a Michigan island, federal investigators concluded. The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigated the Nov. 13, 2021
Michigan college students did not get what they paid for during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s the bottom line of lawsuits filed against nine state universities, claiming the students are entitled to a partial
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Universal Pictures The Exorcist: Believer, a direct sequel to the 1973 classic and the sixth film in the franchise, topped the North American box office, delivering an estimated $27.2 million in its opening weekend. The film —
A fundraising event will be held this month by the St. Joseph Youth Sports Foundation as it seeks to raise $2 million for a new youth sports complex. Group President Nicole Schmitt tells us they’re building the
Kiara Alfonseca West Maui began reopening Sunday to visitors just two months after a wildfire devastated the town of Lahaina. The reopening did not come without outrage from some residents, many of whom signed a petition to
A fundraiser for Berrien County Cancer Service is planned for this month at Peat’s Cider Social in Stevensville. Event organizer Mary Morphey tells us Spare Some Change For Cancer will be a chance for anyone to bowl,
The South Haven City Council has lent its voice to a campaign asking the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to install another wooden covered bridge along the Kal-Haven Trail at the site of the former Nichols Covered
Residents of Dowagiac are being advised the city’s drinking water has been flagged by the EPA as exceeding testing standards for lead. A review of data from 2022 testing has found Dowagiac’s lead levels are 17 parts
Nominations are being taken now for the next Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber Business Recognition Awards. The chamber’s Sara Spoonholtz tells us they honor outstanding businesses and individuals each year during the Business Recognition Breakfast. They take nominations
The public is being invited to submit comments on the new plan for Tiscornia and Paddler parks in St. Joseph. Department of Public Works Director Greg Grothous tells us the document will guide improvements at the parks
Trees across West Michigan will soon be draped in color, and what better way to enjoy them than with a drive down a local road? The County Road Association of Michigan has worked with the state’s 83
A new invasive plant has been found in Michigan, and it’s in a couple of Berrien Springs ponds. Michigan Department of Natural Resources invasive species coordinator Joanne Foreman tells us hydrilla is a rope-like plant with long,
